Louis Jolliet
Canadian explorer
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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. Wikipedia
Born: September 21, 1645, Québec City, Canada
Died: May 1700 (age 54 years), Anticosti Island, Canada
Parents: Jean Jolliet and Marie d’Abancourt
Spouse: Claire-Francoise Byssot de la Valtrie (m. 1675–1700)
Awards: Jolliet was granted land south of Quebec in return for his favours
Other work: Canadian explorer
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