The Billtown Baptist Church
Home town of my 3x Great Grandfather
The Reverend Ingraham Ebenezer Bill (1805-1891)
The Bill Family Plot
Mary Rand Bill (1758- 1845) My 4x Great Grandmother
"Sacred to the memory of Mary Rand
wife of Asahael Bill
who died 19 Feb 1845
in the 82nd year of her age"
Senator Caleb Rand Bill (1902-1872) and his wife Margaret Ann Bligh (1852-1938)
He was appointed to the Senate in 1867 by a royal proclamation of Queen Victoria, following Canadian Confederation that year.
Senator Bill was Reverend I. E. Bill's brother
Caleb Rand Bill's gravestone -------------------
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
What a beautiful church and setting for a graveyard. And I love the name Ingraham Ebenezer Bill! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLisa
I LOVE the church! I wonder if it's still used? Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteMary, yes the church is still active. In fact, we arrived on a Sunday morning and the people of the town graciously invited us in for the service. I'm sure they were wondering who those strangers were- out front photographing the gravestones!
ReplyDeleteHeather, any contact information you can provide for the Billtown church? My ancestors were married there.
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Brian (e-mail me at oneelbk@yahoo.com)
Thanks for the post and photographs, I have connections to the Bill family from the late 1700's.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.billtownbaptist.com Will put you in contact with this church. I am not a Bill, but own the home of Senator C R Bill.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! When we were there years ago there was no website!
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