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. Record of the Burials in St. Michael’s Cemetery
St. Michael's Cemetery was established in 1829, on land bought for the church, by its pastor, Rev. Francis Cellini. And finally deeded to Bishop Rosati, in 1843, the year of Father Cellini's appointment as Vicar General.
What an interesting and touching history this hallowed plot of ground could relate, if all its dead were to come forth from beneath their little mounds.
Forgotten on earth are now their plans and schemes, their bright hopes and fondest aspirations, their sorrows and cares and reverses, as well as their successes and triumphs.
Remembered in eternity alone are their thoughts and words and deeds. One or the other of our dead may still be enshrined in the memonthsry of surviving friends. But the great majority is forgotten, as we all shall one day be forgotten on earth.
Yet the Church, with monthstherly solicitude, preserves the remembrance of all her children. Their birth and baptism, their first Holy Communion and confirmation, their marriage and their death and burial are faithfully inscribed on her records.
It may be of interest to many of our readers, if I transcribe from the Burial Records of St. Michael's Church a select number of names of persons that lie at rest in the old church-yard.
A complete transcript would, of course, be impossible in these Chronicles.
I shall begin with the year, 1829. The dead of St. Michael's congregation before that date lie in the forgotten Catholic Cemeteries at what is called the Village, and at Old St. Michael's, and the record of these interments is kept at the ancient parish church of Ste. Genevieve.
Of the time of Father Cellini I will give the entire list. The fact that a number of those he buried in St. Michael's church-yard saw the light of day long before the French Revolution is, in itself, of sufficient interest to warrant its publication.
Of the succeeding period of Father Tucker I can select only the most important names. Of the still later period, from Father Tucker's death to the present day, I had to forego the pleasure of transcribing all but the monthsst honored names.
Regretfully, indeed, for the Records of Burials would, I know, be of interest to the people for whom these Chronicles were specially written, and perchance also to the students of our early history even beyond the sound of the bells of St. Michael's. We hope, the work will be done some day by competent hands.
Complete Record of Burials from 1829 to 1843
June 23, 1829, Elizabeth Miller - aged 10 years. F. Cellini. June 28, 1829, John Fournier - aged 50 years. F. Cellini.
April 21, 1833, Charles Calliot. F. Cellini.
March, 1834, Peter Chevallier - aged 33 years. F. Cellini. July 1, 1834, Stephen, slave of Mary Smith - 36 years old. L. Tucker. July, 1834, Benjamin Deguire - 6 months old. L. Tucker. July, 1834, Appollonia Tessereau - . 11 months old. L. Tucker. August 17, 1834, Baptiste Becket - 9 months old. L. Tucker. August 21, 1834, —, slave of Madam Hysome - 18 months old. I.. Tucker. September 15, 1834, George M. Dermie - 5 years old. L. Tucker. November 4, 1834, Alexander Davis - 4 months old. L. Tucker.
April 13, 1835, Priscilla Fenwick. - adult. F. Cellini. June 19, 1835, Mary Louisa St. Gemme - aged 30 years. F. Cellini June 20, 1835, Veronica, slave of B. St. Gemme - 4 months. old. F.Cellini. July 7, 1835, Margareth Miller - 15 months old. F. Cellini. October 31, 1835, Louise Tesserot - 12 years old. F. Cellini. December 29, 1835, James Beeves - aged 18 months. IV Rollando.
January 28, 1836, Elizabeth Aubuchon - aged 20 years. F. Cellini. January 28, 1836, Louisa Lacome - aged 65 years. F. Cellini. March 29, 1836, Peter Tessereau - aged 8 years. F. Cellini. May 8, 1836, Mary Bernier - aged 70 years. F. Cellini. August 28, 1836, Mary Sentee - aged 64 years. F. Cellini. August 28, 1836, Joseph Bernard Pratte - aged 2 monthsnths. F. Cellini.
January 7, 1837, Louis Caillon - aged 3 years. B. Rollando, C. M. February 11, 1837, Robert Highson - aged 3 years. B. Rollando. C. M. February 12, 1837, Anthony Beeve - aged 2 years. B. Rollando, C. M. February 25, 1837, Joseph St. James - aged 4 months. B. Rollando, C. M. April 4, 1837, Marguerite Caillot - aged 11 months. F. Cellini. May 11, 1837, Amanda, slave of Caleb Cox - aged 8 years. F. Cellini. September 5, 1837, Helen Hysom, wife of Bob Tacee. F. Cellini. October 8, 1837, May Julia, slave of B. St. Gemme - child. F. Cellini. September 16, 1837, Stephen Chevallier - aged 4 years. F. Cellini. November 27, 1837, Mary Rose Guignon - aged 3 years. F. Cellini . November 28, 1837, Rosa Hubert - aged 7 months. F. Cellini. December 4, 1837, Absolom Derby - aged 4 years. F. Cellini. December 14. 1837, Catharine Derby - aged 22 years. F. Cellini. December 24, 1837, Marguerite E. Pratte - aged 22 years. F. Cellini.
March 31, 1838, Louis Tesseraut - aged 4 years. Fe. Cellini. April 22, 1838, Mary Ann St. Gemme. F. Cellini. September 10, 1838, Francis Louisa Noell - aged 13 months. F. Cellini. September 26, 1838, Elizabeth Deguire - aged 2 years. F. Cellini. October 2, 1838, Mary Spillars - aged 72 years. F. Cellini. October 4, 1838, Francis Brown - aged 5 years. F. Cellini. October 5, 1838, Cyprian Caillot - aged 4 months. F. Cellini. November 1, 1838, Elizabeth Johns - aged 42 years. F. Cellini. November 26, 1838, Antoine Pratte - aged 21 years. F. Cellini. December 20, 1838, Peter, slave of B. St. Gemme - aged 20 years. F. Cellini.
January 1, 1839, Matilda Bernier - aged 16 years. F. Cellini. February 23, 1839, Michael Deguire - aged 22 years. F. Cellini. Apri1, 1839, Eleonora Stelly - aged 40 years. F. Cellini. April 31, 1839, Mary Adelaide Guignon - aged 63 years, F. Cellini. July 9, 1839, Charles Francis, slave of G. Pratte - aged 4 months. F. Cellini. August 18, 1839, John Deblois - aged 2 years. F. Cellini. September 19, 1839, William, slave of B.St.Gemme - child. M. Domenec, CM. September 22, 1839, Mary Shannon - aged 2 months. M. Domenec, C. M.
February 25, 1840, Barthelmy St. Gemme - aged 43 years. F. Cellini. March 2, 1840, Mary Jerome - aged 63 years. F. Cellini. March 25, 1840, Mary Deguire - aged 14 months. F. Cellini. April 5, 1840. John B. Bossier - aged 4 months. F. Cellini. September 1, 1840, John K. Deblois - aged 36 years. F. Cellini. September 28, 1840, Odile Deguire - aged 2 months. F. Cellini. January 17, 1841, Andrew Deguire - aged 1 year. F. Cellini. January 28, 1841, Lucy, slave of B. St. Gemme - aged 24 years. F. Cellini. March 11, 1841, Julia Juditha St. Gemme - aged 2 weeks. F. Cellini. March 23, 1841, Joseph Obuchon - aged 2 years. F. Cellini. April 17, 1841, Amanda, slave of Caleb Cox - aged 6 years. F.Cellini. April 26, 1841, Francis, slave of Duchouquette - aged 10 months. F. Cellini. July 29, 1841, William, slave of M. Brown - aged 22 years. F. Cellini. September 20, 1841, Francis Caillot - aged 74 years. F. Cellini. September 20, 1841, Joseph, slave of J. B. St. Gemme - aged 1 year. F. Cellini. November 4, 1841, Joseph, slave of Fr. Pratte - aged 23 years. F. Cellini.
January 15, 1842, Henry Bequette - aged 3 years. F. Cellini, January 15, 1842, George, slave of C. Cox - aged 1 week. F. Cellini. January 23, 1842, Mary Jane Frazier - aged 22 years. F. Cellini, March 4, 1842, Richard, slave of Mr. Mathos -aged 50 yrs. F.Cellini. March 29, 1842, Augustin Mondlin - aged 18 years. F. Cellini. April 1, 1842, Philip, slave of Mr. Villard - aged 3 years. F. Cellini. April 2, 1842, Charles Lacomb - aged 3 years. F. Cellini. May 31, 1842, Gabriel, slave of Charles Valle. N. Savelli. July 18, 1842, Pelagie Chevallier - aged 66 years. F. Cellini. August 10, 1842, Mary, slave of Charles Gregoire. F. Cellini. September 3, 1842, Mary Louisa Bernier - aged 72 years. F. Cellini. September 15, 1842, James Frazier - aged 20 years. F. Cellini. October 5, 1842, Mary C. Guignon - aged 1 month. F. Cellini. October 6, 1842, Mary Agnes, slave of G. Pratte - aged 3 months. F. Cellini. October 25, 1842. John B. Bossier - aged 50 years. F. Cellini. April 27, 1843, Henry Ignatius Valle - aged 3 months. F. Cellini. April 29, 1843. John Johns - aged 28 years. F. Cellini. August 30, 1843, Carolina Lasalle - aged 4 months. F. Cellini, May 9, 1843, Rose Margharite Dorsey - aged 82 years. F. Cellini. July 27, 1843, Francis Alexander McDomett - aged 5 years. F. Cellini. August 13, 1843, John Tesserou - aged 14 years. F. Cellini.
This is the last entry made by Father Cellini, in the Record of Burials.
Father Cellini died in St. Louis, January 6, 1849
His remains lie buried in Calvary Cemetery. St. Louis
Father Cellini's tombstone bears the inscription:
"Pray for the soul of Very Reverend Francis Cellini, Vicar General of the diocese. He died on the Feast of the Epiphany." Father Cellini's successor was Rev. N. Savelli, 1843—1845.
We continue with the burial records:
1844 to 1880 Partial Listing
February 25, 1844, Charles Benoist Bogy - aged 8 years. N. Savelli. August 30, 1844, Matilda Tesserou - aged 21 years. N. Savelli.
April 16, 1845, Josephine Sullivan - aged 2l years. M. Savelli. June 2, 1845, Rosalie Cade - aged 82 years. N. Savelli.
In 1845, the Rev. Lewis Tucker, who from 1834—1835, had been Father Cellini's assistant, became pastor of St. Michael's congregation and remained until his death, November 30, 1880, fully 36 years.
As I stated in the introduction, I can from now on give only a select list, omitting the great majority of names, especially of children and slaves, as being of less importance.
I may also have overlooked a name or two that should have been included. I hope I have struck the right mean between too little and too much. All names I have given as they were recorded in the book, even when I knew they were not spelt correctly, accuracy is the requisite of a transcript. German names especially were subject to misspelling.
The names will be readily recognized by attentive readers.
I will not append name of officiating priest, as Father Tucker invariably performed the service until his death.
January 26, 1846, Francis Lachance - aged 36 years. February 2, 1846, John B. St. Gemme - aged 60 years. May 12, 1846, Catherine Sellender - aged 49 years. July 22, 1846, Augustus Wenecker - aged 23 years.
January 16, 1847, M. Lachance - aged 43 years. April 8, 1847, Pelagie Beeve - aged 64 years. May 24, 1847, Cecelie Lachance, aged 60 years. July 6, 1847, Margaret Sebastian - aged 39 years. September 25, 1847, Adelia Pratte - aged 25 years.
May 27, 1848, Rose Valle - aged 18 years.
January 28, 1849, Margaret Beeve - aged 33 years. February 14, 1849, Evaristus Pratte - aged 49 years. March 12, 1849, Augustus Bequette - aged 36 years. September 11, 1849, Catherine Spickerman - aged 12 years.
August 6, 1850, Frances Belmar - aged 102 years. September 22, 1850, Sara E. Allen, aged 20 months.
January 1, 1851, Basile St. Gems, (Slave) - aged 68 years. February 4, 1851, John B. Deguire - aged 82 years. April 1, 1851, Elizabeth Spickerman - aged 3 years. July 7, 1851, Augustus Gregoire - aged 45 years. September 22, 1851, Peter Budenholzer - aged 35 years.
January 16, 1852, Henry Roberts - aged 18 years March 16, 1852, Ellen Fox - aged 27 years. March 18, 1852, Eugenia Compton - aged 3 years. June 8, 1852, Charles Belmare - aged 71 years. November 8, 1852, Caleb Cox - aged 65 years.
March 26, 1853, Madam Baptist Deguire - aged 71 years. July 9, 1853, Lewis Beeve - aged 44 years.
January 12, 1854, John Vally Signor - aged 73 years. March 12, 1854, Andrew Compton - aged 39 years. March 21, 1854, Catharine Miller - aged 68 years. March 23, 1854. Louis Berner - aged 40 years. March 25, 1854, Mary Rider - aged 40 years. March 27, 1854, Henry Deguire - aged 41 years. July 12, 1854, Joseph Tesereau - aged 60 years. August 1, 1854, Charles Janiss - aged 2 years. August 13, 1854, Louis Vigenew - aged 83 years.
March 8, 1855, Anthony Spickerman - aged 50 years. July 27, 1855, Margaret Barron - aged 39 years.
March 28, 1857, Michael Lachance - aged 85 years. September 18, 1857, Benedick Vinter - aged 80 years. September 27. 1857. Charles Robert - aged 21 years. January 10, 1857, Louis Belmar - aged 81 years.
February 9, 1858, John Grotoff - aged 53 years. May 23, 1858, Henry Shouter - aged 40 years. December 3, 1858, Bernard Tessereau - aged 45 years. December 23, 1858, Cora Viliars - aged 6 months.
June 2, 1859, Sam Winbarger - aged 53 years. November 13, 1859, John Coyl - aged 60 years.
February 26, 1860, Rosina Pratte - aged 56 years.
January 4, 1861, Elizabeth Legerman - aged 69 years. January 18, 1861, Antonette Schulte - aged 60 years. December 18, 1861, Sidney O'Bannon - aged 27 years.
February 4, 1862, Ezechicl L. Mathews - aged 51 years. December 23. 1862, Cyprian Leclere - aged 47 years.
February 1, 1863, August Wennecke - aged 18 years. February 2. 1863, Henry Deguire - aged 31 years. March 2, 1863, Catharine Cox - aged 65 years. March 19, 1863, Louis Xopi - aged 9 months. November 15, 1863, Catharine Valle - aged 75 years.
January 31, 1864, Elizabeth Dee - aged 15 years. November 20, 1864, Henry B. Nail - aged 8 months . January 8, 1865, Mary Schulte - aged 24 years. January 22, 1865, Mrs. Wingler - aged 50 years. February 7, 1865, John Curren - aged 38 years. February 14, 1865, Barbara Underriner - aged 34 years. March 14, 1865, Henry Boos - aged 19 years. June 24, 1865, Joseph Viliars - aged 4 years. July 31, 1865, Emma Herald - aged 3 years. October 20, 1865, Joseph Tessereau - aged 70 years. October 29, 1865, Mary St. Gems - aged 48 years. November 24, 1865, Michael Fox - aged 55 years.
January 12, 1866, Mrs. Barron - aged 76 years. April 10, 1866, Antony Schulte, aged 65 years. August 25, 1866, Alexander Hyland - aged 25 years. October 24, 1866, Mary C. Walls - aged 23 years.
March 20, 1867, Thomas Mathews - aged 28 years. March 28, 1867, Mary Kelley - aged 45 years. April 11, 1867, Clara C. Collier - aged 16 years. April 20, 1867. Emilie Anthony - aged 2 years. May 8, 1867, Mary Winbarger - aged 18 years. September 2. 1867, Elenor Villars - aged 74 years. October 28. 1867, Mary Hitzman - aged 18 years. December 12, 1867, Henry Fox - aged 27 years.
February 7. 1868, John Helhake - aged 72 years. March 16, 1868, Augustus Blanford - aged 40 years. May 5, 1868, Matilda Lacomb - aged 15 years. May 24. 1868, Francis Oest - aged 55 years. May 10, 1868, James O'Connor - aged 38 years. December 5, 1868. John Boos - aged 28 years. December 17, 1868. James Duffy - aged 30 years. January 12. 1869, Joseph Wigenstein -. aged 7 years. January 15, 1869, Louisa Jones - aged 20 years. March 15, 1869, John Morny - aged 39 years. April 2, 1869, Gertrude Belken - aged 69 years. July 20, 1869, John Welch - aged 21 years. September 21, 1869, Julia Villars - aged 32 years.
May 24, 1870, Jasper Belken - aged 70 years. June 2, 1870, Antony Wengler - aged 67 years. May 18, 1870, Adelia C. Valle - aged 22 years. June 15, 1870, Ambrose Lindinger - aged 39 years. July 1, 1870, Clotilde Ellis - aged 40 years, November 6, 1870, Edward Shaw - aged 19 years.
January 10, 1871, Richard Philips - aged 40 years. January 11 1871, Francis Hertzinger - aged 26 years. February 27, 1871, Ella Sweeney - aged 30 years. March 9, 1871, David M. Fox - aged 56 years. March 11, 1871, John Boose - aged 55 years. September 8, 1871, Theresa Helager - aged 67 years. September 20, 1871, James Adison - aged 59 years. October 17, 1871, John Harold - aged 22 years. November 15, 1871, Margaret Obuchon -aged 31 years. November 16, 1871, Samuel Winberger - aged 51 years.
January 12, 1872, Susanna Frey - aged 70 years. January 26, 1872, Rose Colburn - aged 23 years. March 21, 1872, Rennet Newcom - aged 81 years. April 18, 1872, Margaret O'Hara - aged 25 years. April 25, 1872, Henry Mathews - aged 38 years. September 1, 1872, Joseph Schalmire - aged 61 years. September 1, 1872, Mary A. Schalmire - aged 60 years. November 8, 1872, Isabelle Witt - aged 58 years.
January 23, 1873, John Rosenberg - aged 70 years. April 1, 1873, Mary Griffin - aged 39 years. September 5, 1873, John Griffin - aged 45 years. September 12, 1873, Magdalen Lee - aged 1 year. September 11, 1873, Flora May Lee - aged 17 months. November 6, 1873, Thomas Cooper - aged 22 years. November 13, 1873, Joseph Schulte - aged 65 years.
March 10, 1874, Zeno Brown -aged 47 years.
January 3, 1875, Henry Bohn - aged 39 years. January 30, 1875, Elizabeth Sanford - aged 27 years. March 20, 1875, Mathias Underriner - aged 45 years. March 29, 1875, George Allen - aged 20 years. March 30, 1875, Louise Bailly - aged 25 years. April 1, 1875, Euphemia Duchouquctte - aged 65 years. May 21, 1875, Joseph Fry - aged 75 years. July 15, 1875, Philip Shaw - aged 58 years. September 26, 1875, Frederick Smyth - aged 95 years. November 2, 1875, Henry Wernecke - aged 65 years. May 31, 1878, Martha Schall - aged 81 years.
August 9, 1876, Bernard Tessereau - aged 18 years. August 24. 1876, Emilia Wernecke - aged 43 years.
February 7. 1877, Isaac E. Putnam - aged 40 years. February 16, 1877, Mary Wengler - aged 24 years. March 7, 1877, Dora Pavlick - aged 56 years. July 1, 1877, Louise Schulte -aged 29 years. October 5, 1877,. Paul Deguire - aged 84 years. October 9, 1877, Catherine Resinger -aged 65 years. December 3, 1877, Emily Shafer - aged 20 years. December 17, 1877, Alice Wernecke - aged 20 years.
March 8, 1878, Henry Anthony - aged 49 years. October 19, 1878, Jasper Harris - aged 2 years. September 3, 1878, Ignatius Sherman - aged 45 years. December 15, 1878, Joseph Robert - aged 48 years. December 25, 1878, Clara Greenwell - aged 77 years.
January 9, 1879, Mary Tesscreau - aged 36 years. January 28, 1879, Henry Lachance -aged 44 years, June 7, 1879, Henry Buckner -aged 52 years. May 24. 1879, John B. Duchouquette - aged 33 years. December 24, 1879, Henry Polite - aged 63 years. February 22, 1879, John Sherer - aged 40 years. February 24, 1879, Elizabeth Webb - aged 28 years.
April 1, 1880, Ignatius Smyth - aged 24 years. April 18, 1880, Bernard Tessereau - aged 51 years. July 1, 1880, Francis Richard - aged 69 years.
Father Lewis Tucker died in the month of November 30, 1880. Very Reverend Henry Van der Sanden, Chancellor of the Archdiocese, being temporarily in charge of the parish.
November 30, 1880, Mary Budenholzer, Rev. O. J. McDonald.
On December 2, 1880. I find the following entry:
"The remains of the Reverend Lewis Tucker, parish priest of the parish of St. Michael's at Fredericktown, Missouri, was buried by the Rt. Rev. Patrick John Ryan, Bishop of Tricomia, i. p. i., and coadjutor to the Most Rev. Peter R. Kenrick, Archbishop of St. Louis, Missouri.
The following priests assisted the Rt. Rev. Bishop: H. Van der Sanden, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of St. Louis; Revs. P. McNamee, of De Soto; L. C. Wernert of Arcadia, Th. Cooney, Iron Mountain. A large concourse of people flocked together to show the last respect to their beloved pastor.
Attest: H. Van der Sanden, Chancellor."
Father Tucker's remains were at first buried in the cemetery but, after a little while, removed to a place beneath St. Joseph's Altar in the church of St. Michael.
A simple marble slab in the wall marks the last resting place of "good old Father Tucker."
Not far apart they lie at rest the good Father and the children of his love and care.
"No dreams disturb their sleep in the old church yard:
They hear no kindred weep in the old church yard.
The sire with silver hair. The mother's heart of care,
The young, the gay, the fair. Crowd the old church yard."
Chronicles of an Old Missouri Parish Historical Sketches of St. Michael’s Church Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri - 1917
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