Herbland parish, rouen, france, on november 22, 1643, the son of catherine geeset and jean cavelier. He whent to a school run by a jesuit preast and studied to become a jesuit as a child. His mission was to explore and establish furtrade routes along the river. He is best known for an early 1682 expedition in which he canoed the lower mississippi river from the mouth of the. Our family comes from a long line of influential and aristocratic people. Marz 1687 im heutigen texas war ein franzosischer entdecker. Explorer of the north american frontier muhlstein, anka on. A biography of the explorer who, among other exploits, led the first expedition to track the mississippi river to the gulf of mexico. He entered a jesuit novitiate as a boy but later left the religious life. He soon grew tired of this and went into the fur trading business instead. Learn how and when to remove these template messages.
Click the links below to explore the life of lasalle. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such. A timeline created with timetoasts interactive timeline maker. Led several expeditions on the great lakes and the ohio exploration of the mississippi, 1682.
As a result of this exploration france laid claim to the entire mississippi valley under the name of louisiana. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. His father, a wealthy merchant, sent him to the jesuit college at rouen, where he entered the jesuit novitiate in 1658 and took vows in 1660. Print collection topics public figures genres clippings portraits type of resource still image identifiers. He was the first european to travel the length of the mississippi river. Alabama historical timeline 15191820 genealogyblog. He was sent by king louis xiv 14 to travel south from canada and sail down the mississippi river to the gulf of mexico.
He is best known for claiming the mississippi valley for france, and naming it louisiana for king louis xiv. They mapped much of the upper mississippi and ohio valleys. The first biography of the great french explorer in twentyfive years focuses on his resolve, curiosity, and courage. French text and english translation on opposite pages. He had great goals, but he had trouble achieving them. He claimed the entire mississippi basin for louis xiv. Five years later he asked to be sent abroad as a missionary. The county of frontenac the city of kingston in a park on the southwest corner of west and bagot streets. The older son, jean named for his father, became a sulpician priest and preceded robert to canada, where the french had established a foothold optimistically. At the age of fifteen, he was enrolled in the jesuit noviciate of rouen, and he took his vows in 1660. He grew up going to jesuit schools, studying to be a priest at first, but then found himself more adventurous and became interested in exploring, so in 1666 he decided to ail to canada to be a farmer. Photo by contributor wayne adam posted march, 2011. Explorer of the mississippi river worlds great explorers jim hargrove on.
In 1682, he became the first european to travel the length of the mississippi. Along the way, he got interested in the fur trade, and eventually set up his own fur trading post. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. After six years of trading in the region, he explored further into texas as he traveled to mexico. On his last voyage, his attempt to set up a french colony at the mouth of the.
Disease and attacks by the local indians, the karankawa, have taken a toll on the settlement. He was the first european to voyage down the mississippi river to the gulf of mexico. At the age of 24, he followed his brother to canada, where he entered the fur trade. He explored the great lakes region of the united states and canada, the mississippi river, and the gulf of mexico. Nationality and background i was born on november 22, 1643 near rouen, france. The explorer was to land at the mouth of the mississippi river, establish a colony and trade routes, and locate spanish silver mines. This copy is one of an edition of 224 copies on american handmade paper, printed from type. March 19, 1687 aged 43, present day huntsville, texas parents. My path media artifacts timeline quest teachers about search. Robert the bruce documentary biography of the life of robert the bruce king of scots duration. In addition, he explored much of the midwest region of what would become the united states as well as portions of eastern canada and the great lakes.