Central St. Boniface in Winnipeg, Manitoba — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)

Jean Baptiste La Vérendrye and Jean-Pierre Aulneau

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2022

1. Jean Baptiste La Vérendrye and Jean-Pierre Aulneau Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

1736[Français] Le 6 juin, dans une île du lac des Bois furent tués, le Père Aulneau, s.j., 31 ans, J.-B. La Vérendrye, 22 ans, et leurs 19 compagnons, précurseurs de nombreux missionnaires et des voyageurs qui établirent la civilisation française à l'ouest des Grands Lacs.

[English] On June 6th, Father J.-P. Aulneau, S.J., 31, J.B. La Vérendryé, 22, and their 19 companions were killed on an island in the Lake of the Woods. They were the forerunners of the missionaries and voyageurs who established French civilization west of the Great Lakes.

Gesta Dei per Francos

Erected by La société historique de Saint-Boniface / Saint-Boniface Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1736.

Location. 49° 53.364′ N, 97° 7.359′ W. Marker is in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is in Central St. Boniface.

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Marker can be reached from Avenue de la Cathedrale just east of Tache Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in the Saint Boniface Cathedral Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 180 Avenue de la Cathedrale, Winnipeg MB R2H 0H7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Chief One Arrow (within shouting distance of this marker); The Five Saint Boniface Cathedrals (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Les Soeurs Nolin / Nolin Sisters (about 180 meters away); Sister Marguerite d’Youville / Sœur Marguerite d’Youville (about 180 meters away); Le Couvent des Soeurs Grises / Grey Nuns' Convent (about 180 meters away); Joseph Royal (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Forks of the Red and Assiniboine (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Creation of Manitoba (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winnipeg.

Also see . . .
1. Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye.

Jean Baptiste was instrumental in founding Fort St. Charles on Lake of the Woods and in 1734 he established Fort Maurepas on the Red River. On June 6, 1736, Sioux Indians ambushed a party led by Jean Baptiste soon after they left Fort St. Charles on Lake of the Woods. They were headed for Fort Kaministiquia to fetch provisions. Jean Baptiste, Father Jean-Pierre Aulneau and 19 other men were massacred. Their
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2022

2. Jean Baptiste La Vérendrye and Jean-Pierre Aulneau Memorial (west side)
In Memoriam
Jean-Baptiste La Vérendrye
and his companions
bodies were later transported to Fort Saint-Charles and buried in the chapel. Jean-Baptiste de La Vérendrye's share in the construction of Fort Maurepas makes him one of the founders of the present province of Manitoba.

(Submitted on April 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Jean-Pierre Aulneau.

Jean-Pierre Aulneau de la Touche was a Jesuit missionary priest who was briefly active in New France and killed before he could take part in his first major assignment which was to be an expedition to the Mandan. He died near Fort St. Charles, on Lake of the Woods in an area now in Ontario, Canada and Minnesota, United States. He was killed while traveling with Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye and is often referred to as "Minnesota's Forgotten Martyr."

(Submitted on April 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Jean Baptiste La Vérendrye and Jean-Pierre Aulneau Memorial (<i>east side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2022

3. Jean Baptiste La Vérendrye and Jean-Pierre Aulneau Memorial (east side)

In Memoriam
Jean-Pierre Aulneau S.J.
et ses compagnons

Jean Baptiste La Vérendrye and Jean-Pierre Aulneau Memorial (<i>south side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2022

4. Jean Baptiste La Vérendrye and Jean-Pierre Aulneau Memorial (south side)

Helen Granger Young © 1976
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Érigé par La société historique de Saint-Boniface
Don de La Fondation Macdonald Stewart, Montreal

Jean Baptiste La Vérendrye and Jean-Pierre Aulneau Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2022

5. Jean Baptiste La Vérendrye and Jean-Pierre Aulneau Memorial

(Saint Boniface Cathedral & Cemetery in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.