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.
Burial Site of Josette Beaubien. . 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 18 12. 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.
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.
Location. 41° 56.506′ N, 87° 51.226′ W. Marker is in Franklin Park, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on North River 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 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 3,740 times since then and 107 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.
