Louis Jolliet (September 21, 1645last seen May 1700) was a French Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America, Jolliet and Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette S.J. (June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675), sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste. Marie, and later founded St. Ignace, in which state?
Jacques Marquette Father Jacques Marquette S.J. (June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675), sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste. Marie, and later founded St. Ignace, Michigan. In 1673 Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet were the first Europeans to explore and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River.
Jean Le Sueur Jean Le Sueur (c. 1598 – 29 November 1668), also known as "Abbé Saint-Sauveur", was a priest from France who arrived at the colony of New France in 1634 on the same ship as Jean Bourdon.