Jacques Marquette
1637-1675
French Jesuit missionary who accompanied French-Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet on the first voyage down the Mississippi River. In 1673, The two men traveled far enough to ...
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Jolliet, Louis and Marquette, Jacques
Louis Jolliet
1645
Beauport, Canada
1700
Quebec, Canada
Explorer
Jacques Marquette
June 1, 1637
Laon, France
May 18, 1675
on Illinois River
Jesuit missionary
Fren...
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Jacques Marquette
Born June 10, 1637, Laon, France Died May 18, 1675, territory of Illinois Indians, North America
In 1672 Louis Jolliet was chosen to lead a French-Canadian expedition to explore th...
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Jacques Marquette (1637-1675) was a French Jesuit, missionary, and explorer who followed the Illinois and Mississippi rivers on a journey of discovery.Jacques Marquette was the son of a seigneur of La...
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Jacques Marquette
Jolliet, Louis and Marquette, Jacques
Jacques Marquette
Jacques Marquette