Fernhill Cemetery, known as the Rural Cemetery when it opened in 1848, is located at 200 Westmorland Road in Saint John,

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, Canada. Renamed Fernhill in 1899, the 125 acre (0.5 km²) cemetery has a special section for veterans of both

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and

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and is the burial site of one of only a few Canadians to ever receive the

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' highest military decoration, the

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. When the cemetery opened, the

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was the established church, and as such, there is a designated area for Church of England members. In the cemetery's

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section, a stone chapel was built in 1950 with the help of the

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mogul

Louis B. Mayer Louis Burt Mayer (; born Lazar Meir; July 12, 1884Mayer maintained that he was born in Minsk on July 4, 1885. According to Scott Eyman, the reasons may have been: * Mayer's father gave different dates for his birthplace at different times, so ...

, who grew up in Saint John and whose mother is interred here. The cemetery contains the

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of 103 Commonwealth service personnel, 67 of

and 36 of

.
CWGC Cemetery report, breakdown obtained from casualty record. Fernhill has operated a crematorium onsite since 1939, when it was the first crematorium east of Montreal.

Notable persons interred

Amos Edwin Botsford Amos Edwin Botsford, (September 25, 1804 – March 19, 1894) was a Canadian farmer, judge, politician, and businessman. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of William Botsford, and moved with his family to Westcock in 1808. He was ...

(1804–1894), statesman *

Ward Chipman Ward Chipman (July 30, 1754 – February 9, 1824) was a New Brunswick lawyer, judge, and political figure. He briefly served as administrator for New Brunswick from 1823 until his death in 1824. Early life He was born in Marblehead, Massa ...

(1754–1824), Attorney General of New Brunswick * Robert Foulis (1796–1866), engineer and artist *

John Douglas Hazen Sir John Douglas Hazen, (June 5, 1860 – December 27, 1937) was a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. Biography Known by his second name, Douglas, he entered politics in 1885 when he was elected as an alderman for Fredericton City Counci ...

(1860–1937), statesman, Premier of New Brunswick *

Anna Minerva Henderson Anna Minerva Henderson (August 8, 1887 – 1987) was a teacher, civil servant, and poet from Saint John, New Brunswick. According to the New Brunswick Black History Society, during Canada's centennial in 1967 she published a "chaplet" containi ...

(1887–1987), teacher, civil servant, and poet * George E. King (1839–1901), statesman, Premier of New Brunswick, Supreme Court of Canada justice * George Frederick Phillips (1862–1908)

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hero, U.S.

William H. Steeves William Henry Steeves (May 20, 1814 – December 9, 1873) was a merchant, lumberman, politician and Father of Canadian Confederation. Early life and education William Henry Steeves was born on May 20, 1814, in Hillsborough, New Brunswic ...

(1814–1873), a father of

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* Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley (1818–1896), a father of

* W. Rupert Turnbull (1870–1954), aeronautical engineer, inventor

References

External links

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