Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal

Also known as: Cimetière Mont-Royal

Established: 1852

Status: Active

Denomination: Non-denominational

Location: 1297 Foret Rd, Outremont, Quebec H2V 2P9 (View on Google Maps)

The Mount Royal Cemetery, one of the first rural cemeteries in North America, was incorporated in 1847 under an Act of the Provincial Parliament of Canada. It was consecrated June 8, 1854 by the Anglican Bishop Francis Fulford, after the first burial of Reverend William Squire, a Methodist Minister, on October 19th, 1852.

https://www.mountroyalcem.com/index.php/en/

People Buried Here

Abbott, Sir John Joseph Caldwell – March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893
Blake, Hector “Toe” – August 21, 1912 – May 17, 1995
Hays, Charles Melville – May 16, 1856 – April 15, 1912

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