PREMIER - Cimetière de Québec - FIRST - Québec Cemetery - Québec, QC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
N 46° 48.782 W 071° 12.231
19T E 331870 N 5186745
Le premier cimetière de Québec est situé sur la côte de la Montagne (dans la partie inférieure du parc Montmorency). The first cemetery of Québec is located on the Côte de la Montagne, in the lower portion of Montmorency Park.
Waymark Code: WMXTY5
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 02/27/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member model12
Views: 13

Texte de la plaque:

En cet endroit se trouvait le premier cimetière de Québec, où se firent les inhumations depuis les premiers temps de la colonie jusqu'en 1687.

Within this enclosure was located the first graveyard of Québec, where interments were made from the early days of the colony up to 1687.

Cette plaque, commémorant l'inhumation d'amérindiens et de pionniers français, a été restaurée par Parcs Canada. Elle fut inaugurée le 1er mai 1993, lors du dixième anniversaire de la Fédération des familles-souches québécoises inc.
In this place was the first cemetery of Quebec, where the burials were done from the first times of the colony until 1687.

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This is a translation from the above noted French text:

This was the first graveyard of Quebec, where interments were made from the early days of the colony up to 1687.

This plaque, commemorating the burial of Native Americans and French pioneers, has been restored by Parks Canada. It was inaugurated on May 1, 1993, during the tenth anniversary of the Federation of Quebec Strains Families Inc.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location

Date of FIRST: 01/01/1608

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