Marquette, Jacques National Historic Person

N/A, Quebec
Portrait of Jacques Marquette (© Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec / P1000,S4,D83,PM43-2)
Jacques Marquette, Father
(© Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec / P1000,S4,D83,PM43-2)
Address : N/A, Quebec

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 1937-05-20
Life Date: 1637 to 1675

Other Name(s):
  • Jacques Marquette  (Designation Name)

Importance: This designation has been identified for review

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Approved Inscription:  

Born in France, 10th June, 1637. Discovered the Mississippi River with Louis Jolliet, 17th June, 1673. Died in Michigan, 18th May, 1675. Visited this seigniory, May, 1668. *Note: This designation has been identified for review. A review can be triggered for one of the following reasons - outdated language or terminology, absence of a significant layer of history, factual errors, controversial beliefs and behaviour, or significant new knowledge.