Église Saint-Henri-de-Barachois Cemetery - Grande Barachois, NB
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 46° 13.470 W 064° 25.305
20T E 390357 N 5119973
Built in 1824, Saint Henri is the oldest remaining wooden Acadian church in the Maritimes. A place of worship for 150 years, it was closed in the mid 1970s.
Waymark Code: WMP85A
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Date Posted: 07/17/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Local residents recognized its heritage value and later reopened the building as a museum. The building itself is part of the museum, which includes many of the religious artefacts that have been part of the church for many decades.

The Saint-Henri cemetery appears to be somewhat newer that the church, as the earliest burial recorded appears to be that of Elenora Leger, born in 1837, who died in 1868. Of course, many cemeteries from this era experienced burials which went unrecorded or whose records were lost. However, Father Antoine Gagnon, who oversaw the construction of the church, was buried in the church's crypt on June 5, 1849. Still in use, the cemetery has seen close to 500 burials to date.
Name of church or churchyard: Église Saint-Henri-de-Barachois

Approximate Size: Large (100+)

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