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'Louis Jolliet', also known 'Louis Joliet' (September 21, 1645 – May 22 1700), was a Canadian explorer born in Quebec. Jolliet is important for his discoveries in North America. Jolliet and missionary father Jacques Marquette were the first Europeans to map the Mississippi River.
The son of wagon maker, Louis Jolliet was born in Quebec, Canada, on September 21, 1645. He gave great promise of scholarship, especially in the mathematics, in the Jesuits' school at Quebec, and received minor orders in 1663. He was talented in music, playing the flute, trumpet, and harpsichord. He loved drawing and creating maps. This sparked his first interests in exploring. Joining his brothers in the fur trade, his exploring dreams were nurtured, and employed by the French lieutenant governor, he was the first to discover the Mississippi along with Jacques Marquette. A fleeting glimpse is caught of Jolliet searching for a copper mine on the borders of Lake Superior, in 1669; and again in 1671, he is seen standing by the side of Saint-Lusson as he plants the arms of France at Sault Sainte Marie.
Shortly after his return, Jolliet was married to Claire-Francoise Bissot. In 1680 he was granted the Island of Anticosti, where he erected a fort. In 1693 he was appointed royal hydrographer, and, on April 30, 1697, he was granted the seigneury of Jolliet, south of Quebec. Louis Jolliet died some time in the month of May, 1700, being lost on a trip to one of his land holdings. He was one of the first people of European descent born in North America to be remembered for significant discoveries.
Louis died on a trip somewhere in Quebec, Canada.
The city of Joliet, Illinois, in the United States is named after him.
★ French colonization of the Americas
★ New France
Jolliet 1645-1700
★ Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
★ Joliet's map of New France, 1674
★ 2006 Expedition following Jolliet's journey down the Mississippi
'Louis Jolliet', also known 'Louis Joliet' (September 21, 1645 – May 22 1700), was a Canadian explorer born in Quebec. Jolliet is important for his discoveries in North America. Jolliet and missionary father Jacques Marquette were the first Europeans to map the Mississippi River.
Jolliet's signature
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| Early years |
| Later years |
| See also |
| External links |
Early years
The son of wagon maker, Louis Jolliet was born in Quebec, Canada, on September 21, 1645. He gave great promise of scholarship, especially in the mathematics, in the Jesuits' school at Quebec, and received minor orders in 1663. He was talented in music, playing the flute, trumpet, and harpsichord. He loved drawing and creating maps. This sparked his first interests in exploring. Joining his brothers in the fur trade, his exploring dreams were nurtured, and employed by the French lieutenant governor, he was the first to discover the Mississippi along with Jacques Marquette. A fleeting glimpse is caught of Jolliet searching for a copper mine on the borders of Lake Superior, in 1669; and again in 1671, he is seen standing by the side of Saint-Lusson as he plants the arms of France at Sault Sainte Marie.
Plaque commemorating Jolliet in Chicago.
Later years
Shortly after his return, Jolliet was married to Claire-Francoise Bissot. In 1680 he was granted the Island of Anticosti, where he erected a fort. In 1693 he was appointed royal hydrographer, and, on April 30, 1697, he was granted the seigneury of Jolliet, south of Quebec. Louis Jolliet died some time in the month of May, 1700, being lost on a trip to one of his land holdings. He was one of the first people of European descent born in North America to be remembered for significant discoveries.
Louis died on a trip somewhere in Quebec, Canada.
The city of Joliet, Illinois, in the United States is named after him.
See also
★ French colonization of the Americas
★ New France
External links
Jolliet 1645-1700
★ Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
★ Joliet's map of New France, 1674
★ 2006 Expedition following Jolliet's journey down the Mississippi
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