Dating back from about 1825, this cemetery was the burying ground for the settlers of Lower Ireland, until denominational churches were built, with their own cemeteries. So, from 1840 onwards, the Bullard Brook Cemetery became part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Both the church and cemetery were destroyed more than once. About 1850, a hurricane destroyed the first mission house and much of the cemetery, and in 1957 the Bullard Brook, which runs beside the cemetery, overflowed its banks, causing severe flooding. The cemetery suffered badly, and many headstones were upturned and damaged. At the request of their families, many people interred there were moved to other cemeteries in the area.