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
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: Native Americans • 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 is in Franklin Park, Illinois, in Cook County.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Former Site of Soo Line Hotel (approx. 1.1 miles away); Horse-Shoe Inn (approx. 1.2 miles away); Former Site of Eden Inn (approx. 1.3 miles away); Alexander Robinson (approx. 1.8 miles away); Old Northlake Library site (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Historic Maywood Home for Soldiers' Widows (approx. 3.7 miles away); River Forest Firsts (approx. 3.9 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away).
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, April 21, 2012
2. Burial Site of Josette Beaubien Marker
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, April 21, 2012
3. Burial Site of Josette Beaubien
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