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St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery (also known as Cimetière Saint-Thomas-d'Aquinis) is a
Saint Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Compton, Compton County, Quebec
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St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery (also known as Cimetière Saint-Thomas-d'Aquinis) is a cemetery
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...
located in Compton, Quebec
Compton is a municipality in Coaticook Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
Demographics
Population
Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
(+) adjusted figures due to boundary changes ...
. It is most notable for being the burial place of Canadian Prime Minister
The prime minister of Canada (french: premier ministre du Canada, link=no) is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority the elected House of Commons; as such ...
Louis St. Laurent
Louis Stephen St. Laurent (''Saint-Laurent'' or ''St-Laurent'' in French, baptized Louis-Étienne St-Laurent; February 1, 1882 – July 25, 1973) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 12th prime minister of Canada from 19 ...
(1882–1973).
Established in the 1850s, the cemetery is the resting place for a few of St. Laurent family including the Prime Minister's daughter Madeleine St. Laurent.
See also
*St-Rémi-de-Napierville Cemetery
St-Rémi-de-Napierville Cemetery is a small Catholic cemetery in Saint-Rémi-de-Napierville, Quebec and located on the southside of rue Saint-André east of rue Saint-Paul (232 rue Saint-André).
It is the final resting place of 15th Canadian Pri ...
, burial place of Pierre Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau ( , ; October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000), also referred to by his initials PET, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada
The prime mini ...
in St-Rémi-de-Napierville, Quebec
* Maclaren Cemetery
Maclaren Cemetery is a small cemetery in the town of Wakefield, Quebec and the final resting place for Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. Established near the 1870s, the cemetery is located in the clearing below the hills bordering the Gatineau Ri ...
, burial place of Lester Pearson
Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian scholar, statesman, diplomat, and politician who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968.
Born in Newtonbrook, Ontario (now part of ...
References
External links
Saint Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Compton, Compton County, Quebec
information at interment.net * Cemeteries in Quebec Roman Catholic cemeteries in Canada {{Canada-cemetery-stub