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bfaekiiivmtttvk st cemetery closure sparks search for descendants when john clendennen patented a plot of land north of 16th avenue just east of hwy 48 back in 1803 he could have had no idea that a tiny parcel of the farm land granted him by the crown at that time would become the object of a hotly contested tugofwar almost two cen turies later but thats exactly what has happened with the clenden nen cemetery which occu- swing yer partner a recent square dance at stouffvllle district secondary school attracted students with a taste for fuzzy footwear jen may wear ing animal slippers promenades with dave clark who showed up in his spring bonnet pbotosme souerwlle pies a 12foot by 12foot por tion of the original home stead settled by john clen dennen and his wife magda- line the clendennen clan has long removed itself from both the original family farm and the markham area but the little cemetery remains complete with five immaculately preserved limestone markers commem orating john and magdalines son william his- wife sarah stover and three of the cou ples married daughters and according to the ontario historical society ohs other members of the family may well be among those who were buried there while the issue of just how many clendennen family descendants were actually laid to rest in the burial ground is important the ohs has found itself with a more serious matter on its hands on feb 9 of this year the ontario registrar for the cemeteries act issued a notice of order to close and move the clendennen ceme tery the decision was made to allow the small plot to become part of a luxury hous ing development presently under construction there the ohs has teamed up with the ontario genealogi cal society to oppose the from where i live bruce stapley move with the two bodies launching what will be the first case put in front of a tri bunal set up in 1992 to allow appeals to ministry decisions to close or move cemeteries according to marjorie stu art a volunteer with the ohs the society has so far agreed with the registrars suggestions regarding other old burial grounds but this one flies in the face of what they see as an impeccable record by the town of markham in saving and maintaining the towns small 19th century cemeteries stuart said the search is on for descendants of the origi nal clendennen family so an organized objection can be presented to the tribunal two families have been found so far one in toronto and the other in stratford both are adamant that the cemetery be left as is but stuart is a little per plexed that others havent been located especially when it is considered that two of the daughters of william and sarah clendennen had 13 children between them stuart is also scratching her head over why no record has been found as to the burial sites of the three husbands of the daughters buried along side their parents william and sarah clendennen was the cemetery originally larger than what has been preservedcould it be that john and magdaline clen dennen who died in 1815 and 1825 respectively may also have been buried there with common field stones for markers stuart said that other than the two families which have been located the clenden- neris would appear to have vanished without leaving the slightest paper trail clues that have been found are vague and inconclusive for instance it is known that two descendants mar ried into the reesor and grove families families spread so far and wide since helping settle the area that images of the fabled needle in a haystack come to mind but stuart along with other ohs members like stouffvilles ruth burkhold- er will continue their quest to put together a case against moving the clendennen cemetery john clendennen would likely approve animal fare by warren w reich edited by will shortz across i play the stock market 7 name in a directory 13 word of caution 19 woodsy shelter 20 joins 21 taxco wraps 22 slapping webbed feet doing backflips into a stream etc 24 stalls 25 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