Jacques Marquette

Jacques Marquette

male, deceased (1675)
Marquette University, French, lake superior, Explorer of Canada, Jesuit, Native American…mississippi river, wisconsin river, fox river, St. Lawrence River
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...
William Alexander

William Alexander

male, deceased (1783)
Major-General, Army Officer, Scottish, British, House of Lords, Continental Army general…St. Lawrence River
William Alexander (1726 - 1783), who claimed the disputed title of Earl of Stirling, was an American major-general during the American...
Pierre-Esprit Radisson

Pierre-Esprit Radisson

male, deceased (1710)
Canadian, explorer, Explorer of Canada, French, new england, hudson bay…St. Lawrence River
Pierre-Esprit Radisson was a French-born explorer and fur trader. His exploits in 1668 were instrumental in the formation of the Hudson's Bay...
Percival Molson

Percival Molson

male, deceased (1917)
Cacouna, Olympic competitor for Canada, Canadian football player, Athlete at the 1904 Summer Olympics, Stanley Cup champion, track and field athlete…St. Lawrence River
Percival Molson, MC (born August 14, 1880 - died July 5, 1917) was a Canadian star athlete and soldier. An Anglo-Quebecer, Molson was born in the...
David Kirke

David Kirke

male, deceased (1654)
French, Thirty Years' War, Newfoundland colonial leader, knighted, English, William Hill…St. Lawrence River
Sir David Kirke (c. 1597 - 1654) was an Scottish adventurer, colonizer and governor. Kirke was raised in English occupied Dieppe. In 1627 Kirke's...
William Notman

William Notman

male, deceased (1891)
Yale University, Victoria Bridge, Montreal, St. Lawrence River, Canada East, Paisley, Scotland, Canada West
William Notman (8 March 1826 - 25 November 1891) was a Canadian photographer and businessman. Notman was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1826, the...

Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts

male, deceased (1628)
Mathieu de Costa, Huguenot, Pierre Chauvin de Tonnetuit, 17th century, Acadia, priest…St. Lawrence River
Pierre Dugua, the Sieur de Monts was a merchant, explorer and colonizer. He was born in Royan, France and had a great influence over the first two...

Claude-Jean Allouez

male, deceased (1689)
Green Bay, St. Lawrence River, Wyandot, Haute-Loire, Saint-Didier-en-Velay, Anishinaabe language
Claude Jean Allouez ; was a Jesuit missionary. He was born in Saint-Didier-en-Velay in the département of Haute-Loire in south-central France. In 1...
Charles Hardy

Charles Hardy

male, deceased (1780)
Royal Navy admiral, knighted, louisbourg, Royal Navy, From Portsmouth, From Hampshire…St. Lawrence River
Sir Charles Hardy (c.1714 - May 18, 1780) born Portsmouth, England, was a British naval officer and colonial governor. The son of a Vice Admiral,...

Louis Du Pont Duchambon de Vergor

male, 296 years old
military officer, French, British, captain, louisbourg, cadet…St. Lawrence River
Louis Du Pont Duchambon de Vergor (September 20, 1713 - 1755?) was a French military officer who served as a member of the French Army during the...