Maketoquit was the leader of a large band of
Potawatami
The Potawatomi , also spelled Pottawatomi and Pottawatomie (among many variations), are a Native American people of the western Great Lakes region, upper Mississippi River and Great Plains. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a m ...
in modern
Clinton County, Michigan and
Shiawassee County, Michigan in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Joseph Bailly
Joseph Bailly (7 April 1774 – 21 December 1835) was a fur trader and a member of an important French Canadian family that included his uncle, Charles-François Bailly de Messein.
Bailly was one of several Canadian from prominent families w ...
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Alexis Bailly
Alexis Bailly (December 14, 1798 – June 3, 1860) was an American politician and fur trader.
He was born in Saint Joseph, Upper Canada, to one of the "mixed-blood" families that was active in the North American fur trade. His father, Josep ...
Potawatomi people
People from Clinton County, Michigan
People from Shiawassee County, Michigan
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