East Bolton Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 45.194433, -72.280458
County: Brome
Record count: 572

Directions: Out of Sherbrooke, Quebec, take the Eastern Townships Autoroute 10 West, to the St.-Benoit-Du-Lac exit (Exit # 115), then follow Route 112 East in the direction of Magog, Quebec, to the intersection of Route 112 and Chemin des Peres. Follow Chemin des Peres for about 8 miles, to the Village of Austin. Chemin des Peres becomes Chemin Nicholas Austin when you reach the Austin townline. This is a lovely ride as the road follows alongside beautiful Lake Memphremagog. At the four corners in Austin, turn right onto Chemin Millington, and the cemetery is just a short distance on the left hand side.

Background:

Austin is well known for the St.-Benoit-du-Lac Abbey, and for the Cecil Butters Memorial Hospital, a center for mentally disabled children, founded in 1947 by Lily Butters, and named in memory of her son, Cecil.

This cemetery is owned and maintained by the East Bolton Cemetery Association. A large portion of the stones date back to the 1800's, and it is the resting place of Lily Butters, her husband, and their son Cecil, as well as some of the descendants of Nicholas Austin 1st, Pioneer of the Townships of Bolton.

It has always been well maintained, and it is still an active cemetery.

Burial Records

• Tombstone Transcription, by Joan Cruickshank, Spring 2005, (572 records)

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