Saint Boniface Cemetery is located at Lawrence and Clark in Chicago. According to Find a Grave, "St. Boniface cemetery was consecrated in 1863. Named for the apostle of Germany, it was the first cemetery servicing the needs of the German Catholic community in Chicago."
It was about a three block walk from our home on Winthrop Avenue. I remember climbing over the wall on the Magnolia Street side and wandering around. I did this at least once, but maybe a couple more times. Little did I know how important it was to our family.
My great-uncle John Junius and great-aunt Annie Junius are buried there. Both died in early childhood. There are thirty-one relatives or relatives of relatives buried there.
My great-grandfather's brother, Jean Nicolas Junius worked there for awhile before he returned to Luxembourg.
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