Jacques Marquette
17th-century French Jesuit missionary and explorer in North America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Pere Marquette" redirects here. For other uses, see Pere Marquette (disambiguation).
Jacques Marquette, S.J. (June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675),[1] sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette,[2] was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Sainte Marie, and later founded Saint Ignace. In 1673, Marquette, with Louis Jolliet, an explorer born near Quebec City, was the first European to explore and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River Valley.
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Born | (1637-06-01)June 1, 1637 |
Died | May 18, 1675(1675-05-18) (aged 37) near Ludington, Michigan |
Other names | Pere Marquette |
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