On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:38:46 -0500, Steve Ketcham
<steve@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in soc.genealogy.french:
>I'm curious about whether this is permanent "inhumation dans le cave".
>Since it's very difficult to dig graves for much of the year in Quebec,
>could this have been a tem****ary burial until the ground thawed?
No, it was not. "inhumation dans la cave" (not le cave) is a matter
of being notorious, for example a good friend of the church, mayor
(or the equivalent for that time, like captain of milicia), rich,
lord (seigneur), etc.
This was later forbidden for obvious reasons (it was smelling and
not healthy).
There are many references to that practice. For example:
http://books.google.fr/books?q=%22inhumation+dans+l%27%C3%A9glise%22&btnG=Chercher+des+livres
You will find more on this site (but it is in French).
http://www.cbcq.gouv.qc.ca/cimetieres.html
See the section 3.1 (who is in the church) and 3.8 (forbidden since
1804 in France, but the site belongs to the Quebec government).
Denis
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