Wesleyan Methodist Church of Canada
Bridgenorth Mission


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            1855                                        name changed from Mud Lake Mission

            1855 Mar 28                           consisted of at least Mud Lake, McKees, Manns Schoolhouse (Smith) and Erskines Schoolhouse (Otonabee)

            1855                                        Levi Vanderburg

            1856 - 1857                            Seth Lyon

            1857                                        consists of McKees, Indian Village, Bells (WMMS)

            1858                                        William L Scott

            1858                                        3 churches, 3 preaching places, 1 new church built, another nearing completion (Peterborough District Minutes 1858 May 26)

            1858                                        “That the request of the Bridgenorth Quarterly Meeting to sell the old church in Smith be granted, a new one having been erected” (Peterborough District Minutes 1858 May 26)

            1858                                        consists of McKees, Indian Village, McImoyls, Brigenorth, Robinsons, Lakefield (original spellings) (from Fairview United Church 1872-1962 at UCA: LCHF-Fairview)

            1858                                        consists of at least McKees, Indian Village, Bells, Bridgenorth (WMMS)

            1859 - 1860                            David Hardie

            1859 - 1860                            consists of at least McKees, Indian Village, McIlmoyls, Bridgenorth, Robinson, Lakefield (WMMS)

            1861                                        name changed to Lakefield, Mud Lake, and Warsaw Circuit