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New Glasgow Community

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Municipality: 
Sainte-Sophie (New Glasgow)
MRC: 
La Rivière-du-Nord
Administrative Region: 
Laurentides
Record created by: 
Sandra Stock
Address / Directions: 

Corner of Rte. 158 and rue Murray, New Glasgow

Brief history: 

Originally Scots Presbyterian, then United Church & general English speaking community. Now noone seems to have any interest – present jurisdiction unknown. Many interesting inscriptions

Legal Owner: 
United Church of Canada, but no knowledge of this site known when Montreal Presbytery was contacted.
Custodian: 
None. A few concerned people took up a collection to have the grass cut
Governance Structure: 
None
Date of Earlist Burial: 
1850 (oldest remaining stone but burials probably from time of settlement in the 1820s-1830s.
Date of most Recent Burial: 
2006 Not many newer burials
Cemetery Status: 
Semi-active
Cemetery Size: 
2 acres
Number of Burials: 
300 to 400 Many missing stones.
QFHS: 
QC1014