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Boyd, John

Added 10 September 2015 by Shannon Cherkowski

Record details

Surname: Boyd
Given Name: John
Death Date: 1918-11-13
Cemetery: Bear Creek Cemetery
Civic / Street Address: About .6km south of the city limits on the Resources Rd (Range Road 60)
Town / City: Grande Prairie, AB
Legal Description: T71-R6-W6M
GPS (Lat.): N 55° 07.567’
GPS (Long.): W 118° 46.000’
Remarks: Burial of influenza victims in 1918. This location was chosen for the influenza graveyard because of the sandy soil, which made digging easier and quicker to inter a large number of fatalities.
Created By: Grande Prairie & District Branch
Date Created: 2012-04-01