Louis Jolliet

Canadian explorer · Canada · Historical Figures · Lived 1645 to 1700 · aged 55

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Louis Jolliet 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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Ca. 1681 map of Marquette and Jolliet's 1673 expedition.

Plaque commemorating Jolliet in Chicago.

Monument commemorating Jolliet in Quebec City.

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Person of National Historic Significance

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Louis Jolliet

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Spouse Claire-Françoise Bissot de la Rivière

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Sibling Adrien Jolliet

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