Jacques Marquette, S.J. (French pronunciation: [ʒak maʁkɛt]; June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675), sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a...
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Pere Marquette or Jacques Marquette (1637–1675) was a French Jesuit missionary and namesake of Marquette University. Pere Marquette or Father Marquette may...
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autonomously. Marquette is named after Jacques Marquette, a French Jesuit missionary who had explored the Great Lakes region. Marquette had a population...
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Marquette University (/mɑːrˈkɛt/) is a private Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was established as Marquette College...
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Jacques Marquette is a statue by Gaetano Trentanove of Jacques Marquette, the best-known version being the 1896 marble one installed in the National Statuary...
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missionary Jacques Marquette, who along with Louis Joliet discovered the Mississippi River just southeast of the city on June 17, 1673. Marquette is located...
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Catholic philosopher Jacques Marquette (1637–1675), French explorer, led first European expedition to the northern Mississippi River Jacques Massu (1908–2002)...
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of mosaics, sculptures, and bronze of the Marquette Building entry and interior honors Jacques Marquette's 1674-5 expedition. Four bas relief panels over...
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Chicago Lawn neighborhood. The park is named for Father Jacques Marquette (1637–1675). Marquette Park is part of a system of 14 parks designed in 1903 by...
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the 2020 census. The township was named for French explorer Père Jacques Marquette. The township surrounds the city of Ludington on Lake Michigan, but...
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Louis Jolliet (category Jacques Marquette)
known for his discoveries in North America. In 1673, Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary, were the first non-Natives...
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named after Jacques Marquette, a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste Marie. The Pere Marquette Railroad...
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Pere Marquette Railway, and in turn for Pere Marquette, Michigan, an early name for Ludington. The town was named for Father Jacques Marquette, a French...
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the Pere Marquette Lake, and from there into Lake Michigan. This river is named after the French Roman Catholic missionary Jacques Marquette, who explored...
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The Marquette Golden Eagles, formerly known as the Marquette Warriors, Blue and Gold, Gold, Hilltoppers, and Golden Avalanche (football only), are the...
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and stayed over the winter of 1670–71. The missionary and explorer Jacques Marquette succeeded him, moving the mission to St. Ignace soon after his arrival...
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body was buried in a mausoleum in Agra, present-day India. 1675: Jacques Marquette died of dysentery on his way north from what is today Chicago, traveling...
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Marquette Stadium was an outdoor athletic stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the home field of the Golden Avalanche of Marquette University, its intercollegiate...
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exploration of the area began with the 1673 expedition of Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette, which charted the upper Mississippi. As noted above, Upper Louisiana...
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between the Fox River and the Wisconsin River, which was recognized by Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet during their discovery of a route to the Mississippi...
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the Arkansas River by the Canadien expedition of Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, the area was claimed by France. It was settled primarily from the...
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Marquette may refer to: Marquette-en-Ostrevant, Nord Marquette-lez-Lille, Nord Marquette, Illinois Marquette, Iowa Marquette, Kansas Marquette, Nebraska...
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Illinois Confederation, led French explorers Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette, the first known Europeans to explore this part of North America,...
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county seat is Marquette. The county is named for Father Marquette, a Jesuit missionary. It was set off in 1843 and organized in 1851. Marquette County is...
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Piasa (redirect from Marquette Monster)
earliest documented references for the word Piasa. In 1673, Father Jacques Marquette saw the painting on a limestone bluff overlooking the Mississippi...
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such as the Mission of Sault Sainte Marie in 1668. In 1671, Father Jacques Marquette established a French mission at Michilimackinac that would over the...
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state's longest river. The river's name was first recorded in 1673 by Jacques Marquette as "Meskousing" from his Indian guides - most likely Miami for "river...
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coureur de bois and explorers, such as Jean Nicolet, Robert de LaSalle, Jacques Marquette, Nicholas Perrot, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Antoine de la Mothe...
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Marquette University Law School is the law school of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is one of two law schools in Wisconsin and the only...
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Fort Ville-Marie which is now known as Montreal. Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette founded Sault Sainte Marie (1668) and Saint Ignace (1671) and explored...
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