Skip to main content

Old Shrewsbury-in-the-Bush

Printer-friendly versionPrinter-friendly version
Municipality: 
Gore
MRC: 
Argenteuil
Administrative Region: 
Laurentides
Record created by: 
Sandra Stock
Address / Directions: 

Trail off dirt road in Gore, then through dense woods. Extremely hard to find and has been kept a secret by local family for many years

Brief history: 

Very early settlement of Irish veterans of War of 1812-14, according to local contact person, Stephen Brown. When Anglican Church built at Shrewsbury in 1851, this site was closed.

Legal Owner: 
Now on a large private property; present owner doesn’t even know it’s there.
Custodian: 
Stephen Brown, Lachute (450) 533-5897
Governance Structure: 
None
Contact Info: 

Jim Kyle, 321 ch. Cambria Gore J0V 1K0 (450) 432-9055

Date of Earlist Burial: 
1820? (could be a bit earlier).
Date of most Recent Burial: 
1840?
Cemetery Status: 
Inactive
Cemetery Size: 
Quarter acre
Number of Burials: 
27 (acc. to oral tradition)
QFHS: 
QC0000