Franklin Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Burial Site of Josette Beaubien

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 21, 2012

1. Burial Site of Josette Beaubien Marker

Inscription. Josette Beaubien, a survivor of the Fort Dearborn Massacre, was buried here in 1845. She was married to Jean Baptiste Beaubien, one of Chicago's first settlers. Her brother was Claude LaFramboise, a chief of the Potawatomi Indians. Chief Alexander Robinson and Claude LaFramboise, local Native-Americans, were rewarded with large tracts of land after the War of 1812. These properties composed much of present-day Franklin Park and Schiller Park. Eventually this site was sold to the Schultz family. The original plot survey details this burial site. It is approximately twenty-feet square and additional graves are present.

Erected 2006 by Village of Franklin Park and the Illinois State Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War of 1812 • Women. In addition, it is included in the Illinois State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 41° 56.506′ N, 87° 51.226′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in Franklin Park, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on North River

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Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3412 North River Road, Franklin Park IL 60131, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this location, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Joe Thomas, Sr. Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); B-12 Tower (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Joseph Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Evangelists Shrine (approx. 0.9 miles away); River Grove Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Schiller Park Military Service Wall of Honor (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin Park.

More about this marker.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 21, 2012

2. Burial Site of Josette Beaubien Marker

The marker was knocked off its mooring sometime during the summer of 2026. When spotted in late August 2026, it was leaning up against its post, just behind Beaubien’s gravestone.

Burial Site of Josette Beaubien image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 21, 2012

3. Burial Site of Josette Beaubien

Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 3,801 times since then and 168 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 18, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.