Jacques Marquette

Jacques Marquette βœ“

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17th-century French Jesuit missionary and explorer in North America

About Jacques Marquette

Jacques Marquette, sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Sainte Marie, and later founded Saint Ignace. In 1673, Marquette, along with Louis Jolliet, an explorer born near Quebec City, explored and mapped the northern portion of the Mississippi River Valley.

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Father Marquette at Chicago

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