East Bloomfield in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

1656 Chapel of St. Michael 1656

Village of Gandougarae

— Joseph Chauminot First Missionary —

1656 Chapel of St. Michael 1656 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018

1. 1656 Chapel of St. Michael 1656 Marker

Inscription. Nearby this very spot. Place where most of the Huron captives were brought after the Senecas destroyed and burned their homes in Huronia, 1649. (Midland) Where the chapel of St. Ignace, St. Marie and St. Joseph together with the murder of the Jesuit missionaries Saints De Broup, Lalemont, Chabanel, Daniels, Charles Garnier, S.J.

Through the kindness of John Redman, then owner of the property and George Selden, permission was granted and this site was excavated for Herman G. Hetzler by Harry Schoff, archeologist.

Small tablet marked by the Revs. Father Dougherty, Andrew Byrne, Brother of Dr. Edward J. Byrne, before excavation.

In perpetuation of the heroic deeds of these early Catholic apostles of Christ.

Erected by Herman G. Hetzler.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1649.

Location. 42° 54.768′ N, 77° 22.528′ W. Marker is in East Bloomfield, New York, in Ontario County. It is on North Bloomfield Road (County Route 30) 0.1 miles east of Wheeler Station Road, on the left

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when traveling east. Marker is east of the Shaeffer Creek bridge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6370 North Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield NY 14469, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gandougarae (here, next to this marker); Town of Bloomfield (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Gandougarae (approx. 2.1 miles away); St. Bridget’s Church (approx. 3 miles away); First Town Hall (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Old Town Hall (approx. 3.1 miles away); 14 State Street (approx. 3.2 miles away); National Register of Historic Places

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018

2. 1656 Chapel of St. Michael 1656 Marker

Eastward

(approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Bloomfield.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 599 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.