
A Brief History of Christ Church Churchyard (1836 – Today) by E. Smith Evidence suggests that, what is today Christ Church Churchyard, has been used as a burial ground for close to 200 years. The first known burials which occurred on this site were those of Erastus and Lucia Patterson, father and daughter, who, along with Erastus' wife, Zeruah, were the first white inhabitants of the area in ...