St. John's Anglican Cemetery
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St. John's Anglican Cemetery

Also known as Shrewsbury Anglican Cemetery

Gore, Laurentides Region, Quebec, Canada

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    Gore, Laurentides Region, Quebec Canada
    Coordinates: 45.79033, -74.29174
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Shrewsbury is in the Municipality of Gore, or The Gore, as it was often called in the past. The Gore also includes Lakefield, parts of Dunany and a section bordering Lake Hughes.

The first settlers came in the 1830s and, about twenty-five years later, had established a community strong enough to build St. John's Anglican Church in 1858. The adjoined cemetery was petitioned for consecration on Aug. 4th, 1864 by Rev. Joseph Griffin. The earliest known burial was in 1868. The most recent burial was in 2005.

The church was used routinely over the years as a "summer chapel" and for funeral services. As of 2010, ongoing vandalism and "ghost-hunters" have forced the Anglican Bishop of Montreal to discontinue service. The church was officially desecrated and deconsecrated on Dec. 4th, 2010 by Archbishop Edward Simonton.

On January 12, 2014, the church burned to the ground and was totally destroyed. An early 2014 investigation into this incident considered possible arson.





Shrewsbury is in the Municipality of Gore, or The Gore, as it was often called in the past. The Gore also includes Lakefield, parts of Dunany and a section bordering Lake Hughes.

The first settlers came in the 1830s and, about twenty-five years later, had established a community strong enough to build St. John's Anglican Church in 1858. The adjoined cemetery was petitioned for consecration on Aug. 4th, 1864 by Rev. Joseph Griffin. The earliest known burial was in 1868. The most recent burial was in 2005.

The church was used routinely over the years as a "summer chapel" and for funeral services. As of 2010, ongoing vandalism and "ghost-hunters" have forced the Anglican Bishop of Montreal to discontinue service. The church was officially desecrated and deconsecrated on Dec. 4th, 2010 by Archbishop Edward Simonton.

On January 12, 2014, the church burned to the ground and was totally destroyed. An early 2014 investigation into this incident considered possible arson.





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  • Added: 14 May 2011
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2402006