Louis Joliet

These unique native and French bonds had begun when explorers Louis Joliet and Pierre Marquette discovered the peaceful Kaskaskia tribe, while journeying along the Illinois River.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2008

They lived peacefully until the year 1673, when a traveler and mapmaker by the name of Louis Joliet, accompanied by a French Jesuit monk named Jacques Marquette, "discovered" Chicago.

'Chicago' 2008

In 1673, French explorers, Louis Joliet and Pere Marguette, began the journey that would memorialize them for centuries to come.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2008

Louis Joliet was born in Canada, of French parents.

French Pathfinders in North America William Henry Johnson

Louis Joliet, to explore and Christianize the region of the Mississippi.

The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 1, October, 1884 Various

Louis Joliet, a native of Quebec, who had already led an expedition in search of the copper mines of Lake Superior, and Jacques Marquette, a

American Men of Action Burton Egbert Stevenson 1917

Marquette and Louis Joliet, who on the 17th day of June, 1673, coming down the mouth of the Wisconsin River, discovered the Mississippi and faced the picturesque bluffs of the Iowa shore.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

Louis Joliet, a discoverer and the son of a wagon-maker, was born at

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

Louis Joliet, a native of Quebec, who had already led an expedition in search of the copper mines of Lake Superior, and Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit priest and accomplished linguist, started on a still greater journey.

American Men of Action Stevenson, Burton E 1913

Soto the great Mississippi was rediscovered in 1673 by the Canadian trader Louis Joliet, and by the saintly missionary, father Jacques

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913