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Fix Memorial

 
 
Fix Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 19, 2024
1. Fix Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In memory of
Joseph C. Fix
1779 - 1829
and his wife
Jeanne Fix
(Sutter)
1788 - 1855
Came to
America in 1828
and settled
in Frenchtown
at Sandy Creek

 
Erected 1996 by The Fix Families.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: ImmigrationSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.
 
Location. 41° 55.522′ N, 83° 23.571′ W. Marker is in Monroe, Michigan, in Monroe County. It is in Frenchtown Charter Township. It is on North Monroe Street north of West Grove Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 611 N Monroe St, Monroe MI 48162, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Burial Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Medard Labady (within shouting distance of this marker); V.F.W. Post 1138 Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain John Paxton (within shouting distance of this marker); Francois Navarre (within shouting distance of this marker); Commemoration of St Joseph Church (approx. Ό mile away); In Memory of the I.H.M. Sisters Interred Here 1856-1891
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(approx. 0.3 miles away); In Memory of the I.H.M. Sisters Interred Here 1891-1927 (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monroe.
 
Fix Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 19, 2024
2. Fix Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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