Prince Edward IslandFormally Recognized: 2009/02/02
Dockendorff Pioneer Cemetery
York Point Road, York Point, Prince Edward Island
Other Names: Dockendorff Pioneer CemeteryYork Point Pioneer Cemetery
Showing one of the more modern stones; PEI Genealogical Society, 2007
- Description of Historic Place
- This cemetery is located near the York Point Road and a private residence. It is enclosed by a fence and consists of a variety headstones specific to the Dockendorff family. Mature birch trees grow on the site.
- Heritage Value
- The cemetery is valued for its historical association with the Dockendorff family. The Dockendorffs had German origins. The patriarch of the family, William Dockendorff (1722-1839), was born in Bristol, Maine (then part of Massachusetts). He and his sister Isabella and her husband, John Peter Cramer, came to the Island around 1790 and purchased land at York Point in 1792. He was married to Jane Simpson (b. 1768 in Moray, Scotland) on October 30, 1795. William is recorded in the Census of 1798 as residing in Lot 32.
- Character-Defining Elements
- The heritage value of the cemetery is shown in the following character-defining elements:
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Showing one of the more modern stones; PEI Genealogical Society, 2007