New Brunswick Society Buys Historic Burial Site

The Cap Bimet Historical Site Preservation Society in New Brunswick, Canada purchased a one-acre plot of land containing unmarked graves from the 1700s. Stella Boudreau, the society’s 87-year-old president, began pursuing the land in 1983 after learning her ancestors were buried there. A retired historian from Université de Moncton helped identify roughly 61 individuals by reviewing parish records.

The society secured the privately owned land by raising $200,000 with support from local municipalities. Records suggest at least 40 of those buried were young children. The group intends to clean and revitalize the cemetery this summer.

Currently, the full extent of burials remains unknown, and further research is needed to fully document everyone interred on the land. The society plans to build a walking path with plaques detailing the area’s history and the families who lived there, continuing the work of preservation.