St. John's Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland
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| Established | 1845 (first burial in 1832) |
| Location | Frederick, Maryland |
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 United States
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| Coordinates | 39°25′5.56″N 77°24′19.93″W / 39.4182111°N 77.4055361°WCoordinates: 39°25′5.56″N 77°24′19.93″W / 39.4182111°N 77.4055361°W |
| Type | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
St. John’s Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery located in Frederick, Maryland. The cemetery is operated by St. John the Evangelist Holy Catholic Church in Frederick, Maryland. The cemetery is located at East 3rd Street Frederick, Maryland 21701.
The grounds which would become St. John’s Cemetery was first used as a cemetery for the interment of Henry, a free black man who died of cholera in 1832. St. John’s Cemetery was officially established in 1845.
St John’s Cemetery contains a number of graves from French settlers who fled the St. Domingue Slave revolt of 1791. The family of Etienne Bellumeau de la Vincendière made their way to Frederick, Maryland possibly via Charleston, South Carolina. Etienne established himself in Charleston and was moved to Frederick to be buried in the family plot with his wife Margeurite. His eldest daughter Victoire, acquired the land and managed L’Hermitage plantation, notorious for the poor treatment of its many slaves, her sister Adelaide and her nephew Enoch Louis Lowe are also buried at St John’s Cemetery. Lowe would become the 29th Governor of Maryland. John Payne Boisneuf, brother of Etienne, is buried nearby. Boisneuf was among the many French nationals who condemned Marie Antoinette to death in France on October 16, 1793. Three French soldiers are buried at St. John’s Cemetery. Francis Luber and Herman Weber fought for Napoleon Bonaparte at the battle of Waterloo. Peter Nicolas Simard, buried nearby, was a member of the National Order of the Legion of Honour.
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