Bottineau County, St. Genevieve's Cemetery, Little Fargo, ND Surveyed Nov 20, 2004 by J.R. (enstitchezz@hotmail.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Directions: From Overly, go west on County Road 22 1 mile, south on 25th Ave NE 3 miles. Just past large grain bins on the right, turn right (west) and go 1 mile. There is a large iron cross on the left side. Turn left, go 1/10 mile. (all mileage approximate.) The cemetery is maintained by Notre Dame parish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My thanks to Fr Thomas Graner, Diocese of Fargo, for providing information about unmarked graves.(thomas.graner@fargodiocese.org) e mail address posted with permission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- History Le Petit Fargo (Little Fargo)** by Kenneth Johnson Used with permission This area was settled in the early 1890's by French Canadian Catholics directed here by the Fargo Diocese. For lack of a better name it became known as Little Fargo. Immedately this group decided they needed a church home, and the "Mission of St. Genevieve" was organized under the direction of Father Campeau. A small church was first built west of the Lalonde farmstead. Soon it became apparent that they needed a larger church, and a new one was built on land donated by Fred Perrin, where the cemetery is now located. In 1921 the church was moved to Overly. One of the more memorable events of Little Fargo happened during the celebration of Corpus Christi Sunday at St. Genevieve Mission. When the Processional came back to the Repository at the church yard gate, Antoinette Metivier was waiting. She was sixteen years old and had been a cripple all her life. Here Father Campeau placed the Blessed Scarament on her head and prayed that she would be made well and walk. The girl turned to her mother and was heard to say, "Take these (crutches), I think I can walk." She walked away. Her crutches have been saved in the church as a reminder of this miracle. During the plague of grasshoppers a large steel cross was erected on the corner of Napoleon Fontaine's land its purpose was to drive away the hoppers. This cross was dedicated and blessed by Father Campeau with member of the mission involved. Later this cross became a dividing point in the congregation. With the moving of the church to Overly, the people living east of the cross went to church in Overly, the people to the west to Willow City. At this time (1977) every original farmstead has been either vacated or destroyed, and no one is living in the Little Fargo area. Last to leave was Peter Duff in 1966. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Indicates unmarked graves Last Name First Name Birth Death Inscription Blangh John Oct 1910 Oct 1914 Bushey Alexander 1858 1907 Gone But Not Forgotten Cote Baby 1930 1930 Cote Cecile* Cote Narcisse 1831 1910 Father Cote Sofie 1830 1910 Mother Destalaire Isachar* Dore Marie * Dubay Albert Sept 21 1878 Nov 16 1968 Father Dubay Dorance Sept 14 1905 Apr 7 1908 Son Dubay Mabel May 15 1884 Dec 8 1907 Mother Duquette Theresa Marie Catherine* Fontaine A. F. (no other info) Fontaine Adele (no date) Dec 5 1900 Aged 75 yrs Gone But Not Forgotten Fontaine Albina (no other info) Fontaine Alvina Dec 24 1897 Feb 8 1898 Daughter of A & M Fontaine Fontaine Alvina (no other info) Fontaine Amanda (no other info) Fontaine Cecilia* Fontaine Leonie Feb 9 1898 Mar 12 1898 Grandmont Martha Alexandra* Lahaie Marguerite* Lasant Romeo* Lasante Marie Etudienne (Cossette)* Maginel Joseph 1852 1924 Maginel Nestorine 1861 1925 They Are Gone But Not Forgotten Never Will Their Memory Fade Sweetest Thoughts Will Ever Linger Around the Graves Where They Are Laid Marchand Albina Oct 12 1880 May 4 1915 Marchand Evelin Feb 22 1915 May 6 1915 Marchand Exzelda Dec 21 1897 Apr 17 1900 Daughter of J. & J. Marchand Hormidas* Marchand Joseph Jun 16 1899 Marchand Lea Jun 4 1900 Marcotte Adelaide (Picher)* Marcotte Amarelisse (no date) May 20 1906 Aged 17 years Pray For Her Marcotte Cyril Aug 2 1839 Aug 18 1904 Marcotte Francis Xavier* Marcotte Johnny Oct 13 1903 Sept 26 1918 Marcotte Mary A.* Marion Julius Alphonse* Morin Ester Mar 15 1895 Nov 6 1918 Daughter of Mr & Mrs Louis Morin Gone But Not Forgotten Morin Florence July 1 1892 Mar 30 1904 Morin Louis 1863 1943 Father Poitiers Marie Leona* Remsbecker Adela Elizabeth* Richard Blanche Rose Alma* Richard Muriel M. Oct 1927 Jan 1928 Schoonover Lilan Aime* Schukard Alice Cecilia* Senechal Alice Marie May 28 1914 June 24 1919 Gone But Not Forgotten Smith Mable L.* Tessier Charles* Trainor Elizabeth Isabel Feb 27 1907 Sept 16 1907 Trainor Vingen John Jul 29 1904 Aug 27 1904 Valley Joseph 1856 1918 Valley Lea Olive 1869 1952 Mother __nnon Sept 18 1918 (broken stone) ** "Historical Highlights of Bottineau County" Bottineau County Historical Society, 1977 p53