Sacred Heart Cemetery
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N 42° 41.710 W 082° 41.392
17T E 361581 N 4728348
The marker is placed at the NE corner of the caretakers/Sexton building near the center of the cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM168EC
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2022
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Side One: Led by Bishop John Samuel Foley, the Diocese of Detroit purchased this land from Ephise Rosset in February 1914. The property became a new burial ground for Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary after the church’s first cemetery, St. Mary’s, had nearly reached its capacity. The first burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery was recorded on June 25, 1914. Because many parish members owned family plots in St. Mary’s, the new cemetery had a low number of interments during its first few years.
Side Two: Several former pastors from the Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary are buried in the priest mound of Sacred Heart Cemetery. Fred Rose, ho served as sexton for the parish from 1959 until 1997, is also buried in the cemetery. He was the great-great-grandson of Etienne (Stephen) Rose, an early Anchorville settler who donated land for the parish’s establishment in 1849. There are more than 150 veterans buried here, including soldiers who served in WWI, WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Historical Date: 06/25/1914
Historical Name: Sacred Heart Cemetery / Sacred Heart Cemetery
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: L2316
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
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