The Hillcrest Cemetery is the oldest
protestant
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...
cemetery in
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Lunenburg () is a port town on the South Shore (Nova Scotia), South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1753, the town was one of the first British attempts to settle Protestants in Nova Scotia.
Historically, Lunenburg's economy relied o ...
and one of the oldest in Canada. The cemetery is adjacent to the
Lunenburg Academy. The oldest marker is dated 1761, eight years after Lunenburg was established. Hillcrest Cemetery contains 5 Commonwealth war graves from World War I and one from World War II (along with 4 Norwegian war graves from
Camp Norway).
Notable interments
File:JohannGottlobSchmeisser.png, Johann Gottlob Schmeisser
Johann Gottlob Schmeisser (22 March 1751 – 21 December 1806) was an Evangelical Lutheran minister who was the second minister of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia and served for 24 years. He arrived during the American Revolution, and, after being in the ...
, 2nd minister (1782–1808), Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Lunenburg)
File:Ferdinand Conrad Temme, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.png, Ferdinand Conrad Temme, 3rd minister (1808–1832), Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Lunenburg)
File:Charles Ernst Cossman, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.png, Charles Ernst Cossman, 4th minister (1835–1876), Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Lunenburg)
File:BeamishMurdochNovaScotia.png, Beamish Murdoch, Historian
* Honourable
William Rudolf
* Rev.
Joshua Wingate Weeks (d. 1852), St. Peter's Church, West LaHave Ferry (Grandson of Rev. Joshua Wingate Weeks of
St. Paul's Church (Halifax)
St. Paul's Church is a historically evangelical Anglican church in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, within the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island of the Anglican Church of Canada. It is located at the south end of the Grand Parade, ...
)
* Capt. J. F. McGregor
See also
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Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church
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Garrison Cemetery (Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia)
Garrison Cemetery is a cemetery located on the grounds of Fort Anne in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located next to the old Court House, at the intersection of George St. and Nova Scotia Trunk 1.
History
Initially used as a buria ...
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Royal Navy Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
The Old Burying Ground (also known as St. Paul's Church (Halifax), St. Paul's Church Cemetery) is a historic cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Barrington Street and Spring Garden Road in Downtown Halif ...
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Old Parish Burying Ground (Windsor, Nova Scotia)
References
External links
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Nova Scotia Archives Miss A. Creighton, "An Unforeclosed Mortgage," Acadiensis, October, 1905
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Cemeteries in Nova Scotia