Brothertown in Calumet County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Dick Family Cemetery

(1840s–1880s)

Photographed by Fitzie Heimdahl, July 23, 2024

1. The Dick Family Cemetery (1840s–1880s) Marker

Inscription.
The Dick Cemetery, the smallest known Brothertown Indian cemetery in Wisconsin, was a private graveyard for the Dick family, descended from the Narragansett. The Brothertown Indians established the first permanent Baptist congregation on the shores of Lake Winnebago in the early 1830s. The Dicks — Christians, like most Brothertown — hosted services for the congregation near this spot. The surrounding stone walls reflect traditional Narragansett stonework in the Northeast, attesting to Native American resilience and the cultural continuity of the Brothertown Indians. The walls also evoke the innovative construction the Brothertown brought to the area. In 1836–37, the Brothertown built a gristmill and a sawmill, two of the earliest mills in Calumet County. In 1844, they also assembled the Manchester, the first steamboat on Lake Winnebago.

Stone markers commemorate the following:
Abigail Roberts (1757–1854) · Hannah Potter Dick (1767–1855) · Patience Dick Fowler Seketer (1793–1875) · Laten Dick (1798–1880) · Abigail Fowler Dick (1805–1871) · William Reed (1809–1884), Veteran of the Mexican War · Frances C. Dick Fielding (1835–1854) · Thomas Dean Dick (1839–1867) · Emma S. Dick (1840–1843) · Julian A. Fielding (1854–1855)

The following are also believed to rest here:
Thomas & Deborah Dick (ca. 1754–1835) · Thankful Dick Skeesuck (1805–1850) · Emeline Adams Dick Reed (1810–1872) · John N. Waubey (d. 1841) ·

Erected 2024 by Calumet and Cross Heritage Society, Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 612.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series

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list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 43° 59.812′ N, 88° 18.722′ W. Marker is in Brothertown, Wisconsin, in Calumet County. It can be reached from Lake Shore Drive 0.3 miles south of Ecker Lakeland Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chilton WI 53014, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Brothertown Indians of Wisconsin (approx. half a mile away); Stockbridge Harbor (approx. 5.2 miles away); Old St. Johannes (approx. 7.3 miles away); Father Caspar Rehrl / St. John the Baptist Parish (approx. 8.4 miles away); St. John The Baptist Church (approx. 8.4 miles away);

The Dick Family Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Fitzie Heimdahl

2. The Dick Family Cemetery Marker

First Catholic Mass (approx. 10.3 miles away); Chief Oshkosh Monument (approx. 10.3 miles away); Lime Kiln Ruins (approx. 11.3 miles away).

Photographed by Fitzie Heimdahl

3. The Dick Family Cemetery Marker

The Dick Family Cemetery Marker Reverse Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devon Polzar, 2024

4. The Dick Family Cemetery Marker Reverse Side

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2024, by Fitzie Heimdahl of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,603 times since then and 82 times this year. Last updated on August 15, 2024, by Fitzie Heimdahl of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 19, 2024, by Fitzie Heimdahl of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 4. submitted on January 21, 2025, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.