Rick Dondo's Family Tree
Saint Boniface Cathedral Cemetery, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Tree: Rick Dondo's Family
Notes:
The cemetery located on the grounds of the St Boniface Cathedral has been in existence for over 200 years. The headstones currently visible there represent a very small portion of the thousands of people known to be buried there. This cemetery was in existence for fifty years before Manitoba became part of the Canadian Confederation in 1870. It is full of history. Many of the leaders of the Catholic Church in early Western Canada are buried here.
Many, if not all, of the wooden grave markers have deteriorated and have not been replaced. In addition, too often there is not even a record of the burial site. Some of the earliest records and other relevant information were destroyed in one of the Cathedral fires in 1860. As noted on a modest plaque in the northwest corner of the cemetery, that was but one of the five times the cathedral was completely rebuilt. Some of those efforts also involved the relocation of graves, further complicating the situation.
This is the location of the graves of a number of people related to your host, but it is the resting place of many others who come onto the tree through a marriage or many marriages. Some of the connections MAY just surprise you.
In the event you have such an interest, your host suggests you can look for more memorials in this cemetery on one of the many on-line services offering catalogues of graves.
All corrections, additions, questions, and observations are welcome.
For more details about this site, your host recommends this essay by the members of the Manitoba Historical society as a good starting point.
Location : Latitude: 49.8893156, Longitude: -97.1213306| 1. | Saint Boniface Cathedral Cemetery | Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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