Louis Jolliet

Louis Jolliet was a French-Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. In 1673, Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary, were the first non-Natives to explore and map the Upper Mississippi River.

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Who was born first?

• Louis Jolliet and Eusebio Kino were born the same year
• Louis Jolliet was born 1 year before Charles Plumier
• Louis Jolliet was born 2 years after René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
• Louis Jolliet was born 5 years after Willem de Vlamingh
• Louis Jolliet was born 6 years before William Dampier

Timeline

1. Willem de VlaminghNovember 18, 1640 – 1698
2. René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La SalleNovember 21, 1643 – March 19, 1687
3. Eusebio KinoAugust 10, 1645 – March 15, 1711
4. Louis Jolliet (this page)September 21, 1645 – 1700
5. Charles PlumierApril 20, 1646 – November 20, 1704
6. William Dampier1651 – March 1715

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