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Title
Grave marker of Joseph H. Marie Junin
Subject
Inscription:
Here lies the Remains of
Joseph H. Marie Junin
of La Rochelle in France
who departed this Life
the 18th Feby AD 1791,
In the 32d Year of his Age,
& the second Year of the
E'ra fo the French Liberty
Carrying with him
to the Grave
the sorrows of all
who knew him
May his soul rest in peace
Here lies the Remains of
Joseph H. Marie Junin
of La Rochelle in France
who departed this Life
the 18th Feby AD 1791,
In the 32d Year of his Age,
& the second Year of the
E'ra fo the French Liberty
Carrying with him
to the Grave
the sorrows of all
who knew him
May his soul rest in peace
Description
Joseph H. Marie Junin was the first European settler murdered in Bangor, Maine. Junin was a French merchant, trapper, and trader who was suspected of acting as a British agent in 1777, using his influence with Native American tribes to generate trouble for the American Revolutionaries.
On the evening of February 18, 1791, Junin's nephew, Louis Parnneau, raised a public alarm claiming that members of the local Native American tribe were planning to kill his uncle. While a posse of settlers were searching the forest for the alleged troublemakers, two shots were heard.
Junin was found dead in his bed, shot twice through the head as he lay sleeping and Paronneau was missing. Paronneau was later located down river and arrested. Paronneau reached out to the French consulate in Boston and was granted legal representation. The nephew was ultimately found innocent and released.
On the evening of February 18, 1791, Junin's nephew, Louis Parnneau, raised a public alarm claiming that members of the local Native American tribe were planning to kill his uncle. While a posse of settlers were searching the forest for the alleged troublemakers, two shots were heard.
Junin was found dead in his bed, shot twice through the head as he lay sleeping and Paronneau was missing. Paronneau was later located down river and arrested. Paronneau reached out to the French consulate in Boston and was granted legal representation. The nephew was ultimately found innocent and released.
Creator
Unidentified stone carver.
Publisher
[no text]
Date
Stone: 1791
Photographed: 2012
Photographed: 2012
Contributor
Kimberly J. Sawtelle
Rights
© 2012 Kimberly J. Sawtelle. All rights reserved.
Format
Slate
Language
English
Type
Shouldered tablet
Identifier
mhc_2012.1
Coverage
[no text]