In those days, in Boucherville (as in many other places), not everyone who died ended up six feet under in the cemetery. For a select few, the crypt of a church proved to be the ultimate destination for their remains after a notable life.
Some 336 people are buried in the crypt of Sainte-Famille church. These include four of Boucherville’s five hereditary seigneurs and their families, as well as parish priests and various parishioners. The last burial dates back to 1954.
And how to explain the absence of the fifth hereditary seigneur? He was considered anticlerical, which was quite exceptional at the time and attributable to the patriots. He died in 1857 and was buried on his own land. In fact, six feet under his land.