By Anna Moss, Alex Stornant and Sara Taub

Who was Jacques Marquette? Who had 2 canoes, 5 men, an amazing partner along with a thirst

for discovering new land? Well that’s Marquette, of course! He was a French explorer and Jesuit priest in the 1600’s. He was the founder of St. Ignace, Michigan, the first European settlement and was one of the first white men to discover the Mississippi River.

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FamilyMarquette had a wealthy and noble family.His parents were Nicolas Marquette (stepdad) and Rose

Marquette-de La Salle (not related to Robert de La Salle.)He had 5 other siblings, 2 older sisters and 3 younger brothers.

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Childhood and EducationMarquette was born on June 10th, 1637 in Laon, France. When

he was just 9 years old, he refused to become a solider like his dad and other ansestors. He started going to a Jesuit University in Reims. He learnt math and geography. He graduated at 17 with a bachelor’s degree. He also taught for 10 years. When he was older, he learnt many Native American languages, along with Greek and Latin. He decided he wanted to become an explorer because he loved to travel and discover new land, along with spreading his religion.

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Founding of St. Ignace Marquette was fleeing from the Sioux, with the

Ottawa and Huron. He founded new land on the point of St. Ignace between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

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Expedition with Jolliet In 1672, the governor of New France, (now Canada,) Frontenac chose Marquette and Jolliet to look for a new route to the Pacific Ocean. 1 year went by when they left for their journey. They took 5 men with them, along with 2 canoes and went down the Mississippi River, unknowingly. They stopped by some Native Americans, telling them they were going the wrong way. Then they turned around, and went back up the Mississippi River, back to where they started. Marquette’s health was dropping.

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After Traveling to the Mississippi Marquette stayed in Mackinac, recovering from his sickness.

He was also writing in a journal about his expedition. In 1674, Marquette went to the Illinois tribes to preach and found a mission. He left around Easter in 1675, but his health was dropping again. He returned back to Mackinac, but then he died. His body was moved to St. Ignace.

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Map This is a map of where Marquette and Jolliet traveled in 1673.

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Timeline1637: Marquette is born on June 10th. 1646: Refuses to become a solider.1666: Becomes a Jesuit priest.1668: Founded the first European Settlement1671: Lived with the Ottawa and the Huron.1672: Asked to go on an expedition with Louis Jolliet.1673: Led mission with Jolliet. 1675: Died in on May 18th at the age of 37, almost 38.

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Legacies that Marquette LeftMarquette left many legacies. A couple of them include a city in

the UP and a university in Wisconsin. Their mascot is a golden eagle. Click below for the university website:

http://www.marquette.edu/

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Facts about JollietJolliet was born in 1645, 8 years younger than Marquette.Jolliet died in 1700.Jolliet was a French traderIn 1673, Marquette and Jolliet split up. Marquette stayed in the west, and Jolliet when to the east. But his canoe tipped over and all of his

records were gone!Jolliet was only 6 when his dad died.Like Marquette, Jolliet studied math and geography.

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Pictures

Marquette and Jolliet talking to Native Americans during their journey.

Marquette statue in Detroit on the campus of Wayne State University.

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Bibliography http://www.greatriverroad.com/pere/marquettebio.htm www.geography.about.com http://www.k12.hi.us/~kapunaha/student_projects/newworld/marquette/childhood.htm www.wiki.answers.com www.wlcsd.org www.geni.com/ http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/america/uslocal/gulf/missriver/marq-jol.htm http://www.biography.com/people/jacques-marquette-20984755 www.timetoast.com www.google.com www.kidrex.org http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/jolliet-louis.html http://www.factmonster.com Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet by Jeff Donaldson-Forbes

Game Do you know about Marquette? Test your skills with this

game! (True or False)Rules:

Split into 2 groups (left side of the carpet, right side of the carpet) and decide one answer for each question. Whoever answers the question right gets 1 point. If both teams get the question right, they both receive 1 point. Whoever gets the most amount of points when the game ends wins.

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Question #1Marquette was born on June 1st, 1673.

False!

Question #2Marquette was 37 when he died.

True!

Question #3Marquette learnt 6 Native American languages along with

Latin and Greek.

True!

Question #4Marquette and Jolliet brought 12 men and 4 canoes with

them.

False!

Question #5Marquette was related to Robert de La Salle.

False!

Question #6Marquette had 3 younger brothers and 2 older sisters.

True!

We hope you enjoyed learning about Jacques Marquette!-SET, AJS and AEM