Belleville Cemetery
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Belleville Cemetery is a cemetery
located in the Canadian city of Belleville, Ontario
, incorporated in 1872. It is most notable for being the burial place of Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell
and author Susanna Moodie
. The cemetery covers 65 acres (263,045.9 m²) and is located along the north shore of the Bay of Quinte
.
About Belleville Cemetery
The Belleville Cemetery Company was organized in 1872. Previous to this, burials were made in the city church yards but it became evident that more room would be required and preferably, out of town. Interested citizens therefore banded together and purchased 65 acres of land in what was then The Township of Sidney and fronting on the Trent Road, now designated as Dundas Street West within the limits of the City of Belleville. These pioneers purchased from one to as many as six lots, each lot containing six or eight graves. Each lot owner became a shareholder. The only shareholders then, as now, being the lot owners. The Company is owned by the lot owners and is administered by a Board of Directors composed of up to nine lot owners elected for three year terms at the annual meeting of the lot owners, three to be elected each year.
The Belleville Cemetery Company, a not-for-profit corporation and is dedicated to the provision and maintenance of burial locations for the citizens of Belleville and the surrounding area in a serene, park like setting. The Cemetery is operated solely for the benefit of the public. All money received is employed or reserved solely for the administration and maintenance of the Cemetery, and for the development of additional burial spaces and facilities to meet the ongoing requirements of Belleville and the surrounding area.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
located in the Canadian city of Belleville, Ontario
Belleville, Ontario
Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...
, incorporated in 1872. It is most notable for being the burial place of Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell
Mackenzie Bowell
Sir Mackenzie Bowell, PC, KCMG was a Canadian politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Canada from December 21, 1894 to April 27, 1896.-Early life:Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, England to John Bowell and Elizabeth Marshall...
and author Susanna Moodie
Susanna Moodie
Susanna Moodie, born Strickland , was an English-born Canadian author who wrote about her experiences as a settler in Canada, which was a British colony at the time.-Biography:...
. The cemetery covers 65 acres (263,045.9 m²) and is located along the north shore of the Bay of Quinte
Bay of Quinte
The Bay of Quinte is a long, narrow bay shaped like the letter "Z" on the northern shore of Lake Ontario in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is just west of the head of the Saint Lawrence River that drains the Great Lakes into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
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About Belleville Cemetery
The Belleville Cemetery Company was organized in 1872. Previous to this, burials were made in the city church yards but it became evident that more room would be required and preferably, out of town. Interested citizens therefore banded together and purchased 65 acres of land in what was then The Township of Sidney and fronting on the Trent Road, now designated as Dundas Street West within the limits of the City of Belleville. These pioneers purchased from one to as many as six lots, each lot containing six or eight graves. Each lot owner became a shareholder. The only shareholders then, as now, being the lot owners. The Company is owned by the lot owners and is administered by a Board of Directors composed of up to nine lot owners elected for three year terms at the annual meeting of the lot owners, three to be elected each year.
The Belleville Cemetery Company, a not-for-profit corporation and is dedicated to the provision and maintenance of burial locations for the citizens of Belleville and the surrounding area in a serene, park like setting. The Cemetery is operated solely for the benefit of the public. All money received is employed or reserved solely for the administration and maintenance of the Cemetery, and for the development of additional burial spaces and facilities to meet the ongoing requirements of Belleville and the surrounding area.