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Encyclopedia > Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Fairview Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a famous Canadian cemetery. Please read first: This article is about the Nova Scotia community. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 12th 55,283 km² 3. ...


In addition to many of the city's business and cultural elite, at Halifax's Fairview Cemetery, 121 victims of the Titanic disaster are interred, several of whom have never been identified. Another 29 victims who were recovered are buried in Halifax and can be located at the Roman Catholic Mount Olivet Cemetery and the Jewish Baron de Hirsch Cemetery. Please read first: This article is about the Nova Scotia community. ... The New York Herald reports the disaster. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Mount Olivet Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada at which 19 bodies recovered from the RMS Titanic are buried. ... // The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי transliterated: Yehudi) is used in many ways, but generally refers to a follower of Judaism, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity; and often a combination of these attributes. ... The Baron de Hirsch Cemetery located on Windsor Street near Connaught Avenue is the only Jewish cemetery in the city of Halifax. ...


Notable Titanic victims buried at Fairview

One of the Titanic's notable figures, is John Law Hume. Known as "Jock", he was a violinist in the ship's orchestra. John's grave is like most of the Titanic graves at Fairview Cemetery. Besides his name, it only contains: Died April 15, 1912. 193 (The "193" was the number of John's body as assigned by the recovery ship which found him.)


One of the prominent headstones of the unidentified Titanic victims at Fairview is for an unidentified child found at the site of the wreck, and the only child for whom a body was recovered. As no one claimed the child, he was buried with funding from the sailors of the recovery ship which found him. The headstone bears the inscription 'Erected to the memory of an unknown child whose remains were recovered after the disaster to the "Titanic" April 15th 1912'. Ultimately, the identity of this child was determined in early November 2002 as thirteen month old Eino Viljami Panula of Finland, using DNA evidence. Eino, his mother, and four brothers all died in the Titanic disaster. For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


See also: List of other famous cemeteries This is a list of famous cemeteries, mausoleums and other places people are buried, world-wide. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Titanic Descriptions of Bodies that Remain Unidentified (2063 words)
Buried at Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, N. Wore steward's uniform.
Buried at Hebrew Cemetery, Halifax, N. Wore dungaree trousers and gray striped jacket.
Buried at Hebrew Cemetery, Halifax, N. Wore dungaree coat and trousers; gray flannel drawers.
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