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Municipality:
Gore
MRC:
Argenteuil
Administrative Region:
Laurentides
Record created by:
Sandra Stock Address / Directions:
136 ch. Shrewsbury, Gore. Take ch. Shrewsbury off Route 329. The church is the only remaining building of the former hamlet of Shrewsbury, which was deserted by the 1940s.
Brief history:
Church built in 1851. Shrewsbury one of the first Irish and Scots pioneer settlements in mountainous part of the district. Should be made a historic site. Of great heritage and genealogical interest.
Legal Owner:
Anglican Diocese of Montreal
Custodian:
Volunteers-mainly descendants of settlers No paid help.
Governance Structure:
Looked after by Holy Trinity, Lakefield, Corporation Contact Info:
Jim Kyle, 321 ch. Cambria Gore J0V 1K0 (450) 432-9055
Date of Earlist Burial:
1868 (could be older ones, stones missing)
Date of most Recent Burial:
2005 (only-family members, as not much room left)
Cemetery Status:
Semi-active
Cemetery Size:
About 1 ½ acres
Number of Burials:
About 150
QFHS:
QC0352 - Array