Notre-Dame Cemetery (Ottawa)
| Notre-Dame Cemetery | |
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Notre-Dame Cemetery in winter. | |
Interactive map of Notre-Dame Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1872 |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°26′31″N 75°39′07″W / 45.442°N 75.652°W |
| Style | Roman Catholic |
| Owned by | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa–Cornwall |
| No. of graves | 114,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Notre-Dame Cemetery |
Notre Dame Cemetery, is a Catholic cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1872, it is the most prominent Catholic cemetery in Ottawa. The cemetery's western edge is located in Vanier, just south of Beechwood Cemetery. Its eastern limit is St. Laurent Boulevard. The cemetery is the final resting place for more than 114,000 people.
Many remains and grave markers from the old Catholic cemetery in Sandy Hill were transferred to Notre Dame when it opened in 1872.[1][2][3]
Notable interments
- Frank Amyot (1904-1962), Olympic sprint canoeist
- Janis Babson (1950–1961), Corneal transplant donor
- Bruno Bitkowski (1929–1966), Football player
- Billy Boucher (1899–1958), Hockey player
- Bobby Boucher (1904–1931), Hockey player
- E. A. Bourque (1887–1962), Mayor of Ottawa
- Ed Broadbent, Leader of the federal New Democratic Party
- Ernie Calcutt (1932–1984), Ottawa Rough Riders announcer and Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Earl Campbell (1900-1953), Hockey player
- Benjamin Chee Chee (1944–1977), Ojibwe artist
- Gene Chouinard (1902-1957), Hockey player
- Alec Connell (1902–1958), Hockey Hall of Fame player
- Paul Drouin (1916-1968), Hockey player
- Sammy Hebert (1893-1965), Hockey player
- Aurèle Joliat (1901–1986), Hockey Hall of Fame player
- Yousuf Karsh (1908–2002), Portrait photographer
- Ray Kinsella (1910–1996), Hockey player
- Filip Konowal (1886–1959), World War I hero, awarded the Victoria Cross
- Alan Kuntz (1919–1987), Hockey player
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841–1919), Prime Minister of Canada
- Gerry Lowrey (1906–1979), Hockey player
- Kilby MacDonald (1913–1986), Hockey player
- Jack MacKell (1896–1961), Hockey player
- Champlain Marcil (1920–2010), Photographer
- Louis-Félix Pinault (1852–1906), Statesman
- Silver Quilty (1891–1976), Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductee
- Yip Radley (1908-1963), Hockey player
- Eldon Rathburn (1916–2008), Film composer
- Larry Regan (1930–2009), Hockey player
- Anna T. Sadlier (1854–1932), Writer
- Alf Smith (1873–1953), Hockey player
- Rodger Smith (1896-1935), Hockey player
- Tommy Smith (1886–1966), Hockey Hall of Fame player
War graves
The cemetery contains the war graves of 115 Commonwealth service personnel, 40 from World War I and 75 from World War II.[4]
References
- ^ "Improvement of Sandy Hill Cemeteries". The Ottawa Journal. 30 Aug 1902.
- ^ Bregha, Francois. "Sandy Hill cemeteries". Sandy Hill Stories. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ Rubinstein, Dan. "Lifting Macdonald Gardens Park: Students Help Secure Heritage Designation". Carleton University.
- ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery Report.
- Bibliography
- McKendry, Jennifer (2003), Into the silent land : historic cemeteries & graveyards in Ontario, Kingston, Ontario
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Pelletier, Jean Yves (2009), Ottawa Notre Dame Cemetery, an historic cemetery of national importance established in 1872., Quebec City, Quebec: Les Éditions GID
- Quesnel, Albert (1981), Nécrologies des pierres tombales du cimetière Notre-Dame d'Ottawa., Vanier, Ontario: Les Éditions Quesnel de Fomblanche
External links
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