Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston

Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston
Year established:	1850
Country:	Canada
Location:	Kingston Ontario
Coordinates:	44°15′52″N 76°32′28″W
Type:	Public
Size:	100 acres (400,000 m2)
Website:	http://www.cataraquicemetery.ca/

The Cataraqui Cemetery, is a cemetery in Kingston Ontario, Canada. It is the city's largest cemetery and holds the distinction of being the burial site of Canada's first prime minister and a Father of Confederation, Sir John A. Macdonald.

History

Established at the beginning of the nineteenth century as a village burial ground, the Charter of the Cataraqui Cemetery Company was handed down on 10 August, 1850, by the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.

The cemetery was developed in a rural garden theme, after the pattern of Mount Auburn in Boston and Mount Hope in Rochester, New York. With roadways winding through rolling wooded terrain, ponds and watercourses, this 100 acres (400,000 m²) area is truly a beautiful resting place.

The modern Sir John A. Macdonald Chapel, located beside the office, features a dramatic stained glass window commissioned in 1891 in memory of the man. Installed in a tiny church at Redan, Ontario, north of Brockville, it was donated to the cemetery in 1980 when the chapel was built.

Location

Cataraqui is part of present-day Kingston Ontario. The cemetery is located on the east side of Sydenham Road, just north of Counter Street. Its main entrance is accessible via Purdy's Mill Road but there is also access from Sydenham Road.

"We Rest Here"

The following Signals Honour Roll members are buried here.

Headstone	Service Number	Rank and Name	Grave Location
	502446	Signaller W. Bird	Mil. range 3. Sec. G. 8.
	M106842	Sigmn R.R. Cork	Sec. G. Range 5. Grave 24.
	F95886	Sigmn W. Joy	Sec. G. Range 3. Grave 14.
	K92080	Sigmn W.A. McDonnell	Sec. G. Range 5. Grave 2.
		Sgt L.C. Washington	DVA Sec G. Row B6, Grave 1.

Other notable Signals related burials are:

Headstone	Service Number	Rank and Name	Grave Location
		Major Bruce Carruthers	(44°16′7.9″N 76°32′26.7″W)
		Colonel Elroy Forde	(44°16′7.7″N 76°32′28.5″W)