Monroe in Monroe County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Private Claim 214 of G. Godfroy & J.B. Beaugrand
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 29, 2020
1. Private Claim 214 of G. Godfroy & J.B. Beaugrand Marker
Inscription.
Private Claim 214 of G. Godfroy and J.B. Beaugrand. . Welcome to the Gabriel Godfroy Sr. and Jean-Baptiste Beaugrand Trading Post along the River Raisin. The Godfroy/Beaugrand trading post, located in the second largest French settlement within the Michigan Territory was busy all year round. Many French habitants and their Native neighbors came daily to trade furs, grains, salted meats, eggs, blankets, lamp oil, spirits, tools, muskets, knives, and other goods. The trading post also served as a gathering place to visit, eat, play games, and to hear the latest news. Habitants used Carioles (carryalls) or traineaux (sleds) to move goods along snowy paths and across ice in the winter.
Homestead Lost
In 1812, business partners Godfroy and Beaugrand owned several claims along the River Raisin. At the time of the January 1813 battles, Gabriel Godfroy Jr., his wife Elizabeth and their three young boys, Gabriel, Guillaume [William], and Samuel, lived in the home next to the trading post.
On January 18, when U.S. forces launched their initial attack on the Native Confederation and the British, Elizabeth Godfroy was home alone with her three children. After the short battle, Kentucky troops used the Godfroy's barn as a barracks, their stable to board horses, and their home as a hospital to care for wound- ed soldiers. Elizabeth assisted with the care of the wounded and continued to aid soldiers after the American surrender at the second battle on January 22. The Godfroy family survived the battles, but all of their structures were burnt down and their belongings either destroyed or taken as spoils of war.
Welcome to the Gabriel Godfroy Sr. and Jean-Baptiste Beaugrand Trading Post along the River Raisin. The Godfroy/Beaugrand trading post,
located in the second largest French settlement within the Michigan Territory was busy all year round. Many French habitants and their Native
neighbors came daily to trade furs, grains, salted meats, eggs, blankets, lamp oil, spirits, tools, muskets, knives, and other goods. The trading
post also served as a gathering place to visit, eat, play games, and to hear the latest news.
Habitants used Carioles (carryalls) or traineaux (sleds) to move goods along snowy paths and across ice in the winter.
Homestead Lost
In 1812, business partners Godfroy and Beaugrand
owned several claims along the River Raisin. At the
time of the January 1813 battles, Gabriel Godfroy Jr.,
his wife Elizabeth and their three young boys, Gabriel,
Guillaume [William], and Samuel, lived in the home
next to the trading post.
On January 18, when U.S. forces launched their initial
attack on the Native Confederation and the British,
Elizabeth Godfroy was home alone with her three children. After the short battle, Kentucky troops used the
Godfroy's barn as a barracks, their stable to board
horses, and their home as a hospital to care for wound-
ed soldiers. Elizabeth assisted with the care of the
wounded and continued to aid soldiers after the American surrender at the second battle on January 22. The
Godfroy family survived the battles, but all of their
structures were burnt down and their belongings either
destroyed or taken as spoils of war.
Erected by U.S.
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National Park Service, City of Monroe, Michigan.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1813.
Location. 41° 54.817′ N, 83° 22.838′ W. Marker is in Monroe, Michigan, in Monroe County. It is on East Elm Avenue west of North Dixie Highway, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monroe MI 48162, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
3. Private Claim 214 of G. Godfroy & J.B. Beaugrand Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 29, 2020
4. Private Claim 214 of G. Godfroy & J.B. Beaugrand Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 531 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 25, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
