Cemetery record
Drummond Hill Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Welland County, Ontario
Photograph gallery of 8 headstones in Drummond Hill Cemetery, Niagara Falls
8 photographs. Photographs and contributor notes — inscriptions transcribed from 6 headstones but not individually matched to the 8 photographs.
Drummond Hill Cemetery, named in honour of General Drummond, is a nationally recognized heritage site on Buchner Place off Drummond Road, with Lundy's Lane along its north side. It is the burial site of Laura Secord and the ground of the Battle of Lundy's Lane. In 1799 Christopher Buchner purchased 400 acres here from his father-in-law, James Forsythe; Christopher used the top of the hill as a burial ground, and it later became the site of a fierce battle between the British and the Americans in 1814.
Battle of Lundy's Lane — July, 1814. Led by Sir Gordon Drummond on the British side and General Jacob Jennings Brown on the American side, the fiercest battle of the War of 1812 took place at Drummond Hill. 876 British and Canadian soldiers and 861 American soldiers were killed, wounded, or captured.
Laura Secord Monument — One of the most famous women in Canadian history, Laura Secord is best known for her involvement in the War of 1812–1814, when she walked over 20 miles to warn the British of an impending American attack.
Soldier's Monument — A battle memorial created by the Canadian Parliament was unveiled by the Lundy's Lane Historical Society on July 25, 1895. The large cairn marks the remains of 22 British soldiers buried in the vault below it. Three bronze plaques bearing the names of those killed in the Battle of Lundy's Lane were added to the monument in 1938.
Name index
As transcribed by the original contributor — not matched to individual photographs above.
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Biggar, Charles H. | d. 1898 | Charles H. Biggar, died Jan 28, 1898, aged 80 years. |
| Biggar, Rebecca G. | 1776–1880 | Rebecca G. Biggar 1st white child born on the Niagara Frontier, Sept 26, 1776 — 8 days after her parents walked from New Jersey to the Bender farm Died Oct 8, 1880 Her parents are interred at Lundy's Lane |
| Bradfield, Jonathan | d. 1852 | Jonathan Bradfield, died Mar 10, 1852, in the 62nd year of his age. William, son of Jon[athan?] [surname illegible on stone, presumed Bradfield] |
| Bradfield, Williamson of Jonathan Bradfield | — | William, son of Jon[athan?] [surname illegible on stone, presumed Bradfield from the adjoining inscription]. |
| Chapman, Edward | d. 1852 | Edward Chapman(?) [surname uncertain], died Jan [day illegible], 1852, aged [illegible] years. |
| Chapman, Sarah Mariawife of Edward Chapman | d. 1862 | Sarah(?) Maria, his wife, died [illegible] 1862, in her [illegible] year. |
| McDonald, Ann | d. 1878 | Ann McDonald, died May 22, 1878, aged 56(?) years. Native of Perthshire(?), Scotland. |
| McDonald, John | died 1854 or 1859 (last digit illegible), in his 45th year | John McDonald, died 1854 or 1859 (last digit illegible), in his 45th year. |
| Robertson, Lilly Ceciliawife of Ephraim Robertson | d. 1882 | Lilly Cecilia, wife of Ephraim Robertson, died Apr 18, 1882, aged 22. |
| Sumner, Caroline G.wife of Charles H. Biggar | d. 1893 | His wife Caroline G. Sumner, died Feb 1, 1893, aged 72 years. |
More from the archive
Matched automatically from the archive’s name and place indexes — research leads, not confirmed relations.
Coffin plates
Albert McDonald
Also names the McDonald family
Coffin plates
Henry W Mcdonald
Also names the McDonald family
Coffin plates
Joan A McDonald
Also names the McDonald family
Funeral cards
Mrs. Chapman
Also names the Chapman family
Obituaries
Annie Henry
Also names the ROBERTSON family
Cemetery records
Charlottetown (Parkdale) People's Protestant Cemetery, Queens County, Prince Edward Island
Shares 4 family names, including BIGGAR and Chapman
Attribution
Tombstone photograph gallery and inscription notes preserved from the Ancestors at Rest archive; the contributor transcribed several inscriptions but did not index individual names to specific photographs, and some readings are uncertain where the stone was worn or illegible. Per-headstone records will be added under this source as editorial work proceeds. If you transcribed any of these headstones, please contact us so credit can be restored.
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Source & Citation
Photograph gallery of Drummond Hill Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Welland County, Ontario. 8 headstone photographs and contributor-transcribed inscriptions of 10 burials preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive.
Last verified: 2026-06-19