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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Kildonan Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (201 John Black Avenue, Winnipeg)
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In 1854, the first Presbyterian Church in Western Canada was completed. It was erected by stonemason Duncan McRae under the direction of Reverend John Black, first resident Presbyterian minister. Black came to Kildonan in 1851, 37 years after the arrival of the first Presbyterian settlers from Scotland. Prior to this event the settlers attended Church of England (Anglican) services. A plaque was erected near the church by the Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba. The church building is a provincially- and municipally-designated historic site.
Among the noteworthy people buried in this cemetery are A. G. B. Bannatyne, John Black, George Bryce, Charles W. Gordon, John M. King, James McDiarmid, Gilbert McMicken, Margaret S. McWilliams, Roland F. McWilliams, Alexander Ross, James Ross, and John Sutherland.
Clerics
Period
Cleric
1851-1882
John Black (1818-1882)
1882-1886
John Pringle
1886-1889
W. H. Spence
1890-1892
C. D. McDonald
1892-1896
William McKinley
1897-1908
J. H. Cameron
1908-1918
Hugh Hamilton
1918-1925
D. D. Millar
1926-1927
W. J. Forbes-Robertson
1928-1932
John Hart
1932-1936
?
1936-1948
P. Ferguson McSween
1948-1953
Donald E. Flint
1953-1956
P. Montgomery
1956-1961
?
1961-1966
D. C. Hill
1967-1969
M. Melton
1970-1981
James D. Marnoch
1981-1991
Dennis I. Carrothers
Photos & Coordinates
Kildonan Presbyterian Church (1882)
Source: Kildonan Presbyterian Church
Kildonan Presbyterian Church (no date)
Source: Archives of Manitoba (MHS 1979 Photo Exhibit)
Kildonan Presbyterian Church (May 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Interior of Kildonan Presbyterian Church (June 2017)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Kildonan Presbyterian Cemetery (May 2010)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.95305, W97.09902
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Sources:
Old Kildonan Presbyterian Cemetery, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch
A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 July 2019
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