St-Michel R.C. Cemetery (Sherbrooke)


 
  Identification
Cemetery #   1174
Caption fr.   Cimetière St-Michel (Sherbrooke)
Caption eng.   St-Michel R.C. Cemetery (Sherbrooke)
Name fr.   Cimetière St-Michel, Sherbrooke, Estrie, Québec
Name eng.   St-Michel R.C. Cemetery, Sherbrooke, Estrie, Quebec
GPS Name   St-Michel (Sherbrooke)
  Address/Localisation
Postal address   635 Rue Saint-Michel
Address_1   À l'ouest sur la Rue du Souvenir
Address_2   Au nord sur la Rue Desaulniers
Ward/Sector   - County   Sherbrooke
Town   Sherbrooke GeoEntity   1349
M.R.C.   Sherbrooke Church proximity   No
Region   Estrie    
  Geographical coordinates
Latitude   45.420143°  (N45°25'12.504") Longitude   -71.884262°  (W071°53'03.336")
Altitude   245 Metres  (804 Feet) Precision   Accurate positioning: ±2.0 M (±6.8 Ft)
UTM - Easting   274,344.79 Metres UTM - Northing   5,033,671.91 Metres
UTM - Zone   19 T Borden code   -
  Cadaster (Lots)
#1625157   Cemetery lot - Active - 28,593.6 M²
and #1329321   Cemetery lot - Active - 207,813.8 M²
Registered Area    236,407.4 M²  (2,544,667.9 Feet²)
Layout   Global Layout
  Confession/Denomination
Denomination   Catholic/Roman/French
Parish   St-Michel
  History (dates)
Foundation   1883 Closed   -
First burial   - Last burial   -
Parish creation   1834 Count date   -
Visit date   2019/07/24 Visited by   Daniel Labelle
Chronology   Third cemetery for this parish
  Characterization
Area   229,477 Metres² (2,470,070 Feet²) Perimeter   2,053 Metres (6,736 Feet)
Position vs church   Distant Spatial arrangement   Orthogonal - multiblocks
Columbarium(s)   Interiors(2) Chapel   No
Nb. of mausoleums   1    
  Cross/Calvary
Cross style   Latin Cross type   Simple Calvary
Size ratios (H)   Height: 81% (High) Size ratios (W)   Width: 43% (Narrow)
Total height   4.33 Metres (14.2 Feet) Axes crossing height   3.52 Metres (11.5 Feet)
Total width   1.84 Metres (6.0 Feet)    
With titulus   Yes Under aedicule   No
Description   Croix noire en métal sur piedestal et socle de béton. Rayons solaires entre les branches autour de la croisée. Corpus et titulus dorés.
  Status
Active   Yes Confirmed   Yes
Classification   Cemetery/Graveyard/Churchyard Archeology/History    False
Record creation   2011/04/29 Last modification   2019/08/22
  Notes
General   Contient une section pour religieuses
Owner   Corporation archiépiscopale de Sherbrooke
  Links
Interlinks   This cemetery contains sub-sections. Click this line to reach a sub-section.
  >>> Filles de la Charité Nuns R.C. Cemetery (Sherbrooke)
   This cemetery contains sub-sections. Click this line to reach a sub-section.
  >>> ND-des-Anges Missionnary Nuns R.C. Cemetery (Sherbrooke)
   This cemetery has an history with another one. Click this line to reach the associated cemetery.
  >>> Sherbrooke Ancient R.C. Cemetery (1st)
Dedicated site   St-Michel Cemetery
  Sources
 2 - Google. Google Earth®. (www.google.ca), USA, 2011. [Atlas-Web].
 3 - GeoMart. MyTopo.com, Cartes topographiques du Canada au 1:50000. (www.mytopo.com), USA, 2011. [Atlas-Web].
 6 - TrakMaps. TrakMaps Topo Québec 20K, Garmin routable 1:20000, V#3.0.0. (www.trakmaps.com), Québec, 2011. [Software (Atlas)].
 9 - LABRÈCHE, Diane et Nicole LABRÈCHE. Les Cimetières du Québec, Les plus beaux cimetières en photo. (www.cimetieresduquebec.ca), Québec, 2011. [Web site], Consultation date: 29/04/2011.
 82 - LABELLE, Daniel. Visites et photographies de cimetières. Québec, 2011. [Photos].
 128 - ROGERS, Steve. The War Graves Photographic Project, in association with The Commonwealth War Graves Commission. (twgpp.org/cemetery_locations.php), 2011. Canada_Quebec_v3.kmz [Atlas-Web].
 200 - NUTBROWN, Leslie. Cemeteries of the Eastern Townships of Quebec - Canada. RootsWeb/Ancestry.com, (sites.rootsweb.com), Canada, March 2009. [Web site], Consultation date: 25/07/2013.
 231 - Diocèse de Sherbrooke. Cimetière St-Michel. (www.cimetiere.diosher.org), Sherbrooke, 2013. [Web site], Consultation date: 27/08/2013.
 316 - JDMGéo.com. Cantons-de-l'Est, Carte régionale compatible pour GPS. Compagnie cartographique canadienne, (cccmaps.com), 2014. [Map].
 479 - BOUCHARD, Catherine. Histoires de cimetières. La Presse / La Tribune, (www.lapresse.ca/la-tribune), Sherbrooke, October 31/2013. [Web site], Consultation date: 11/05/2015.
 483 - JDMGéo.com. Montérégie . Cantons de l'Est . Centre du Québec, Atlas routier. Compagnie cartographique canadienne, (cccmaps.com), Québec, 2015. [Atlas].
 1030 - Cimetière Saint-Michel. Historique. (www.cimetiere-saint-michel.org), 2016. [Web site], Consultation date: 05/08/2016.
 1374 - Cadastre du Québec. Infolot. Énergie et Ressources naturelles Québec, (appli.mern.gouv.qc.ca), March 2019. Base de données cadastrale du Québec [Atlas-Web].
 1395 - Cimetière Saint-Michel. Cimetière Saint-Michel. (www.cimetiere-saint-michel.org), 2019. [Web site], Consultation date: 22/08/2019.


 


 
St-Michel R.C. Cemetery, Sherbrooke, Estrie, Quebec
St-Michel R.C. Cemetery, Sherbrooke, Estrie, Quebec
Overview - Entry
Author:  Daniel Labelle
Date: 24 Jul 2019
Source:  82
 
 
St-Michel R.C. Cemetery, Sherbrooke, Estrie, Quebec
St-Michel R.C. Cemetery, Sherbrooke, Estrie, Quebec
Overview
Author:  Daniel Labelle
Date: 24 Jul 2019
Source:  82
 
 
St-Michel R.C. Cemetery, Sherbrooke, Estrie, Quebec
St-Michel R.C. Cemetery, Sherbrooke, Estrie, Quebec
Landscape
Author:  Daniel Labelle
Date: 24 Jul 2019
Source:  82
 
 
St-Michel R.C. Cemetery, Sherbrooke, Estrie, Quebec
St-Michel R.C. Cemetery, Sherbrooke, Estrie, Quebec
Calvary
Author:  Daniel Labelle
Date: 24 Jul 2019
Source:  82
 
 
St-Michel R.C. Cemetery, Sherbrooke, Estrie, Quebec
St-Michel R.C. Cemetery, Sherbrooke, Estrie, Quebec
Family Mausoleum
Author:  Daniel Labelle
Date: 24 Jul 2019
Source:  82
 



 
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