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Portrait of Jacques Marquette

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Title
Portrait of Jacques Marquette  
Coverage-Year
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 (Mich.). 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
  • French in Illinois  
  • Settling in the Midwest  
  • Differing Views of the Great Awakening  
Learning Standards
  • 16 History  
  • 17 Geography  
  • 18 Social systems  
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
eng  
Subject / Keywords
  • Discovery and exploration  
  • French Colonial Period  
  • Fur trade  
  • Missionaries  
  • Marquette, Pere Jacques, 1636-1675  
  • Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700  
Collection Publisher
Illinois Heritage Association
Rights Management Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
IHA00004  
Date Created
6-27-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitlePortrait of Jacques Marquette  
Coverage-Year1670~
DescriptionThis well-known image of Father (Pere) Marquette is from a painting by an unknown artist.  
InterpretationJacques 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 (Mich.). 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
  • French in Illinois  
  • Settling in the Midwest  
  • Differing Views of the Great Awakening  
Learning Standards
  • 16 History  
  • 17 Geography  
  • 18 Social systems  
Author or CreatorIllinois Heritage Association  
Other ContributorsAlvord, Clarence Walworth, ed. The Centennial History of Illinois. Vol. 1. The Illinois Country. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois Centennial Commission, 1920.  
Languageeng  
Subject / Keywords
  • Discovery and exploration  
  • French Colonial Period  
  • Fur trade  
  • Missionaries  
  • Marquette, Pere Jacques, 1636-1675  
  • Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700  
Collection PublisherIllinois Heritage Association
Rights Management StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierIHA00004  
Date Created6-27-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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