Find A Grave - Quebec

Abbott, John b. March 21, 1821 d. October 30, 1893
3rd Canadian Prime Minister. He served as Prime Minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892, taking over upon the death of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's pioneering first prime minister. The first Canadian-born prime minister and first to be called to serve as PM from the Canadian Senate, he had previously served as a Member of Parliament from 1867 to 1887, as a Senator from 1887 to 1893, and as mayor of Montreal, Quebec...[Read More]
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Plot: Section C, lot #395
Allan, Sir. Hugh Andrew Montague b. October 13, 1860 d. September 26, 1951
Businessman. A shipbuilder and avid sportsman, he established the Allan Cup, the championship prize of amateur hockey. He was made a Charter Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builders Category in 1945.
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Amyot, Georges-Élie b. January 28, 1856 d. March 28, 1930
Canadian politician and businessman. Born in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (Québec), on January 28th, 1856. He studied at the commercial academy in thecity of Québec City. He worked on clerical jobs, first with a prominentsaddler, then in his future father-in-law’s factory, Louis Tanguay, until1874. After that he went to Montréal and got involved in the shoe andhardware businesses, this from 1877 till 1879, then went at the service ofJos. Amyot and Brothers in Québec from 1879 till 1885.In 1885...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Belmont Cemetery, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Angers, François-Albert b. May 21, 1909 d. July 14, 2003
Economist. Canadian economist and defender of the cause of Québec and French language. A native of the city of Québec, he studied first at the College of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Montmagny, then at “l’École des Hautes Études Commerciales” in Montréal where he obtained a degree in Commerce in 1934. He went to Paris to study at the Faculty of Law of Paris. In that same city, he graduated also from “l'École Libre des Sciences politiques” where, in 1937, he supported a thesis under the...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Saint-Étienne Cemetery, La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
Archambault, Maurice b. April 5, 1914 d. June 9, 2002
Canadian jurist. A native of Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec), he studied at the Seminary of Saint-Hyacinthe from 1929 to 1935. Later, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Montréal, where he was editor of the “Quartier Latin” and recipient of the university Merit. He was admitted to the Bar in 1938 and this same year, he opened his office in Farnham, apractice he held there until 1962. He was named Queen’s Counsel in law in 1950 and worked as the Crown prosecutor for the district...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Plot: Section "S", #02941
Archambeault, Sir. Horace b. March 6, 1857 d. August 25, 1918
Canadian Statesman. Born in L’Assomption, Québec, he studied in L’Assomption, at the Séminaire de Québec as well at Laval University. He was admitted to the bar of the Quebec province on October 1, 1878. He became professor at the Montréal branch of Laval University specializing in commercial and maritime law, serving on the Secretary of the Law faculty from 1886 to 1891 and most dean of this faculty from 1915 to his death. Named legislative counselor for the division of Repentigny on June 6...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Arslanian, Vatche b. 1955 d. April 8, 2003
Canadian hero of the Red Cross and victim of the war in Iraq. Born in Syria in 1955, he moved to Canada in 1975. He worked as a taxi driver, dishwasher, security guard and hotel banquet organizer before becoming a former member of the Canadian Forces. While residing in Oromocto (New Brunswick), he also served on the town council and was deputy mayor. He was an active volunteer with the Canadian Red Cross since 1991. He helped with fundraising and relief programs when 1,000 Kosovar refugees...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Atherton, William-Henry b. November 15, 1867 d. July 6, 1950
Canadian historian. Born on November 15, 1867, in England. In his childhood, he expressed a great interest for archives and History. So he studied in those fields and began to teach the classic authors and diction while getting interested in theatre. After having obtained a considerable success in teaching in England, he emigrated to Canada in 1907. He continued his career first in Alberta then came to Montréal where he joined Loyola College. He always expressed a keen interest for the civic...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Plot: Section "M", #3309
Aubert de Gaspé, Philippe-Joseph b. October 30, 1786 d. January 29, 1871
Author, Lawyer, Seigneur. Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé is most remembered as the author of the iconic novel "Les Anciens Canadiens" ("The Canadians of Old"). He was the son of seigneur Pierre-Ignace Aubert de Gaspé, and came from a distinguished family that had been ennobled by Louis XIV in 1693. He received his classical education at the Seminary of Quebec and then studied law. Aubert de Gaspé was called to the bar in 1811, and later that year married the daughter of a British infantry...[Read More] (Bio by: Anne Philbrick)
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, Canada
Auger, Edouard 'Eddie' b. 1923 d. December, 1973
Professional Wrestler. A native of Montreal, Auger made his wrestling debut in the mid-1940s with stage name of Pierre Lasalle. Eventually dropping his stage name in favor of competing under his real name, he quickly became popular with the Quebec fans and would go on to be the first French-Canadian wrestler to go on a world tour. Competing in his last match in September 1973 against Frank Valois in Montreal, he checked himself into a hospital in late October. He died of pancreatic cancer two...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Plot: Sec R, Lot 1630
Auger, Jacques b. January 16, 1901 d. December 9, 1977
Actor, Comedian. He appeared in the films, "La Corde Au Cou" (1965), "Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine" (1962), "L'Avocat De La Defense" (1955), "Etienne Brule Gibier De Potence" (1952), "The 13th Letter" (1951) and "La Fortresse" (1947). (Bio by: K)
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Plot: Section O, Lot 203
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
Baby, Louis François Georges b. August 26, 1834 d. May 13, 1906
Canadian Statesman. A lawyer and native of Montréal, Québec, after an initial attempt to get elected to the House of Commons in 1867, he succeeded in the federal general election of October 12, 1872, and became the Conservative representative for the district of Joliette. He was re-elected on January 22, 1874, December 10, 1874, September 17, 1878 and November 14, 1878. From October 26, 1878 to October 28, 1880, he served as Minister of Inland Revenue. Later, he was appointed judge to the Court...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Saint-Charles-Borromée Cemetery, Joliette, Quebec, Canada
Bachoie de Barraute, Jean-Pierre b. 1723 d. May 21, 1760
French officer and hero of the Seven Years War in America. Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Born in 1723 in Charlemont (Belgium). His father, Antoine, captain in the Regiment of Béarn, bought a ensign commission for him on November 27, 1733, when he was only 10 years old. He was promoted lieutenant on September 12, 1734 and five years later, on October 20, 1739, he became captain of a company of riflemen in the Regiment of Béarn.King Louis XV awarded him the Cross of Saint-...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Seven Years War Memorial, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Plot: "1760" Section
Baillargeon, Rev. Charles-François b. April 26, 1798 d. October 13, 1870
Canadian religious leader. Fifteenth bishop and third archbishop of Québec. A native of L’Ile-aux-Grues (Québec), he studied theology at the Seminary of Quebec, where he taught rhetoric. He was ordained in 1822 and was successively chaplain at Saint-Roch, in the city of Québec, and pastor first of Saint-François, on the Isle of Orleans, and then of the joint parishes of L'Ange-Gardien and Chateau-Richer. While rector of Notre-Dame de Québec, he displayed apostolic zeal and charity during three...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Notre Dame De Quebec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Barbeau, Gerard b. 1936 d. September 16, 1960
Actor. He appeared in the film, "Le Rossignol Et Les Cloches" (1952).
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Plot: Section Z
Barjetton de Montredon, Jacques de b. 1701 d. July 23, 1760
French officer and hero of the Seven Years War in America. Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Esquire of the king. Born in 1701 in Uzès (France). He began his military career as lieutenant on March 18, 1725. He became captain on November 3, 1738 and finally, he was promoted captain of a company of grenadiers in the Regiment of Béarn on November 4, 1757. He obtained the Cross of Saint-Louis on November 3, 1739. At the time of the Battle of Sainte-Foy, he was seriously wounded...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Seven Years War Memorial, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Plot: "1760" Section
Barré, Raoul b. January 29, 1874 d. May 21, 1932
Pioneer Cartoonist. Born Vital Achille Raoul Barré in Montreal, Quebec, he went to Paris in 1891 to study at the School of Fine Arts and remained there for several years as a political cartoonist. His attacks of the French military over the Dreyfus affair (1898) proved too controversial and he returned home soon afterwards. In 1902 he created the first French-Canadian comic strip, "For a Christmas Dinner", and while it was not intended as an ongoing feature (the story was wrapped up in...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobb Edwards)
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Barrette, Antonio b. May 26, 1899 d. December 15, 1968
Canadian politician and diplomat. Premier of Québec. A native of Joliette, he studied at the Saint-Viateur academy, then followed private courses. He worked with the National Canadian National Railways as a messenger, from 1914 to 1921, then as a machinist, from 1921 to 1931. Then, he worked as a chief mechanical engineer at Acme Glove Work Ltd., in Joliette, from 1931 to 1935. He served as Secretary of the International Association of Machinists for the district of Joliette, in 1932 and 1933...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Saint-Charles-Borromée Cemetery, Joliette, Quebec, Canada
Barry, Fred b. 1887 d. 1964
Actor. He appeared in the films "Tit Coq" (1953), and "Fridolinons" (1945). He also made guest appearances on the television series, "Burke's Law-February 14, 1964, October 14, 1964, and September 27, 1963. Barry also was a member of the famous Quebec Troupe, 'Barry-Duquesne.' (Bio by: K)
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Plot: Section G

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