Aubrey Cemetery

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aubrey35.JPGaubrey36.JPGLocated in Dundee Township on the north side of Dundee Centre Road near the junction of McCaffery Side Road (Aubrey's Corners), the cemetery was the burial ground for several local families. The cemetery is maintained by the same was non-profit organization that oversees the Old & New Zion Dundee Cemeteries.
The name of the cemetery comes from Edward Aubrey, an American who settled close by in 1817. Another cemetery , Old Aubrey Cemetery, is said to have been located  near Aubrey's Corners, but it has since disappeared. Although attempts have been made to locate a full list of burials in this cemetery, non seems to exist. The following list has been assembled from the tombstones, a list prepared by Gerry Rogers in 1978 and a burial list prepared by Zion Church, Dundee. 
 

  Name Description
1 John Fleming Husband of Mary Alexander
Died Jan. 20, 1850
Age 74 yrs
1 Mary Alexander Wife of John Fleming
Died April 5, 1849
Age 62 yrs
2 William Fleming Husband of Janet Colquhoun
Died May 29, 1861
Age 52 yrs
2 Janet Colquhoun Wife of William Fleming
Died Apr. 29, 1877
Age 59 yrs
3 John Fleming Son of William Fleming & Janet Colquhoun
First husband of Christina Cameron
Died Aug. 13,1888
Age 34 yrs 7 3 months
4 Elizabeth Fleming Daughter of John Fleming (1776-1850)
Died Dec. 25, 1857
Age 28 yrs
4 Sarah Fleming Daughter of William Fleming & Janet Colquhoun
Died 1888
Age 34 yrs.  See Note 1.
5 Edward Aubrey Husband of Mary Carpenter
Died Dec. 14, 1827
Age 72 yrs
5 Mary Carpenter Wife of Edward Aubrey
Died Jan. 21, 1857
Age 91 yrs
6 William Aubrey Son of Edward Aubrey & Mary Carpenter
Died June 22, 1863
Age 68 yrs
6 Betsey Aubrey Wife of William Aubrey
Died Aug. 7, 1836
Age 32 yrs
7 Henry M. Parker Died Dec. 16, 1853
Age 24 yrs
8 Helen J. Williams Wife of Brigham L. Williams
Died March 7,1858
Age 32 yrs
9 Horace Brunson Son of Orlando & Lucy Brunson
Husband of Polly Raymond
Died Nov. 1, 1888
Age 84 yrs
9 Polly Raymond Wife of Horace Brunson
Died Feb 4, 1884
Age 80 yrs
9 William Brunson Son Horace Brunson & Polly Raymond
Died Apr. 27, 1895
Age 62 yrs
10 John Spink Husband of Mary Fleming
Died Feb. 1864
Age 64 yrs
10 Mary Fleming Wife of John Spink
Died April 19, 1869
Age 62 yrs. See Note 1.
11 Jonas Schryer Husband of Mary Aubrey
Died Aug 22, 1862
Age 81 yrs
11 Mary Aubrey Wife of Jonas Schryer
Died April 18, 1875
Age 83 yrs
12 Orlando Brunson Husband of Lucy Brunson
Died Sept. 25, 1849
Age 73 yrs
12 Lucy Brunson Wife of Orlando Brunson
Died Dec. 26, 1856
Age 73 yrs
12 Robert N. Brunson Son of Orlando & Lucy Brunson
Died 1816
Age 10 months
13 Joseph Bisney Husband of Isabella Grant
Died August 25, 1876
1829 - 1876 Age 47 yrs
13 Isabella Grant Wife of Joseph Bisney
Died Feb. 23, 1915
1833 1915. Age 82 yrs
14 Hugh Grant Husband of Mary Robinson
Died ??, 18, 1865
Age 77 yrs
14 Mary Robinson Wife of Hugh Grant
Died 1840
15 Nancy Clark Wife of Peter Aubrey
Died Nov. 23, 1897
Age 81 yrs
16 Jennie B. Bisney Wife of Orville J. Danforth
Daughter of Joseph Bisney & Isabella Grant
Died May 5, 1893
Age 22 yrs
18 Mary Fleming Daughter of John Spink & Mary Fleming
Died Dec. 9, 1833
Age 4 months . See Note 1
19 John Fleming Died Aug 5, 1845
Age 34 yrs. See Note 1
20 Peter Aubrey Son of Edward Aubrey
Husband of Nancy Clark
Died April 23, 1868
Age 58 yrs
21 William Davidson Husband of Eliza Stott
Died April 13, 1901
Age 81 yrs. See Note 1.
22 Sarah M. Aubrey Daughter of Peter Aubrey.
Died Sept. 9, 1934
Age 86 yrs
23 William Aubrey, Jr Son of William & Betsy Aubrey
Died July 16, 1834
Age 1 yr
24 Robert W. Brunson Son of Horace Brunson
Died April 6, 1848
Age 10 months. See Note 1.
25 Margaret E. Fleming Daughter of M. & C. Fleming
Died Dec. 30, 1852
Age 2 months
26 Catherine M. Fleming Daughter of M. & C. Fleming
Died March 11, 1858
Age 5 months
27 Malisa M. Schryer Daughter of James & Emily Schryer
Died Oct. 31, 1860
Age 2 yrs & 4 months
28 Isabella Ward Daughter of J.S. & L.E. Ward
Died Feb 7, 1893
Age 3 months
29 Stone Not Legible Probably for a Fleming Family Member
39 Mary Jane Fleming Daughter of M. & C. Fleming
Died May 3, 1857
Age 7 yrs
40 William Finnan Son of Thomas & E.M. Finnan
Died March 18, 1857
Age 3 moths
41 William Fleming 1859-1902

Notes:
Note 1: Listed in Burials of Zion Dundee Church -- but stone not found or legible

Sources:

Sellar, Robert:. The history of the county of Huntingdon and of the seigniories of Chateauguay & Beauharnois , 1888.
Rogers, Gerry: Notes about the Aubrey Cemetery, 1978.
Arnold, Stanley: Burials in Zion Church, Dundee, Quebec, 1980.

May 2003, Ken Steffenson
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