The Cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont (; English: Belmont Cemetery) is a historic garden cemetery located in

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, Canada. The

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cemetery was built between 1857 and 1859. Its architect, Charles Baillargé, took inspiration from the noted garden cemetery of Green-Wood, in

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. The cemetery was blessed on July 10, 1859, and Belmont Cemetery's first burial took place two days later. The war graves section is maintained by the

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. Undeveloped sections remain next to Quebec Autoroute 440. On the grounds is Coopérative funéraire des Deux Rives – Centre du Plateau. The cemetery is now surround by residential homes and Parc Centre de glisse Myrand.

Notable interments

* Jean Victor Allard (1913–1996): first French-speaking Chief of Defense Staff *

Georges-Élie Amyot Georges-Élie Amyot (January 28, 1856 – March 28, 1930) was a French Canadian businessman and politician, and founder of Dominion Corset. He was worth $8 million in 1930, at the time of his death. Early life Amyot was born on January 28, 1856 ...

(1856–1930): politician, businessman * Valmore Bienvenue (1894–1952): American-born jurist, politician * Arthur Buies (1840–1901): journalist, scholar *

René-Édouard Caron René-Édouard Caron (21 October 1800 – 13 December 1876) was a Canadian politician, judge, and the List of lieutenant governors of Quebec#Lieutenant Governors of Quebec, 1867–present, second Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. He was born ...

(1800–1876) * Eugène Chinic (1818–1889): entrepreneur, bank founder, statesman * Julien Chouinard (1929–1987): lawyer, justice of the Supreme Court of Canada * Antoine Dessane (1826–1873): French-born composer * Joseph Marmette Sr. (1813–1896) Father of Joseph Marmette Jr. *

Edmund James Flynn Edmund James Flynn (November 16, 1847 – June 7, 1927) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and the tenth premier of Quebec, from 1896 to 1897. Background Flynn, the son of Jacques Flynn and Elizabeth Tostevin, was born at Percé on Novembe ...

(1847–1927): Premier of Québec * Ernest Gagnon (1834–1915): organist, historian, composer * Édouard Burroughs Garneau (1859–1911) : politician *

François-Xavier Garneau François-Xavier Garneau (June 15, 1809 – February 2 or February 3, 1866) was a nineteenth-century French Canadian notary, poet, civil servant and liberal who wrote a three-volume history of the French Canadian nation entitled ''Histoire du Can ...

(1809–1866): historian *

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(1912–1980): lawyer, Premier of Québec *

Félix-Gabriel Marchand Félix-Gabriel Marchand (January 9, 1832 – September 25, 1900) was a journalist, author, notary and politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the 11th premier of Quebec from May 24, 1897, to September 25, 1900. Born in what is Saint-Jean-sur-Riche ...

(1832–1900): Premier of Québec *

Georges Parent Georges Parent (15 December 1879 – 14 December 1942) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and Speaker of the Senate of Canada from 1940 until 1942. Parent was born in Quebec City, the son of Simon-Napoléon Parent who served as Premier of ...

(1879–1942): lawyer, statesman *

Yves Pratte Yves Pratte (7 March 1925 – 26 June 1988) was a Canadian lawyer and jurist who served briefly as a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Early life Born in Quebec City, Quebec, he was the son of Garon Pratte and G. Rivard. He w ...

(1925–1988): lawyer, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada * Louis-Alexandre Taschereau (1867–1952): lawyer, Premier of Québec *

Ulric-Joseph Tessier Ulric-Joseph Tessier (May 3, 1817 – April 7, 1892) was a Quebec lawyer, judge, seigneur, and politician who was a member of the Senate of Canada representing the Gulf division from 1867 to 1873 and served as mayor of Quebec City from 1853 to 18 ...

(1817–1892): statesman *

Robert Taschereau Robert Taschereau (September 10, 1896 – July 26, 1970) was a lawyer who served as the 11th Chief Justice of Canada from 1963 to 1967, as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1940 to 1963, and briefly as the Administrator o ...

(1896–1970): lawyer, Chief Justice of Canada * Joseph Vézina (1849–1924): orchestra conductor, composer

War graves

The cemetery contains the war graves of 27 Commonwealth service personnel, 4 from

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and 23 from

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, which are headstoned. In addition another 13 whose graves could no longer be marked or maintained are alternatively commemorated on The Quebec Memorial at the

National Field of Honour The National Field of Honour () is a military cemetery for Canadian and Allied Veterans and their loved ones. It is located in Pointe-Claire Pointe-Claire (, ) is a Quebec local municipality within the Urban agglomeration of Montreal on th ...

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.
CWGC Cemetery Report. Breakdown obtained from casualty record. There is a group of 28 gravestones of members of the

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who died between 1929 and 1960 in the Notre Dame de Belmont Cemetery in Quebec City, Quebec. Four gravestones, dated 1929, 1935, 1938, 1938 feature a crown, beaver and regimental motto. Seven gravestones, dated 1939, 1941, 1941, 1942, 1942, 1942, 1947 feature the Maple Leaf and Canadian Forces cross. Seven gravestones feature the Canadian Forces cross dated 1954, 1954, 1955, 1955, 1955, 1954, 1960.Notre Dame de Belmont Cemetery Royal 22nd Regiment
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External links

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