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Municipality:
Compton
MRC:
Coaticook
Administrative Region:
Estrie
Record created by:
Matthew Farfan (Sources: Russell Nichols; Leslie Nutbrown) Address / Directions:
From Compton, take Chemin d'Hatley, Route 208, about 3 km; then Chemin Dion going S. Continue until you cross under a railway overpass and the cemetery is not far from here on your left.
Brief history:
According to Leslie Nutbrown, the land for the cemetery was donated and dedicated for use as a cemetery by Abigail and Robert Doak, in memory of their son George W Doak, in 1829.
Legal Owner:
Distinct lot
Custodian:
Newly formed Compton County Pioneer Cemetery Association: occasional volunteer labour.
Governance Structure:
Uninc. association Contact Info:
Russell Nichols, (819) 835-9117
Date of Earlist Burial:
--
Date of most Recent Burial:
1908
Cemetery Status:
Inactive
Cemetery Size:
--
Number of Burials:
20 but some of the stones were apparently removed to California in the early 1970s).
QFHS:
QC0088 - Array