Louis Jolliet (September 21, 1645 – after May 1700) was a French-Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. In 1673, Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary, were the first non-Natives to explore and map the Upper Mississippi River.
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21 September 1645 Quebec City, Canada
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Died |
May 1700 (aged 54) Anticosti Island, Canada
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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