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    Louis Jolliet (French pronunciation: [lwi ʒɔljɛ]; September 21, 1645 – after May 1700) was a French-Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North...
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  • Joliet (redirect from Jolliet)
    Joliet or Jolliet may refer to: Louis Jolliet (1645–1700), French-Canadian explorer of North America Oscar Joliet (1878–1969), Belgian scholar-priest...
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    Sainte Marie, and later founded Saint Ignace. In 1673, Marquette, with Louis Jolliet, an explorer born near Quebec City, was the first European to explore...
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    Native Americans in what is now the United States. Chartier accompanied Louis Jolliet on two of his journeys to the Illinois Country of New France, and went...
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    publisher Louis Jolliet (1645–1700), French explorer, one of the first Europeans to reach the northern part of the Mississippi River Louis Kealoha, former...
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    Americas, and Asia during Louis's reign, and French explorers made important discoveries in North America. In 1673, Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette discovered...
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    Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette were the first Europeans recorded as exploring the region, and by 1683, the French had established Fort St. Louis...
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    exploration of the area was first recorded in 1673, when French explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette traveled through the Mississippi River valley...
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    from Green Bay to the Arkansas River by the Canadien expedition of Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, the area was claimed by France. It was settled...
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    Kaskaskia, a tribe of the Illinois Confederation, led French explorers Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette, the first known Europeans to explore this...
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