Pierre Frechette Navarre

1787 - 1863  (76 years)

• Name	Pierre Frechette Navarre
  Nickname	Peter
  Born	8 Feb 1787	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Dec 1863	Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan
  Buried	Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana
  Person ID	I9862	Rossville
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2018

  
  

  Family	Angelique Kechoueckquay Navarre,   b. 1805,   d. 1836  (Age 31 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1834	Berrien County, Michigan
  	This was the Catholic ceremony. They had been married years before in the Indian ceremony.
  Children	+ 1. Peter Lafayette Navarre,   b. 1820,   d. 1874  (Age 54 years)   2. Anthony Navarre,   b. 1825,   d. 1893  (Age 68 years) + 3. Joseph Navarre,   b. 1825,   d. 24 Nov 1912, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 87 years)   4. Theresa Navarre Milot,   b. 1827   5. Adaline Adele Navarre Beseau,   b. 3 Oct 1827, Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan ,   d. 26 Jan 1911, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 83 years) + 6. Mary Frances Navarre DeGraff,   b. 5 Sep 1832, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana ,   d. 18 Sep 1921  (Age 89 years)   7. John Navarre,   b. 1833   8. Isadore Navarre,   b. 1834   9. Monica Navarre,   b. 1835   10. Judique (Judith) Navarre Bourdon,   b. 1824,   d. 24 Sep 1914, Hoyt, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)   11. Catherine Navarre,   b. 1837
  Last Modified	24 May 2018 10:07:17
  Family ID	F1640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 13 Sep 1834 - Berrien County, Michigan Buried - - Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Navarre, Pierre Famous Men in South Bend History Pierre Navarre The first white settler to settle in present-day St. Joseph County was Pierre Navarre. Mr. Navarre was of French descent, well educated, and moved to St. Joseph Country from Monroe, Michigan in 1820. At the time of this move, Mr. Navarre was an agent for the American Fur Company.[3] Prior to Mr. Navarre settling in St. Joseph County, he had trapped and traded furs among the Native Americans that lived in the area. But, in 1820 he decided to permanently reside in South Bend and open a standing trading post. Pierre married a Potawatomi woman named Angelique and had six children, three sons and three daughters. Pierre and his new family built a log home, the first home to be erected in the county, on the east side of the St. Joseph River, now in South Bend.[4] Mr. Navarre located his home on a trail in which Native Americans traveled and traded every spring and fall to reach the other posts along the river, down to Lake Michigan. This brought Pierre huge amounts of furs, maple sugar, baskets, and other articles. He was very loyal to the Potawatomi tribe and when they were forcibly removed from the Michiana area, he traveled west with the tribe, but afterwards returned home. Pierre Navarre died in the home of his daughter on December 27, 1864. His body was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery on the property of the University of Notre Dame. Navarre's cabin is still standing and has been moved to Leeper Park East in downtown South Bend, Indiana.