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Jacques Marquette

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This Day In History : The Birth of Fr. Jacques Marquette 06-10

 

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Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet

 

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Louis Jolliet & Jacques Marquette | PBS World Explorers

 

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Jacques Marquette - Fall is Here

 

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Louis Jolliet & Jacques Marquette

Father Jacques Marquette S.J., sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who 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.
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