Henri de Tonti
French military officer and explorer
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Henri de Tonti, also spelled Henri de Tonty, was an Italian-born French military officer, explorer, and voyageur who assisted René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, with North American exploration and colonization from 1678 to 1686. de Tonti was... Wikipedia
Born: 1649, Gaeta, Italy
Died: September 1704 (age 55 years), Mobile, AL
Siblings: Alphonse de Tonty
Nationality: French
Parents: Lorenzo de Tonti
Years of service: c. 1668–1676
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