Boucherville in Marguerite-D'Youville, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)

Jacques Marquette, S.J.

Jacques Marquette Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Kevin Craft, October 15, 2014

1. Jacques Marquette Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Né en France le 10 Juin, 1637.
Découvrit le Missippi, avec
Louis Jolliet, le 17 Juin 1673.
Mourut dans l'Etat du Michigan
le 18 mai 1675. Visita cette
seigneurie en mai 1668.

Born in France, 10th June, 1637.
Discovered the Mississippi River
with Louis Jolliet, 17th June, 1673.
Died in Michigan, 18th May, 1675.
Visited this seigniory, May, 1668.

Erected 1946 by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 18, 1675.

Location. 45° 36.816′ N, 73° 27.402′ W. Marker is in Boucherville, Québec, in Marguerite-D'Youville. Marker is at the intersection of Boulevard Marie-Victorin and de Montbrun Street on Boulevard Marie-Victorin. Marker is located in Léandre-Lacaille waterfront park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boucherville QC J4B 1X2, Canada. Touch for directions.

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within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Le Jardin Botanique de Montréal / The Montréal Botanical Gardens (approx. 10 kilometers away); Cartier Residences (approx. 13.6 kilometers away); Joseph Papineau (approx. 13.7 kilometers away); Le Marché Bonsecours / Bonsecours Market (approx. 13.9 kilometers away); Château de Vaudreuil (approx. 13.9 kilometers away); Le Château Ramezay / Château Ramezay (approx. 13.9 kilometers away); The Nelson Column, Montreal (approx. 14 kilometers away); Visitors Center (approx. 14 kilometers away).

Jacques Marquette, S.J. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Kevin Craft, October 15, 2014

2. Jacques Marquette, S.J. Marker

Overlooking the St-Lawrence River

Photographed By Kevin Craft, October 15, 2014

3. Jacques Marquette, S.J. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 737 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 21, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.