Showing posts with label History Westminster 1790s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History Westminster 1790s. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Kevin Dayhoff - Eagle Archive: Community's history comes to rest at Westminster Cemetery




On Jan. 24, 1790, a gentleman in our community by the name of Christian Yingling died. His name and his passing are significant, because Yingling's is believed to be the first burial in the historic Westminster Cemetery on Church Street.

It is accepted that the Westminster community started the Westminster Cemetery by utilizing the 1.5-acre grounds surrounding the Union Meeting House in 1790.

In 1864, "the company purchased twelve-and-a-half surrounding acres from the estate of John Fisher (the first Burgess of the City of Westminster) and the cemetery reached its current dimensions," according "Westminster Cemetery, Carroll County Cemeteries, Vol. V, Part III," by the Carroll County Genealogical Society in 2004. The authoritative reference book lists all the burials in the cemetery and includes a brief history.


By working together, our community will be able to maintain this institution beyond another 300 years. If you would like to make a contribution toward the restoration of the William Winchester grave site or for the general maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery, contact the cemetery company president, former Westminster Councilwoman Suzanne Albert, at suzannealbert@comcast.net, or call her at 410-871-1180. You may also mail a check to: Westminster Cemetery Company, P.O. Box 1251, Westminster, MD 21158-1251… http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0127-20130122,0,6575174.story

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