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|location = 927 Purdy's Mill Road<br />[[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]<br />K7M 3N1
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[[File:Funeral of Sir John A. Macdonald, Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Ont.jpg|thumb|right|alt=coffin on carriage|Funeral of [[John A. Macdonald]], Cataraqui Cemetery]]
[[File:Grave_of_Sir_John_A._Macdonald,_Kingston,_Ontario.jpg|thumb|right|alt=stone cross|Grave of John Alexander Macdonald]]


'''Cataraqui Cemetery''', in [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], is the city's main burial ground with over 46,000 interments. Cataraqui Cemetery offers the greater Kingston area a variety of interment, cremation, funeral and memorialization options and services. The cemetery is most noted as being the burial site of Canada's first [[prime minister]] and [[Canadian Confederation|Father of Confederation]], [[Sir John A. Macdonald]]. Macdonald's gravesite, and the cemetery itself, are both designated as [[National Historic Sites of Canada]].<ref>{{DFHD|13020|Cataraqui Cemetery National Historic Site of Canada|25 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{CRHP|12964|Sir John A. Macdonald Gravesite|25 April 2012}}</ref>
'''Cataraqui Cemetery''' is a non-denominational cemetery located in [[Kingston, Ontario]], Canada. Founded in 1850, it predates [[Canadian Confederation]], and continues as an active burial ground.<ref name="kam">{{cite web|url=http://www.kingstonmuseums.ca/historic-cataraqui-cemetery|title=Cataraqui Cemetery National Historic Site of Canada|website=Kingston Association of Museums|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> The cemetery is 91 acres in a rural setting with rolling wooded terrain, ponds and watercourses.<ref name="plaques">{{cite web|url=http://ontarioplaques.com/Plaques/Plaque_Frontenac67.html|title=The Cataraqui Cemetery Historical Plaque|website=Ontario's Historic Plaques|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> More than 46,000 individuals are interred within the grounds, and it is the final resting place of many prominent Canadians, including the burial site of Canada's first [[prime minister]], [[John A. Macdonald]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thegreatwaterway.com/pt-activities-await/cataraqui-cemetery/|title=Cataraqui Cemetery National Historic Site of Canada|website=The Great Waterway|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> The Macdonald family gravesite, and the cemetery itself, are both designated as [[National Historic Sites of Canada]].<ref name="Gerard">{{cite web|url=http://kingstonherald.com/news/historical-cataraqui-cemetary-201037849|title=Government of Canada Recognizes Historical Significance of Cataraqui Cemetery|last=Gerard|first=Steve|date=2012-01-17|website=Kingston Herald|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref><ref name="nhs1">{{DFHD|13020|Cataraqui Cemetery National Historic Site of Canada|2018-01-25}}</ref><ref name="nhs2">{{CRHP|12964|Sir John A. Macdonald gravesite|2018-01-25}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The cemetery charter was created during a special act of the [[Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada]] on August 10, 1850.<ref name="cataraqui">{{cite web|url=
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[[File:Funeral of Sir John A. Macdonald, Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Ont.jpg|thumb|left| Funeral of Sir John A. Macdonald, Cataraqui Cemetery]]
http://www.cataraquicemetery.ca/history-genealogy/history-of-cataraqui-cemetery/|title=History of Cataraqui Cemetery|website=Cataraqui Cemetery|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> The Cataraqui Cemetery was incorporated as a not-for-profit, non-denominational, and public resting place.<ref name="burial">{{cite web|url=http://lowerburialground.ca/history/kingstons-cemeteries/|title=Kingston's Cemeteries|website=Kingston's Lower Burial Ground|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> [[Alexander Campbell (Canadian senator)|Alexander Campbell]] served as the first president.<ref name="cataraqui" /> Architect Frederick Cornell designed the cemetery landscape.<ref name="nhs1" /> Interments increased quickly when the City of Kingston passed a by-law in 1864, preventing burials within the city limits.<ref name="burial" /> The gravesite of John A. Macdonald and family plot were recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada on May 19, 1938.<ref name="nhs2" /> Cataraqui Cemetery as a whole was recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada on July 19, 2011.<ref name="nhs1" />
The charter of The Cataraqui Cemetery Company was handed down on 10 August 1850, by the [[Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada]]. The Cataraqui Cemetery is unique in that it was incorporated in 1850 as a not-for-profit corporation with the interment rights holders as the members. It is the members who elect from themselves The Cataraqui Cemetery Board of Trustees. the Cemetery continues to operate as a not-for-profit, non-denominational cemetery. [[Alexander Campbell (Canadian senator)|Sir Alexander Campbell]] served as the corporations first president of the board of trustees. The board of trustees is accountable for all aspects of the cemetery by delegating the responsibility of the day-to-day operations to the General Manager and a full-time staff. A volunteer citizen advisory committee also assists the Cemetery's board and management with the stewardship of the cemetery.

The cemetery was developed using the rural or garden theme, after the pattern of [[Mount Auburn Cemetery|Mount Auburn]] near [[Boston]] and [[Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester|Mount Hope]] in [[Rochester, New York]]. The 91-acre cemetery includes roadways winding through rolling wooded terrain, ponds and watercourses all laid out in the Picturesque style of landscaping. Cataraqui Cemetery predates other notable Canadian cemeteries such as Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa Ontario, Mt Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto Ontario and Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal Quebec.

Located within the cemetery office, is a stained glass window commissioned in 1891 in memory of Sir John A. Macdonald. Originally installed in a church at [[Redan, Ontario|Redan]], north of Brockville, it was salvaged from the church and donated to the cemetery in 1980.

As a result of recent changes to provincial legislation, the Cataraqui Cemetery Company operates as a not for profit organization.


==Notable interments==
==Notable interments==
The cemetery contains the war graves of 61 service personnel from [[World War I]], and 84 from [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2066446/KINGSTON%20(CATARAQUI)%20CEMETERY|title=KINGSTON (CATARAQUI) CEMETERY|website=Commonwealth War Graves Commission|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref>
Cataraqui Cemetery is the final resting place for many notable persons including politicians, businessmen, humanitarians, and authors.<ref name="interments">{{cite web|url=http://www.cataraquicemetery.ca/history-genealogy/notable-people/|title=Notable People|website=Cataraqui Cemetery|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> The cemetery contains the war graves of 61 service personnel from [[World War I]], and 84 from [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2066446/KINGSTON%20(CATARAQUI)%20CEMETERY|title=Kingston (Cataraqui) Cemetery |website=Commonwealth War Graves Commission|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]] owns a section that is reserved for interring the remains of those who dedicate their bodies to education and research.<ref name="queensu">{{cite web|url=http://www.queensu.ca/encyclopedia/c/cataraqui-cemetery|title=Cataraqui Cemetery|website=Queen's Encyclopedia|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref>


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* [[Leonard Birchall]] – Royal Canadian Air Force officer<ref name="interments" />
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* [[John Counter]] – First mayor of the City of Kingston
* [[Thomas Burrowes (artist)|Thomas Burrowes]] – Artist and surveyor<ref name="interments" />
* [[Alexander Campbell (Canadian senator)|Sir Alexander Campbell]] – Father of Confederation and a former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
* [[Wallace Bruce Matthews Carruthers]] – Founder of the Canadian Signal Corps
* [[John Counter]] – First mayor of the City of Kingston<ref name="interments" />
* [[Alexander Campbell (Canadian senator)|Alexander Campbell]] – Father of Confederation, and a former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyandinnovation.ca/stories/sir-alexander-campbell|title=Sir Alexander Campbell|website=History & Innovation|access-date=2018-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012822/http://www.historyandinnovation.ca/stories/sir-alexander-campbell|archive-date=2018-01-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Kirkpatrick]] – First mayor of the Town of Kingston
* [[Wallace Bruce Matthews Carruthers]] – Founder of the Canadian Signal Corps<ref name="interments" />
* [[Richard Cartwright (born 1759)|Richard Cartwright]] – Judge and politician<ref name="interments" />
* [[James Corry (academic)|James Alexander Corry]] – Academic and principal of Queen's University<ref name="queensu" />
* [[William Coverdale (architect)|William Coverdale]] – Architect<ref name="interments" />
* [[John Creighton (warden)|John Creighton]] – Politician and warden<ref name="interments" />
* [[John James Deutsch]] – Economist and principal of Queen's University<ref name="queensu" />
* [[Harriet Dobbs]] – Artist, writer and humanitarian<ref name="interments" />
* [[George Monro Grant]] – Minister and principal of Queen's College<ref name="queensu" />
* [[John Hamilton (Ontario politician)|John Hamilton]] – Politician and cofounder of Queen's University
* [[George Airey Kirkpatrick]] – Politician and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario<ref name="interments" />
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* [[Thomas Kirkpatrick (Canadian politician)|Thomas Kirkpatrick]] – First mayor of the Town of Kingston
* [[William Leitch (scientist)|William Leitch]] – Scientist and principal of Queen's University.<ref name="queensu" />
* [[Evan MacColl]] – the poet of Loch Fyne
* [[Evan MacColl]] – the poet of Loch Fyne
* [[John A. Macdonald]] – First Prime Minister of Canada
* [[John A. Macdonald]] – First Prime Minister of Canada<ref name="nhs2" />
* [[Archibald Cameron Macdonell]] – Police officer and soldier<ref name="interments" />
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* [[Thomas McLeod (sailor)|Thomas McLeod]] – Scottish sailor who took part in three expeditions to the South Pole
* [[Agnes Maule Machar]] – Author, poet and social reformer<ref name="interments" />
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* [[James T. Sutherland]] – Hockey Hall of Fame member
* [[John Machar]] – Principal of Queen's University<ref name="queensu" />
* [[William Archibald Mackintosh]] – Economist and principal of Queen's University<ref name="queensu" />
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* [[Thomas McLeod (sailor)|Thomas McLeod]] – Scottish sailor who took part in three expeditions to the South Pole<ref name="interments" />
* [[James Morton (Canadian businessman)|James Morton]] – Politician, and businessman<ref name="interments" />
* [[Edward John Barker Pense]] – Politician, and newspaper editor<ref name="interments" />
* [[Guilford Bevil Reed]] – Canadian medical researcher<ref name="queensu" />
* [[James Richardson (1819-1892)|James Richardson]] – Businessman, founder of James Richardson and Sons, Limited<ref name="interments" />
* [[James Sampson (physician)|James Sampson]] – Doctor, politician and a founder of Kingston General Hospital<ref name="interments" />
* [[Charles Sangster]] – Poet, fellow of the Royal Society<ref name="interments" />
* [[David Chadwick Smith]] – Economist and principal of Queen's University<ref name="queensu" />
* [[Henry Smith (Canadian politician)|Henry Smith]] – Politician and lawyer<ref name="interments" />
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* [[James T. Sutherland]] – Soldier, and Hockey Hall of Fame member<ref name="interments" />
* [[Robert Charles Wallace]] – Geologist, educator, academic administrator<ref name="queensu" />
* [[Zachary Taylor Wood]] – Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police, and Yukon Territory
* [[Zachary Taylor Wood]] – Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police, and Yukon Territory


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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*Jennifer McKendry, c1995 ''Weep not for me : A photographic essay and history of Cataraqui Cemetery'' Kingston, Ontario
* Jennifer McKendry (1995). ''Weep not for me : A photographic essay and history of Cataraqui Cemetery'' Kingston, Ontario
*John H. Grenville, 2000 ''An illustrated guide to monuments, memorials & markers in the Kingston area'' Kingston Historical Society Plaque Committee, Kingston, Ontario, Kingston Historical Society
* John H. Grenville (2000). ''An illustrated guide to monuments, memorials & markers in the Kingston area'' Kingston Historical Society Plaque Committee, Kingston, Ontario, Kingston Historical Society
*Jennifer McKendry, c2003 ''Into the silent land : Historic cemeteries & graveyards in Ontario'' Kingston, Ontario
* Jennifer McKendry (2003). ''Into the silent land : historic cemeteries & graveyards in Ontario'', Kingston, Ont., {{ISBN|978-0969718758}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.cataraquicemetery.ca/history-genealogy/history-of-cataraqui-cemetery/ History of Catarqui Cemetery]
* [http://www.cataraquicemetery.ca/history-genealogy/history-of-cataraqui-cemetery/ History of Catarqui Cemetery]
* {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/639423/cataraqui-cemetery Cataraqui Cemetery—Find A Grave]


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Cataraqui Cemetery
Cataraqui Cemetery
Map
Details
Established1850
Location
927 Purdy's Mill Road
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates44°15′52″N 76°32′28″W / 44.26444°N 76.54111°W / 44.26444; -76.54111
Size91 acres (0.37 km2)
No. of graves>46,000
Websitewww.cataraquicemetery.ca
Official nameSir John A. Macdonald Gravesite
National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1938
Official nameCataraqui Cemetery
National Historic Site of Canada
Designated2011
Find a GraveCataraqui Cemetery
coffin on carriage
Funeral of John A. Macdonald, Cataraqui Cemetery
stone cross
Grave of John Alexander Macdonald

Cataraqui Cemetery is a non-denominational cemetery located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1850, it predates Canadian Confederation, and continues as an active burial ground.[1] The cemetery is 91 acres in a rural setting with rolling wooded terrain, ponds and watercourses.[2] More than 46,000 individuals are interred within the grounds, and it is the final resting place of many prominent Canadians, including the burial site of Canada's first prime minister, John A. Macdonald.[3] The Macdonald family gravesite, and the cemetery itself, are both designated as National Historic Sites of Canada.[4][5][6]

History[edit]

The cemetery charter was created during a special act of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada on August 10, 1850.[7] The Cataraqui Cemetery was incorporated as a not-for-profit, non-denominational, and public resting place.[8] Alexander Campbell served as the first president.[7] Architect Frederick Cornell designed the cemetery landscape.[5] Interments increased quickly when the City of Kingston passed a by-law in 1864, preventing burials within the city limits.[8] The gravesite of John A. Macdonald and family plot were recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada on May 19, 1938.[6] Cataraqui Cemetery as a whole was recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada on July 19, 2011.[5]

Notable interments[edit]

Cataraqui Cemetery is the final resting place for many notable persons including politicians, businessmen, humanitarians, and authors.[9] The cemetery contains the war graves of 61 service personnel from World War I, and 84 from World War II.[10] Queen's University owns a section that is reserved for interring the remains of those who dedicate their bodies to education and research.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cataraqui Cemetery National Historic Site of Canada". Kingston Association of Museums. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  2. ^ "The Cataraqui Cemetery Historical Plaque". Ontario's Historic Plaques. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  3. ^ "Cataraqui Cemetery National Historic Site of Canada". The Great Waterway. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  4. ^ Gerard, Steve (2012-01-17). "Government of Canada Recognizes Historical Significance of Cataraqui Cemetery". Kingston Herald. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  5. ^ a b c Cataraqui Cemetery National Historic Site of Canada. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  6. ^ a b c Sir John A. Macdonald gravesite. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  7. ^ a b "History of Cataraqui Cemetery". Cataraqui Cemetery. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  8. ^ a b "Kingston's Cemeteries". Kingston's Lower Burial Ground. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Notable People". Cataraqui Cemetery. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  10. ^ "Kingston (Cataraqui) Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Cataraqui Cemetery". Queen's Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  12. ^ "Sir Alexander Campbell". History & Innovation. Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-25.

Further reading[edit]

  • Jennifer McKendry (1995). Weep not for me : A photographic essay and history of Cataraqui Cemetery Kingston, Ontario
  • John H. Grenville (2000). An illustrated guide to monuments, memorials & markers in the Kingston area Kingston Historical Society Plaque Committee, Kingston, Ontario, Kingston Historical Society
  • Jennifer McKendry (2003). Into the silent land : historic cemeteries & graveyards in Ontario, Kingston, Ont., ISBN 978-0969718758

External links[edit]

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