Father Claude Joseph Virot, S.J. - Youngstown, NY
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jiggs11
N 43° 14.490 W 079° 03.039
17T E 658266 N 4789478
Etched boulder memorializing Fr. Virot, Chaplain of the French Forces, who was killed here in 1759.
Waymark Code: WMQ2Q1
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2015
Views: 2
Simple stone boulder relating the death of Fr. Claude Virot, Chaplain to the French Forces who occupied this area, who was killed in 1759 during the battle of La Belle Famille. This led to the ceding of this territory to Great Britain.
Marker reads:
On the Battlefield of
La Belle Famille
Father Claude Joseph Virut, S.J. (Society of Jesuits)
Chaplain of the French Forces
Was killed by the Iroquois
July 24, 1759
Buffalo Chapter
Daughters of American Colonists
October 25, 1941
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: State Route 18F South of Youngstown, NY
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