Coordinates: 42°59′43″N 82°23′05″W / 42.9952°N 82.3846°W / 42.9952; -82.3846

Lakeview cemetery, Sarnia

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Lakeview cemetery
Grave Of Alexander Mackenzie
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Details
Established1879
Location
1016 Colborne Road, Sarnia, Ontario
CountryCanada
Coordinates42°59′43″N 82°23′05″W / 42.9952°N 82.3846°W / 42.9952; -82.3846
No. of interments>13,000
Websitewww.lakeviewcemetery.ca
Find a GraveLakeview cemetery

Lakeview Cemetery Company is a cemetery located at Colborne Road and Michigan Avenue in Sarnia, Ontario. Opened in 1879 by the Town of Sarnia to replace smaller and church-based cemeteries,[1] it is most notable for being the burial place of Canadian Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie.[2] The cemetery, which is still an active burial site and now has a crematorium, contains the war graves of 11 Canadian service personnel of World War I and 13 of World War II.[3]

Other notables buried here include:

References

  1. ^ "Lakeview Cemetery & Crematorium | About Us".
  2. ^ McArthur, Douglas (7 October 2000). "A historical stroll through Canada's prime ministerial grave sites". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ [1] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Cemetery report

Further reading

  • Jennifer McKendry (2003). Into the silent land : historic cemeteries & graveyards in Ontario, Kingston, Ont., ISBN 978-0969718758
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