The French Village, was a small village. It began as an early settlement of white immigrants from Canada. The village was located east of the Nishnabotna River, which is currently northeast Hamburg.

These early residents came from Canada, during the Canadian Rebellion, in 1836. By 1840, French Village was home to about 40 residents.

French Village Early Settlers

Joseph Brenard
Simon Fleurie
Trudeau
Cartier
Velandres
Arsineau
Parquette
LaCroix
Landeau

French Village Pottawattamie Indians

Grandais
Frombois
Antoin
Bibis
Babis

However, over time the village has been left behind, leaving only the burials, and very few markers to show that it ever existed. (Researched by Helen Hensleigh Wenger)

Source: Cemetery Records for Fremont County, Iowa, 1983; printed by the Fremont County Historical Society ~ Shared by Penny Stewart. For more information about this and other burials in Fremont county, contact a Look-up Volunteer.