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1Jolliet, Louis — born before Sept. 21, 1645, probably Beaupré, near Quebec died after May 1700, Quebec province French Canadian explorer and cartographer. He led an expedition in the Great Lakes region in 1669. In 1672 he was commissioned by the governor of New… …
2Jolliet, Louis — (1645 1700) Born at Quebec; son of a wagon maker in the employ of the Company of New France. Educated by the Jesuits, and took minor orders, but renounced his clerical vocation to engage in the fur trade. Sent by Talon to discover copper mines …
3Jolliet,Louis — Jol·li·et also Jo·li·et (jōʹlē ĕt , jō lē ĕtʹ, zhô lyāʹ), Louis. 1645 1700. French Canadian explorer of the upper Mississippi Valley who with Jacques Marquette sighted the Mississippi River on June 17, 1673, and descended it to the mouth of the… …
4Jolliet, Louis — (antes del 21 sep. 1645, probablemente Beaupré, cerca de Quebec, Canadá–después de may. 1700, prov. de Quebec). Explorador y cartógrafo francocanadiense. En 1669 condujo una expedición a la región de los Grandes Lagos y en 1672 el gobernador de… …
5Louis Jolliet — (sieur de Jolliet) Escultura de Louis Jolliet realizada por Alfred Laliberté y emplazada en el frente del edificio del Parlamento de Quebec …
6Louis Joliet — Louis Jolliet Louis Jolliet, devant l hôtel du Parlement de Québec Signature de L …
7Louis Jolliet d'Anticosti — Louis Jolliet Louis Jolliet, devant l hôtel du Parlement de Québec Signature de L …
8Louis Jolliet — Louis Jolliet, also known as Louis Joliet with only one L (September 21, 1645 ndash; 1700), was a French Canadian explorer. Jolliet is important for his discoveries in North America. Jolliet and missionary Father Jacques Marquette, a Catholic… …
9Louis — Louis, Joe * * * (as used in expressions) Henry Louis Aaron Louis Francis Cristillo Agassiz, (Jean) Louis (Rodolphe) Aragon, Louis Louis Andrieux Armstrong, Louis Barrault, Jean Louis Barthou, (Jean) Louis Barye, Antoine Louis Berger, Victor… …
10Louis Joliet — Louis Joliet † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Louis Joliet (Or JOLLIET). Louis Joliet, a discoverer and the son of a wagon maker, was born at Quebec, Canada, on 21 September 1645; d. in Canada, May 1700. He gave great promise of… …
