Pioneer Fur Trader |
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Brief biography of pioneer fur trader Michael Cadotte. |
Wisconsin's first Methodist Missionary |
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Biography of Methodist clergyman, lawyer, politician and author Alfred Brunson |
Trader, Scout and Interpreter |
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Biography of biracial Indian and European trader, scout and interpreter Pierre Paquette. |
Leader and warrior of the Sauk Indians |
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Biography of Black Hawk |
Chief of the Menominee Indians |
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Biography of Menominee Indian chief Oshkosh. |
Fur Trader |
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Biography of pioneer fur trader Jacques Vieau. |
Indian Sachem and Leader |
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Biography of Stockbridge Indian sachem John Quinney who helped secure full-value payment for their land and organized their removal to Wisconsin. |
Explorer and Author |
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Biography of explorer and author Jonathan Carver |
Fur Trader |
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Biography of John Lawe, a fur trader for Astor's American Fur Company in Green Bay. |
Artist and Author |
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Biography of author and artist George Catlin, who painted Indians. |
Missionary and Clergyman |
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Biography of Richard Fish Cadle, Episcopal clergyman and missionary who established many Wisconsin parishes. |
Brewer |
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Biography of German brewer Jacob Best Sr., founder of the company that became Pabst Brewing. |
Soldier, Fur Trader and "Father of Wisconsin" |
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Brief biography of soldier, fur trader and the "Father of Wisconsin," Charles Michel Langlade. |
Fur Trader, Merchant, Judge and Territorial Legislator |
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Biography of fur trader, merchant, judge and territorial legislator James Henry Lockwood. |
Fur Trader and Chief Justice |
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Biography of fur trader and chief justice of the Brown County Court Jacques Porlier. |
Fur Trader and Settler |
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Biography of French-Canadian fur trader Michel Brisbois, who founded the first permanent white settlement in Prairie du Chien. |
Canadian Clergyman, Missionary and Con Artist |
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Biography of Eleazer Williams, a Canadian clergyman and missionary who claimed to be the French Lost Dauphin. |
French Official, Captain and Fur Trader |
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Biography of French Official, Captain and Fur Trader Paul Marin. |
Pioneer and Hoaxer |
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Biography of Prairie du Chien pioneer and Wisconsin's "oldest man," Joseph Crelie. |
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