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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Eldon Cemetery (Municipality of Gilbert Plains)This cemetery in the Municipality of Gilbert Plains was established in 1895. The first burial was a settler named James Taylor who drowned while crossing the Wilson River.
Sources:Settlers of the Plains by Olive Eleanor Alberta “Ollie” Brown, 1953, page 93. A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 9 July 2021
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