Jacques Marquette
(1637-1675)
17th-century French Jesuit missionary and explorer in North America
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Jacques Marquette S.J. (June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675), sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a French-American Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste. Marie, and later founded St. Ignace, Michigan. 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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1 June 1637 Laon, France
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18 May 1675 (aged 37) Illinois Country
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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