Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Founders of Saint Louis, Missouri
In Commemoration
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012
1. Founders of Saint Louis, Missouri Monument
Buried here are the remains of many men and women who were founders, on 14 February 1764, of the city of St. Louis, including
Nicolas Beaugeneau Jean-Baptiste Bequette (blacksmith) Jean-Baptiest Bequette (miller) Margaret Bequette Joseph Chancellier Louis Chancellier Auguste Chouteau Jean Cote Alexis Cotte Francois Delin Gabriel Dodier Jean-Baptiste Gamache Jean-Baptiste Herieux Paul Kiercereau Joseph Labrosse Theodore Labrosse Pierre LaClede Julian Leroy Joseph Mainville Mrs. Joseph Mainville Jean Baptiste Martigny Alexis Picard Antoine Villiere Pichet Antoine Pothier Louis Ride, Sr. Antoine Riviere Jean Salle Roger Taillon Joseph Michael Tayon
The Gamache Family and the Archdiocese of St. Louis have donated this monument to honor the founding men and women of the City of St. Louis. We wish to thank
M. Neil Moersch, Jenne Kostial and Sharon Kamprad for their unwavering and dedicated research and Monsignor Dennis Delaney, director of the Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, for his assistance and guidance.
Erected 2009 by Gamache Family and the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites
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Location. 38° 42.325′ N, 90° 14.122′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Calvary Cemetery. Monument is in Section 5 in Calvary Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5239 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis MO 63115, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Nimνipuu (Nez Perce) (within shouting distance of this marker); Rev. James J. Toomey (approx. 0.3 miles away); Father Thomas Ambrose Butler (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rev. Constantine P. Smith (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rev. John C. Granville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rev. Ambrose J. Heim (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rev. A. [Aloys] V. Garthoeffner (approx. 0.3 miles away); Auguste Chouteau (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.
Also see . . .
1. A Brief History of St. Louis MO. (Submitted on December 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. New monument here gives earlier St. Louisans their due granite stone at Calvary Cemetery. Article from St. Louis Post-Dispatch written by Matthew Hathaway (published on 6/20/2009) that talks about the dedication of the monument, as well as the history of the remains of the people mentioned. (Submitted on September 19, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
3. History of this historical marker. Forty-seven
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012
2. Founders of Saint Louis, Missouri Monument
As delightful as it was researching how my founding ancestor spent his life, it was discovering his final resting place that sent me on a pursuit of my own. Lost over time means that at some point they were not lost. Someplace there is a record and I was determined to find it.(Submitted on April 27, 2023, by Jenne with PioneerFlunkies.com of Ballwin, Missouri.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,695 times since then and 176 times this year. Last updated on March 3, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
