Jacques Marquette
Jacques Marquette | |
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 1869 portrait of Marquette | |
| Born | June 1, 1637 |
| Died | May 18, 1675 (aged 37) near Ludington, Michigan |
| Other names | Pere Marquette |
Father 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. He founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste. Marie, and later founded St. Ignace, Michigan.
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
Map of the discovery made in the year 1673 in North America
Grave of Jacques Marquette in Saint Ignace, Michigan
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Ca. 1681 map of Marquette and Jolliet's 1673 expedition
"Marquette explorer", 1968 issue
Michigan Historical Marker: "Marquette's Death"
Memorial to Marquette in his birthplace of Laon, France
References
- ↑ Jacques Marquette. Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia (1913): Archdiocese of Chicago, Retrieved February 23, 2012