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Municipality:
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge
MRC:
Argenteuil
Administrative Region:
Laurentides
Record created by:
Sandra Stock (Source: Edith MacCallum) Address / Directions:
Take ch. Donald Campbell left towards the Ottawa River, from Route 148 west from Grenville. On hill overlooking river.
Brief history:
Presbyterian Scots settlers. Most later moved away from Grenville up the Rouge River valley. Cemetery was in very poor condition until major restoration by volunteers about 6 years ago. These were mainly elderly descendants of those buried there.
Legal Owner:
Unsure. Presume it would be United Church of Canada-no-one knows for sure.
Custodian:
Michael Bennet, employee of the MacCallum dairy farm, cuts grass. Volunteers
Governance Structure:
None Contact Info:
Edith & Isabel MacCallum, 1571 ch. de la Riviere Rouge, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, QC J0V 1B0 (819) 242-6024
Date of Earlist Burial:
1830
Date of most Recent Burial:
1950
Cemetery Status:
Inactive
Cemetery Size:
Approx. ½ acre
Number of Burials:
14 from remaining stones, but probably 30 to 50 in all. Many missing stones.
QFHS:
QC0484 - Array