Assomption Cemetery

Assomption Cemetery is designated a Local Historic Place for the presence of the graves of several important local families and citizens.

The oldest tombstone found in Assomption Cemetery is that of Michael Harley, one of the first Irish immigrants and surveyor of the town pastures, who died in 1851. Other tombstones bear the names Ryan, Kelly, Quinn, Quigley, Toner, Bradley, McCormick, and McCluskey, reflecting the size of the Irish community in the early history of the town. The cemetery also contains the tombstones of the region’s first Francophone families, such as Michaud, Carrier, Godreau, Soucy, Corbin, St-Amand, Poitras, Page, and Desjardins, as well as the graves of several parish priests, such as Father Thomas Albert, Father Henry Joyner, Msgr. George Bernier, and Msgr. Solyme Azzie.