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Lake Michigan (United States) (search for this): entry hennepin-louis
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Hennepin, Louis 1640-
Recollet, or Franciscan, missionary and explorer; born in Ath, Belgium, about 1640.
Entering the Franciscan order, he made a tour through Germany and Italy, preached a while, had charge of a hospital, and was a regimental chaplain at the battle of Senef, between the Prince of Conde and William of Orange, in 1674.
The next year he was ordered to Canada, and made the voyage with Bishop Laval and Robert Cavalier de la Salle.
After preaching in Quebec, he went to the Indian mission at Fort Frontenac, and visited the Mohawk country.
In 1678 he accompanied La Salle to the Western wilds, with Chevalier de Tonti and the Sieur de la Motte.
Left by La Salle a little below the present site of Peoria to prosecute discoveries, he and two others penetrated to the Mississippi in a canoe, by way of the Illinois River, in February and March, 1680.
They explored the Mississippi northward until, in April, they were captured by a party of Sioux and carried to their villag
Wisconsin (Wisconsin, United States) (search for this): entry hennepin-louis
Sioux City (Iowa, United States) (search for this): entry hennepin-louis
La Salle, Ill. (Illinois, United States) (search for this): entry hennepin-louis
Belgium (Belgium) (search for this): entry hennepin-louis
Hennepin, Louis 1640-
Recollet, or Franciscan, missionary and explorer; born in Ath, Belgium, about 1640.
Entering the Franciscan order, he made a tour through Germany and Italy, preached a while, had charge of a hospital, and was a regimental chaplain at the battle of Senef, between the Prince of Conde and William of Orange, in 1674.
The next year he was ordered to Canada, and made the voyage with Bishop Laval and Robert Cavalier de la Salle.
After preaching in Quebec, he went to the Indian mission at Fort Frontenac, and visited the Mohawk country.
In 1678 he accompanied La Salle to the Western wilds, with Chevalier de Tonti and the Sieur de la Motte.
Left by La Salle a little below the present site of Peoria to prosecute discoveries, he and two others penetrated to the Mississippi in a canoe, by way of the Illinois River, in February and March, 1680.
They explored the Mississippi northward until, in April, they were captured by a party of Sioux and carried to their villa
Illinois river (United States) (search for this): entry hennepin-louis
Mississippi (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): entry hennepin-louis
Kingston (Canada) (search for this): entry hennepin-louis