The Cathedral of St. Joseph maintains 4 cemeteries that were constructed beginning in 1837. Unfortunatetly we don't have all the data from that date on these look up tools yet, BUT WE ARE UPDATING IT WEEKLY. It currently goes back to the early 1870s in the Old Mount Calvary cemeteries and the St Joseph cemetery back to 1837. We have also included below a contact us link so you can help us update any missing or incorrect data you find. Please help us.
To locate the grave site, find the lot site address, in this case 3-D 007. The first number of the lot is either 1, 2 or 3 and it pertains to the this listing:
1 The Old Mount Calvary Cemetery, at 207 Archibald Street
2 The Mount Calvary Cemetery Annex, at 55 Pomeroy Street
3 The New Mount Calvary Cemetery, at 57 Plattsburg Ave
Next click here to open the maps page to see in detail the site maps. Locate the maps for the appropriate cemetery.
In our example 3 is the New Mount Calvary Cemetery at 57 Plattsburg Ave in the North End off North Ave.
The overview map will show the area listed in the lot site address, in this example D lot # 007.
There is also a more detailed map showing individual grave sites for this cemetery.
The Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception was the "English" parish and the original Cathedral prior to the founding of St. Joseph's as a "French" parish in 1850. The St. Joseph Cemetery was originally constructed for Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. With the merging of the two parishes St. Joseph's church became the Cathedral and maintains all 4 cemeteries.