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St Joseph Cemeteries

 Organization

Biography

St. Joseph Cemetery No. 1 was founded in 1854 by the St. Joseph German Orphan Asylum Association in order to provide burial space for German immigrants who lived in the City of Lafayette and to provide income for the School Sisters of Notre Dame, who ran the orphanage. It was later taken over by the Archdiocese of New Orleans. St. Joseph No. 2 opened in 1873.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

St. Joseph

 Item
Scope and Contents

Index included in the Tombstone Index

Dates: Compiled in 1930s

St. Joseph Cemeteries, 1855-1925

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents

The records include interments and ownership records.

Dates: Other: 1855-1925