Identification
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Cemetery #
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1798
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Caption fr.
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Ancien cimetière (1er) St-Maurice (Thetford Mines)
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Caption eng.
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Thetford-Mines Ancient R.C. Cemetery (1st)
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Name fr.
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Ancien cimetière (1er) St-Maurice, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec
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Name eng.
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Thetford-Mines Ancient (1st) R.C. Cemetery, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec
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GPS Name
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Thetford-Mines *Histo
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Location name
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Vieux St-Maurice
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Address/Localisation
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Address_1
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Au nord-ouest sur la Rue Caouette Ouest
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Address_2
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Environ 4.0 km à l'est de la Route 112
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Ward/Sector
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-
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County
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Mégantic
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Town
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Thetford Mines
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GeoEntity
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2049
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M.R.C.
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Les Appalaches
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Church proximity
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No
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Region
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Chaudière-Appalaches
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Geographical coordinates
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Latitude
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46.080725° (N46°04'50.628")
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Longitude
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-71.321853° (W071°19'18.66")
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Altitude
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295 Metres (968 Feet)
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Precision
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Accurate positioning: ±2.0 M (±6.8 Ft)
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UTM - Easting
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320,476.97 Metres
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UTM - Northing
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5,105,637.52 Metres
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UTM - Zone
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19 T
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Borden code
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-
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Cadaster (Lots)
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#3854860
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Cemetery lot - Active
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Registered Area
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9,713.6 M² (104,556.3 Feet²)
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Confession/Denomination
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Denomination
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Catholic/Roman/French
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Parish
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St-Maurice
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History (dates)
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Foundation
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1902
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Closed
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1969
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First burial
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-
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Last burial
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-
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Parish creation
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1906
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Count date
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-
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Visit date
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2011/09/08
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Visited by
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Daniel Labelle
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Chronology
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First cemetery for this parish
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Characterization
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Area
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9,295 Metres² (100,051 Feet²)
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Perimeter
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458 Metres (1,503 Feet)
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Position vs church
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Distant
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Spatial arrangement
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Denatured/Moved
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Columbarium(s)
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-
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Chapel
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No
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Cross/Calvary
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Cross style
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Latin
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Cross type
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Simple Cross
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Size ratios (H)
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Height: 75% (Normal)
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Size ratios (W)
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Width: 49% (Normal)
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With titulus
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No
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Under aedicule
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No
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Description
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Croix noire en acier sur socle de béton
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Status
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Active
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No
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Confirmed
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Yes
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Classification
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Cemetery/Graveyard/Churchyard
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Archeology/History
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True
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Record creation
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2011/04/29
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Last modification
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2020/05/10
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Notes
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General
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Certains corps ont été transférés au nouveau cimetière St-Maurice vers 1970. Le site a été remanié et recouvert de pierres concassées.
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Links
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Interlinks
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This cemetery has an history with another one. Click this line to reach the associated cemetery. >>> St-Maurice R.C. Cemetery (Thetford-Mines)
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Sources
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13 - SIMARD, Jean et François BREAULT. Cimetières, Patrimoine pour les vivants. Les Éditions GID, Québec, 2008, 451 pages. [Book].
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82 - LABELLE, Daniel. Visites et photographies de cimetières. Québec, 2011. [Photos].
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709 - Commission de protection du territoire agricole Québec. Cartographie - Géomatique, Application Déméter. (www.cptaq.gouv.qc.ca), 2015. Cadastre / Photos aériennes monochromes [Atlas-Web].
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999 - Société de généalogie et d'histoire de la région de Thetford Mines. Le patrimoine funéraire, Vol.14 - No.3. Le Bercail / Société de généalogie et d'histoire de la région de Thetford Mines, ISSUU, (issuu.com), Thetford Mines, November 2005. [Web site], Consultation date: 23/07/2016.
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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].
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