Étienne Nicolas Marie Béchet, Sieur de Rochefontaine AKA Stephen Rochefontaine - New York, NY - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

He is buried in Saint Paul's Chapel and Churchyard, Manhattan, New York.

Sign next to his tomb: Lt. Col. E. M. Bechet Sieur de Rockefolntaine 1755-1814, Lt. Col. Rochefontaine, the most distinguished French officer buried in the United States, took part in the war for American Independence. His tomb in St. Paul's Churchyard honors the aid rendered by France during the American Revolution.

Description: From Find A Grave: Stephen Rochefontaine-Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer. Born Etienne Bechet, Sieur de Rochefontaine in Rheims, France, he served during the Revolutionary War as a Captain in the Continental Army's Corps of Engineers, distinguishing himself at the 1783 Siege of Yorktown. Brevetted Major for his service, in 1795 he was commissioned as a Lieutenant Colonel, and was placed in command of the newly-created United States Army Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, a duty he performed from 1795 to 1798. Date of birth: 02/20/1755 Date of death: 01/30/1814 Area of notoriety: Military Marker Type: Monument Setting: Outdoor Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link] Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
To post a visit log for waymarks in this category, you must have personally visited the waymark location. When logging your visit, please provide a note describing your visit experience, along with any additional information about the waymark or the surrounding area that you think others may find interesting.

We especially encourage you to include any pictures that you took during your visit to the waymark. However, only respectful photographs are allowed. Logs which include photographs representing any form of disrespectful behavior (including those showing personal items placed on or near the grave location) will be subject to deletion.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log   10/09/2021 Don.Morfe visited it