Portrait of Jacques Marquette

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image

Coverage / Year

c. 1670

Description

This well-known image of Father (Pere) Marquette is from a painting by an unknown artist.

Interpretation

Jacques Marquette was born in Laon, France, in 1637. He became a Jesuit priest and went to New France (Canada) as a missionary at the age of twenty-three. He learned the language of the Illinois Indians and founded a mission at St. Ignace, Michilmackinac, Michigan. In May 1673 Marquette and Louis Jolliet, a French Canadian explorer set out to find the Mississippi River, which the Indians had described. They were successful in finding it and traveled as far south as the mouth of the Arkansas River

Lesson Plans / Themes

Differing Views of the Great Awakening
Settling in the Midwest
French in Illinois

Learning Standards

18 Social systems
17 Geography
16 History

Author or Creator

Illinois Heritage Association

Other Contributors

Alvord, Clarence Walworth, ed. The Centennial History of Illinois. Vol. 1. The Illinois Country. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois Centennial Commission, 1920.

Language

English

Subject / Keywords

Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700
Marquette, Pere Jacques, 1636-1675
Missionaries
Fur trade
French Colonial Period
Discovery & exploration

Collection Publisher

Illinois Heritage Association

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

IHA00004

Date Created

6-27-00

Resource Type	image
Title	Portrait of Jacques Marquette
Coverage / Year	c. 1670
Description	This well-known image of Father (Pere) Marquette is from a painting by an unknown artist.
Interpretation	Jacques Marquette was born in Laon, France, in 1637. He became a Jesuit priest and went to New France (Canada) as a missionary at the age of twenty-three. He learned the language of the Illinois Indians and founded a mission at St. Ignace, Michilmackinac, Michigan. In May 1673 Marquette and Louis Jolliet, a French Canadian explorer set out to find the Mississippi River, which the Indians had described. They were successful in finding it and traveled as far south as the mouth of the Arkansas River
Lesson Plans / Themes	Differing Views of the Great Awakening Settling in the Midwest French in Illinois
Learning Standards	18 Social systems 17 Geography 16 History
Author or Creator	Illinois Heritage Association
Other Contributors	Alvord, Clarence Walworth, ed. The Centennial History of Illinois. Vol. 1. The Illinois Country. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois Centennial Commission, 1920.
Language	English
Subject / Keywords	Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700 Marquette, Pere Jacques, 1636-1675 Missionaries Fur trade French Colonial Period Discovery & exploration
Collection Publisher	Illinois Heritage Association
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	IHA00004
Date Created	6-27-00

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