La Verendrye, Aulneau, & companions cairn -- St. Boniface Cathedral cem., Winnipeg MB - Cairns on Waymarking.com

An oddly-shaped cairn and a bronze statue of Jean Baptiste La Verendrye speaking with Missionary Father Jean-Pierre Aulneau stands in the beautiful and historic St Boniface Cathedral Cemetery in Winnipeg's French Quarter. J. B. La Verendrye (not to be confused with hisfather Pierre La Verendrye), Fr. Aulneau and 19 others were massacred by Sioux Indians on 6 Jun 1736.

The south plaque on the cairn reads as follows:

"In Memoriam

Jean-Pierre Aulneau S.I
et
ses
compagnons"

The north plaque on the cairn reads this way:

""In Memoriam

Jean-Baptiste
La Verendrye

and his
Companions"

More about this interesting memorial can be found here: (visit link)

For more on Fr. Aulneau: (visit link) and (visit link)

For more on J. B. La Verendrye: (visit link) and (visit link)

Cairn Location: St Boniface Cathedral cemetery Cairn Purpose: Grave Memorial Types of rock: Tyndall limestone Cairn Condition: Type if different from above list: Not listed

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