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Jean Nicolet de Belleborne
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Death
After getting married and having children, Nicolet settled down by the Trois Rivieres where he was given land in 1637. He did not know how to swim though, so he later died in 1642 from drowning. His funeral was held along with three other people who died drowning in a shallop traveling from Quebec to Sillery. Their bodies were never recovered.
Areas Explored
Achievements
Following the orders of Samuel de Champlain, Jean Nicolet traveled west in search of the Northern Passage in 1634. He explored Lake Michigan, Green Bay, and the Fox River.
Jean Nicolet has been given credit as the first European to sail around the Manitoulin Island to reach Lake Michigan.
The Statue of Jean Nicolet
In 1634, Jean Nicolet landed at Red Banks, Wisconsin, on the shores of Green Bay. A mile down the shore stands a statue of him proclaiming his achievments and what he is known for. There is a short summary by his statue of all of his achievements and his discoveries.
Early Years
Jean Nicolet was a French North American explorer. He was born in Cherbourg, France in the year 1598, though the exact date is not known. Nicolet's father, Thomas Nicolet, was a royal postal messenger. In the year 1618, when Nicolet was 20, he went to New France (Now known as Canada) at the request of Samuel de Champlain.
Sources
Places Lived
Jean Nicolet lived on Allumette Island, in the Ottawa River, with the Indian Tribes Huron and Algonquin. There he learned their languages and cultures. In 1620, Nicolet traveled back to Quebec, and was then sent to live with the Nipissing tribe by Lake Huron. After a while, Nicolet became their translator.
www.britannice.com/biography/Jean-Nicolet
www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Jean_Nicolet.aspx
http://www.historymuseum.ca/
virtual-museum-of-new-france/the-explorers/
jean-nicollet-1634/
Picture Sources (In no particular order)
www.greenbay.com/visit_us/maps/
www.miseagrant.umich.edu/explore/
about-the-great-lakes/lake-michigan/sachapeauas.ca/
where/
www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/apro9/
trois_rivieres.asp
http://www.UWgb.edu/wisfrench/photos/nicolet.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Fox_River_(Illinois_River_tribituary)
http://www.snipview.com/q/14th_century_in_transport
http://www.ezilon.com/maps/north-america/
canada-road-maps.html
14th century French Ship