Riley Township in Wightmans Grove in Sandusky County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

LaPrairie or St. Philomena Cemetery

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 25, 2023

1. LaPrairie or St. Philomena Cemetery Marker

Inscription. First Catholic Cemetery of Sandusky County

In memory of these known and those unknown buried here:

Bisnett, Rosaline 1839-1872 • Bisnette, Augustus 1854-1864 • Bisnette, Catherine Connie 1815-1893 • Bisnette, Joseph 1849 • Bisnette, Rigway • Bisnette, Susan 1871 • Bisnette, Thomas Sr. 1805-1869 • Bisnette, Thomas 1836-1867 • Bissonnette, Amvel 1875 • Bissonnette, Angela 1847-1879 • Bissonnette, Mary 1782-1848 • Bissonnette, Mary 1872 • Bissonnette, Paschul 1829 • Couseno, Joseph Jr. 1834-1866 • Crosby, Lynn 1884 • Darr, Margaret 1799-1849 • Darr, Nicholas • Darval, Joseph 1832-1890 • Darval, Soloman 1834-1866 • Darvalvo, Geneva 1837-1868 • DeMars, Emma 1867-1893 • DeMars, George 1854-1859 • DeMars, Lewis P. 1840-1866 • DeMars, Margaret 1802-1850 • DeMars, Margarette 1864-9 mo. • DeMars, Mary (Easly) 1840-1902 • DeMars, Oliver Richard 1873-1875 • DeMars, Peter 1836-1876 • DeMars, Sarah 1830-1888 • DeMars, Sarah 1831-1853 • DeMars, Thomas Jr. 1828 • DeMars, Thomas Sr. 1795-1862 • Doyen, Atty 1859-1870 • Doyen, Ellie 1871-5 mo. • Doyen, Elsie 1871-6 mo.

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• Doyen, Hubert 1876-1878 • Druyor, Francis 1799-1861 • Druyor, Julia Ann Jacobs 1808-1893 • Druyor, Paul Carrie 1828-1872 • Gonya, Ellen 1796-1846 • Gonya, Gregory 1730-1808 • Gonya, Gregory 1827-1903 • Gonya, Mary Ann 1825-1846 • Gonya, Mary Ann 1826-1872 • Gossard, Charles 3 mo. • Gossard, Edmund 15 mo. • Hopfinger, C. • Hopfinger, J.A. 1838-1859 • Hopfinger 1854-1855 • Hopfinger, Leonhart 1791-1843 • LaPoint, Ellen DeMars 1791-1843 • LaPoint, Gabriel Sr. 1794-1849 • LaPoint, G.O.D. Jr. 1821-1850 • LaPoint, Margaret 1820-1849 • Meachem, Mary 1860-1888 • Pete, David 1866 • Pete, Ellen 1823-1871 • Porvoneha, John A. 1866 • Poski, Isidore 1820-1850 • Prevnchu, Eddie A. 1828-3 days • Quisno, Angenetty 1861-1874 • Quisno, Joseph Sr. 1806-1849 • Quisno, Monica 1810-1888 • Reineck, Joseph 1836-1852 • Swill, Mrs. J. • Wagner, Elizabeth M. 1873 • Wagner, Israel 1875-54 days • Wagner, Mary Ann 1798-1873 • Wagner, Nicholas 1842-1891 • Wagner, Peter 1826-1871 • Wagner, Peter 1875-1 day • Wagoner, Emma 1864 • Wagoner, Hollas 1845 • Yatzer, Elisabeth • Yetzer, John

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Photographed by Craig Doda, March 25, 2023

2. LaPrairie or St. Philomena Cemetery Marker

This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 41° 25.562′ N, 83° 4.016′ W. Marker is in Wightmans Grove, Ohio, in Sandusky County. It is in Riley Township. It can be reached from Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1610 Cemetery Rd, Fremont OH 43420, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 2 miles away); Remembering Our Early Pioneer Families

LaPrairie or Saint Philomena Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 25, 2023

3. LaPrairie or Saint Philomena Cemetery

(approx. 2 miles away); Call to Duty Salute (approx. 2.7 miles away); Peninsular Farms (approx. 3.9 miles away); Whittaker's Reserve (approx. 4.3 miles away); Longanbach and Engler Families (approx. 4.6 miles away); Fremont (approx. 4.9 miles away); Coliseum Building 1939 (approx. 5.2 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. LaPrairie Cemetery History. (Submitted on March 28, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)
2. Saint Philomena Church History. (Submitted on March 28, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)

Migrant Camp image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 25, 2023

4. Migrant Camp

Situated right in front of the Saint Philomena Cemetery, this was the location of the Saint Philomena church, torn down in 1999. It is also the location of a pioneer log cabin.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 288 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 28, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.