Megan,
Thanks, We'll follow that lead.
Adriana Balen
Citizens for the Old Town
159 King Street East
Toronto, Ontario
4168611793
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Megan Springate" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: Jail Burials
> Greetings,
>
> If I remember correctly, there were burials in the yard of the
Peterborough
> Jail in Peterborough, Ontario. Unfortunately, I can't think of who you
> might want to contact... perhaps some other Ontario folks here could help?
>
> --Megan Springate
>
> At 11:13 AM 06/13/2002, you wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >Dear Histarchers,
> >
> >During the time there were public executions in Ontario for a wide
variety
> >of crimes, it was a widespread and common practice for hanged prisoners,
> >unclaimed by relatives, to be buried in the jail yard. <?xml:namespace
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> >
> > It is thought that after rebels Matthews and Lount were hanged at the
> > (2nd) jail in Toronto in 1837, they were at first buried in the exercise
> > yard, then later reburied at the Necropolis.
> >
> > Archaeologists have uncovered burials in the exercise yard at the
> > Waterloo County Jail. At Toronto's Don Jail, the burial area was
> > referred to as "Murderer's Row". In No Tears to the Gallows, author
Mark
> > Johnson cites death-row prisoner Frank McCullough, in 1919, looking down
> > from his cell window to point out where the last fellow hanged was
buried
> > and commenting to attending Reverend R. Bertram Nelles : "You see my
> > place is right next."
> >
> > The Don Jail was preceded by the 1838 Gaol (on the site of Upper
> > Canada's first Parliament Buildings).
> >
> > Does anyone have knowledge of jail yard burials at this particular jail
> > (Toronto's 3rd), or at others in the period1830 to 1850 in Ontario, or
> > elsewhere if relevant?
> >
> >
> >
> >Rollo Myers and Adriana Balen
> >
> >Citizens for the Old Town
> >
> >416 861 1793
> >
> >159 King Street East Toronto, Ontario M5C 1G9
> >
> >
> >
> >
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