Find A Grave - Sillery

Aylwin, Thomas Cushing b. January 5, 1806 d. October 14, 1871
Canadian politician and magistrate. A native of the city of Québec (Québec), he studied first at the school of the Presbyterian minister Daniel Wilkie, in Quebec, then he went briefly to Harvard University of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was admitted to the Bar in 1827. He opened in practice in Quebec. He defended in court the imprisoned Patriots of 1837-1838. He was named Queen’s Counsel in law in 1842. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the district of Portneuf in 1841. Beginning...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec, Canada
Dumont, Fernand b. June 24, 1927 d. May 1, 1997
Noted Canadian sociologist. Born in Montmorency (Québec) on June 24, 1927, he studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, then at Laval University where he obtained a degree in social sciences. He continued his studies in Paris (France) where he obtained a doctorate in sociology at the Sorbonne. He was also made Doctor of Theology by Laval University. He spent most of his teaching career at Laval University, of wich he was the director of the Department of Sociology and the Institute of Social...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Saint-Michel de Sillery Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec, Canada
Levesque, René b. August 24, 1922 d. November 1, 1987
Premier of Quebec.
Cause of death: Heart failure
Saint-Michel de Sillery Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec, Canada
Lotbiniere, Henri-Gustave Joly De b. December 5, 1829 d. November 16, 1908
Quebec Premier. Lotbiniere served as the Premier of Quebec from March 8, 1878, to October 31, 1879.
Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec, Canada
Munn, John b. March 12, 1788 d. March 20, 1859
Canadian politician. Born in Irvine, Scotland, on March 12, 1788. Following the example other members of the Munn family, shipbuilders, he came to Québec, where he made its training in the shipbuilding industry, beginning in1801. Ten years later, he was a master builder and had become associate in the John Munn and Son Company. During the War of 1812, he carried out orders for the government, in Montreal. About 1814, he inherited and exploited a shipyard in the Saint-Roch suburb of Québec. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec, Canada
Rhodes, William b. November 29, 1821 d. February 16, 1892
Canadian politician. Born in Bramhope Hall, in Yorkshire (England) on November 29, 1821. He joined the British army in May 1838, as an ensign in the 68th Foot (Infantry Durham-Light). He arrived in Canada in August 1841 and served in Quebec from October 1842 to May 1844. He went back to England, but returned to the colony in 1847; this same year, he left the army with the rank of captain. In 1848, he bought the domain of Benmore, in Sillery, where he established himself and dealt with...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec, Canada
Seton-Karr, Henry b. February 5, 1853 d. May 29, 1914
Politician, Author. Sir Henry Seton-Karr, C.M.C.D.L., was a noted hunter, explorer, outdoorsman and author. He was also a former member of the British Parliament; a position he held for 20 years. Returning to England from a hunting trip to British Columbia, he was among 1,012 passengers who perished in Canada's greatest maritime disaster when the Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence River. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec, Canada
Plot: Section H
Terrill, Hazard Bailey b. December 8, 1811 d. October 29, 1852
Canadian politician. Born in the canton of Ascot (Québec), on December 8, 1811. He studied Law and did his training in Sherbrooke. He was admitted to the bar in May 1835 and opened his practice in Stanstead in 1836. He was elected representative for the district of Stanstead in 1851. He was listed as a moderate. He died in function in Quebec, on October 29, 1852. (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec, Canada
Turner, Richard b. August 15, 1843 d. December 22, 1917
Canadian politician. Born in Québec, on August 15, 1843. He began his business carrer as grocer wholesaler, in the 1870s and in 1880, he became the single owner of the Whitehead Turner Company. He was an administrator for various banks and businesses in Québec. He was President of the Wholesale Grocers Association in 1887 and 1888, of the Chamber of Commerce of Québec from 1889 to 1892, of the St George Society of Québec and of the Québec High School. He served as honorary vice-consul of Mexico...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec, Canada
Turner, Sir Richard Ernest William b. July 25, 1871 d. May 19, 1961
Boer War British Victorian Cross Medal Recipient. Born in Quebec City, he served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Dragoons. During the Battle of Leliefontaine at the Komati River, South Africa, on November 7, 1900, his position was attacked by enemy Boers. The enemy threatened to capture his guns, Lieutenant Turner although twice previously wounded, dismounted and deployed his men at close quarters and drove off the Boers, saving the gun positions. For gallantry in the face of the enemy...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec, Canada

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