René Bréhant de Galinée

male, deceased (1678)
René Bréhant de Galinée was a member of the Society of Saint-Sulpice (Sulpician Order) at Montreal and an explorer and missionary to the Native Ame...

Frank Bursley Taylor

male, deceased (1938)
Frank Bursley Taylor, [b. 1860, d. 1938] was a wealthy amateur American geologist, a specialist in the glacial geology of the Great Lakes, and...

Joseph Naper

male
Joseph Naper (1798-1862) was a shipbuilder, politician, and businessman. Born in Vermont, Naper traveled with his parents during his youth to...

John Edgar

male, deceased (1832)
John Edgar (ca 1750 - 1832) was an Illinois pioneer and politician. He was born in Ireland. In 1776, he was the commander of a British ship in the...

Louis James Pesha

male
Louis James Pesha was a noted photographer of ships of the Great Lakes and early 20th century Michigan landmarks. Pesha died an accidental death...

George Colby

male
George Colby was a British privateer during the French and Indian War (1754-1763). He was the leader of the so-called Colby Pirates, who operated...
John W. Gunnison

John W. Gunnison

male, deceased (1853)
John Williams Gunnison (November 11, 1812-October 26, 1853) was an American explorer. Gunnison was born in Goshen, New Hampshire in 1812. He...
Jacques Marquette

Jacques Marquette

male, deceased (1675)
Father Jacques Marquette (June 10, 1637-May 18, 1675) and Louis Jolliet were the first Europeans to see and map the northern portion of the...
Franklin Wharton

Franklin Wharton

male, deceased (1818)
Franklin Wharton was an American soldier, the third Commandant of the United States Marine Corps. Wharton was born into a prominent Philadelphia,...