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New Credit United Church Cemetery, New Credit, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada

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  • Chief Joseph “Nawahjegezhegwabe” Sawyer (1786 - 1863)
    Mississauga of the Ojibwe Nation/ Eagle doodem(clan, totem) Nawahjegezhegwabe "sloping sky" Head chief of the Credit Mississauga from 1828-1863 Married: Wetosy (Jane Sawyer), Mississauga Their ch...

New Credit United Church Cemetery resides on the New Credit Reserve in New Credit, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. There are three gravestones present, those belonging to: Chief Joseph “Nawahjegezhegwabe” Sawyer (1786-1863); Rev. William Herkimer (1800-1875) and Chief George King (1813-1874).


Tuscarora Township
There are three stones erected in front of New Credit United Church. It is not clear if these burials are actually here or if the stones were moved here from other locations. These are the only known burials/memorials at this location. The cemetery is closed for burials.
NOTE: This cemetery is not to be confused with First Line Cemetery (aka New Credit Cemetery).
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2386496/new-credit-united-churc...
https://vitacollections.ca/ogscollections/2717479/data
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/cemetery_brant.aspx