NICOLET, SIEUR DE BELLEBORNE, Jean
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Name NICOLET, SIEUR DE BELLEBORNE, Jean Birth 1598 Cherbourg, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France Gender Male Differentiator Among the First Settlers of Quebec; contemporaries and acquaintances of Samuel Champlain; French North American explorer who was the first known European to discover Lake Michigan and what is now the state of Wisconsin. Death 29 Oct 1642 Sillery, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada - Jean Nicolet drowned after his boat capsized during a storm while traveling.
Person ID I18607 My Genealogy Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
Family NIPISSING, Jeanne Kweh Anishnabek Bahmahmaadjimowin Giisis, b. Abt 1602, near Lac Nipissing or on the Allumette Island, located in the Ottawa River, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada d. 1636, Sillery, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada (Age 34 years) Marriage 1623 (1625?) North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada Married 1623 (1625?) North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada Children + 1. NICOLET, Ephrosine Marie-Madeleine, b. 1626, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Sep 1689, Hotel-de-Dieu, Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F13191 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
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Photos Jean_Nicolet Route de Nicolet à la recherche de la Chine Jean Nicolet Historical Marker Jean Nicolet Historical Marker
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Notes - French North American explorer who was the first known European to discover Lake Michigan and what is now the state of Wisconsin.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Nicolet
- French North American explorer who was the first known European to discover Lake Michigan and what is now the state of Wisconsin.