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Oliver - Cemetery - Queensbury, York County, NB

Oliver - Cemetery - Queensbury, York County, NB

Posted: 1 Mar 2015 11:14PM GMT
Classification: Query
I am seeking information on an overgrown cemetery in the area of Queensbury. Several members of the "Oliver" family buried at this location. To my understanding there is no indication of the name of the cemetery or the exact location. Any assistance in finding the cemetery would be appreciated. Maybe located off Wiggins Rd/Staples Settlement Rd - but not sure.

Thanks

Re: Oliver - Cemetery - Queensbury, York County, NB

Posted: 2 Mar 2015 6:06AM GMT
Classification: Query
You may mean the cemetery noted only as "Upper Queensbury", for example, at:
http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/Cemeteries/Details.aspx?cultur...
There appear to be a number of burials there, including Asa Tapley (ca. 1840-28FEB1907).

Andrew Oliver is noted in the 1851 census at:
http://automatedgenealogy.com/censusnb51/View.jsp?id=6826&am...
and I assume that John OIiver, nearby, was his son. Asa Tapley is noted on the previous page with his parents and family.

It is also called Upper Queensbury Cemetery at:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbyork/cem/upperqueens.htm...

Upper Queensbury likely means up the River Saint John and there is or was such a locality in the upriver portion of the parish. Andrew Oliver was granted 200 acres with William Tovey granted 100 acres 3MAY1823 and John Oliver was granted 182 acres 12SEP1823, with other grantees being William Gray, Adam Jackson and William Stewart, all in Queensbury Parish. Andrew's was just south of Lower Caverhill, behind the first grants along the river. It was also southerly of Upper Springfield and not far from the intersection you mentioned.

Just off Upper Queensbury was Tapley Bar. I suspect this was in the vicinity of the Snowshoe Islands which I believe were flooded about 1970.

Go to:
http://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/Communities/Home.aspx?cultur...
eneter 'Upper Springfield', Select the York Co. entry and download the full map. Actually, zooming in on the detail offered will also show Andrew's lot.

Thomas
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