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Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

French Cath. Church

 
 
French Cath. Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Patricia L Lashomb, June 26, 2022
1. French Cath. Church Marker
Inscription.
Built here in 1832 by early
settlers. Heroes of
Napoleon's Army and French
refugees worshipped here.

 
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious StructuresSettlements & SettlersWars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.
 
Location. 44° 6.618′ N, 76° 15.268′ W. Marker is in Cape Vincent, New York, in Jefferson County. It is on Dezengremel Road east of County Route 4, on the left when traveling east. Past the Old St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery (on the right). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cape Vincent NY 13618, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Adirondacks & North Country. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland,
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and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cape Vincent Lighthouse (approx. 3.9 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Hollenbeck • Mein • Handley Memorials (approx. 4.1 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Cape Vincent Village Green, Inc. (approx. 4.2 miles away); War of 1812 Barracks (approx. 4.2 miles away); Millens Bay (approx. 4.3 miles away); Stone House (approx. 4˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cape Vincent.
 
French Cath. Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Patricia L Lashomb, June 26, 2022
2. French Cath. Church Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2022, by Patricia L Lashomb of Clayton, New York. This page has been viewed 279 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2022, by Patricia L Lashomb of Clayton, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 15, 2026