Jacques Marquette

Father Jacques Marquette S.J. (June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675), sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary. He founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste. Marie, and later founded St. Ignace, Michigan.

Jacques Marquette
File:Pere Marquette close-up.jpg 1869 portrait of Marquette
Born	(1637-06-01)June 1, 1637 Laon, Kingdom of France
Died	May 18, 1675(1675-05-18) (aged 37) near Ludington, Michigan
Other names	Pere Marquette

In 1673 Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet were the first Europeans to explore and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River Valley.

Jacques Marquette Media

• Pere Marquette and the Indians [at the Mississippi River], oil painting (1869) by Wilhelm Lamprecht (1838–1906), at Marquette University

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  Map of the discovery made in the year 1673 in North America

• Grave of Jacques Marquette in Saint Ignace, Michigan

• Marquette

• Ca. 1681 map of Marquette and Jolliet's 1673 expedition

• "Marquette explorer", 1968 issue

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  Michigan Historical Marker: "Marquette's Death"

• Memorial to Marquette in his birthplace of Laon, France

• Gaetano Trentanove's Marquette statue at the United States Capitol