Louis Jolliet
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Discovery, Exploration
- Subcategories: Ships, Naval History, Explorers, Frontier, Pioneers
- Curriculum: Canadian History
Article abstract: Along with Father Jacques Marquette, Jolliet led an expedition to discover the course of the Mississippi River, descending to the mouth of the Arkansas River before being certain that the Mississippi flowed into the Gulf of Mexico. The journey paved the way for later French exploration of the area.
Early Life
Louis Jolliet was born in New France ten years after the death of Samuel de Champlain, the founder of the colony, and was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church near the city of Quebec on September 21, 1645. When he was six years...
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