Jacques Marquette

Jacques MarquetteSJ (French:; June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675), sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a French Jesuitmissionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Sainte Marie, and later founded Saint Ignace. In 1673, Marquette, along with Louis Jolliet, an explorer born near Quebec City, explored and mapped the northern portion of the Mississippi River Valley.