Photo of the old Hamburg Church

Taken in 1924, after the church was moved to Sillsville.

This is the only known existing photo of the building.

 

 

The Church Deed

June 1, 1869

 

Andrew Drummond Fraser & Charlotte Fraser (his wife)

to

Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church: 

Philip Alkenbrack, Byard Detlor, William Gifford, John S. Bell

$40.00 – ½ acre

 

One half of an acre of land of Lot number Twenty in the third Concession

of the Township of Fredericksburgh,

lying along side of the main travelled road

 and situated on a rise of land about midway between the Blacksmith shop on said lot

and the log house on said lot now occupied by Patrick Miler

and being the piece of land upon which a church is now being erected

for the Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada.

 

 

There is very little information available about the church.

The frame building, erected in 1869-70, was, in 1890, moved to Sillsville to become the

Methodist church for the Sillsville community.

 

 

 

 

1878 Map Hamburg

1878 Map from Meacham’s Atlas showing the location of the Hamburg Church

 

 

Current map showing the location of the site of the church

Based on information given in the original deed

 

 

Sign at the site of the old Hamburg Church

Installed by the South Fredericksburgh Heritage Committee

 

Feb 19 1876 British Whig

 

 

Oct 9 1880 Napanee Beaver

 

 

Mar 4 1886 Weekly British Whig

 

Mar 27 1890 Weekly British Whig

 

 

 

 

 

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