St. Stephen Rural Cemetery
St. Stephen Rural Cemetery | |
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Details | |
Established | 1856 |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Coordinates | 45°07′12″N 67°10′49″W / 45.120042°N 67.180208°W |
Type | Public |
Owned by | Municipality |
Size | 65 acres (260,000 m2) |
No. of graves | 12,000+ |
Find a Grave | St. Stephen Rural Cemetery |
St. Stephen Rural Cemetery is a municipal cemetery established in April 1856 at the town of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada. The cemetery encompasses 65 acres (260,000 m2) of land with approximately 12,000 burials. There are over 20 kilometres of avenues and paths.
History
St. Stephen is a Canada/United States border town, separated by the
St. Croix River
. It is a place where crossing the bridge for employment, shopping, hospitalization, or just visiting friends, is an almost daily part of normal life. The two close-knit communities have shared services for more than two hundred years. Until nearly the second half of the 20th century, a number of Americans were born in St. Stephen and vice versa.
Cross-border marriages have been common and there are several
Washington D.C. to Lincoln's home in Springfield, Illinois. Many members of the Ganong family of chocolate
makers are interred here.
Notable interments
- John Curtis Caldwell, Brigadier-General, Union Army
- Arthur D. Ganong, businessman, president of Ganong Bros.
- Gilbert W. Ganong, co-founder of Ganong Bros.
- Hardy N. Ganong (CBE), Major-General, Canadian Army
- J. Edwin Ganong, businessman, co-founder of Ganong Bros. and the St. Croix Soap Mfg. Co.
- Joan A. Ganong, World War II Air Force Flight Sergeant, author
- R. Whidden Ganong, businessman, president of Ganong Bros.
- Susan B. Ganong, educator, owner of Netherwood School
- William Francis Ganong, botanist, historian, cartographer
- James Mitchell, Premier of New Brunswick
- US Navy, Medal of Honorrecipient