The Cemeteries

Here is one of the commemorative plaques of the Chandler family that graced the walls of the Saint-Barthélémy Church just before its demolition in November 1916. Nowadays, they can be found in the Saint James Church in Trois-Rivières. Those are the only relics of Lord Chandler’s church, since the stones also went missing in the demolition of the École normale of Nicolet. Photo credit: OTNY

In 1979, restoration works were started on the site of the former Anglican temple located near the catholic cemetery. The tombstones were straightened up and the cemetery was leveled. Nowadays, Chandler’s tomb is resting in peace among the few remaining stones that are the only legacy we own of the Protestant community of Nicolet. Photo credit: OTNY

This Protestant cemetery is located along Saint-Jean-Baptiste Street, facing the river. It can be found on the left, right before entering the Catholic cemetery. Nowadays, there are only a dozen of tombstones left with a few inscriptions still legible, which emphasize by their denomination English figures: Chandler, Trigge, McLeod or Morrison. Most of these inscriptions have a Latin dedication. Photo credit: OTNY

Protestant register of the people interred in the cemetery Photo credit: OTNY

Vault of the Catholic cemetery, covered place where the coffins were left while waiting for the thaw to bury the deceased. Photo credit: OTNY

On this picture, a stone mausoleum (funeral monument) that stands out with its gothic ornaments. It houses the deceased lieutenant-colonel C.H. Giroux and the doctor H.P. Smith. Photo credit: OTNY

Here is the funeral monument (tomb) raised on the Honorable Arthur Trahan’s tomb, judge of the Superior Court of the province of Quebec, born in Nicolet on May 26, 1877. He passed away on September 22, 1950 in Montreal at the age of 73. Photo credit: OTNY

Tomb of the Monfortian community
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Tomb of the Monfortian community
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