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Louis Blanchette

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Louis Blanchette

Birth
Canada
Death
Aug 1793 (aged 54)
Saint Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Saint Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
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Buried with his Pawnee Indian wife in 1793, moved in 1831 to Old Borromeo Churchyard, transferred again in 1854 to the present location.
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Fur trader Louis Blanchette founded the city of St. Charles, Missouri in 1769. The riverfront trading center, originally named Les Petites Cotes (The Little Hills), along the Missouri River just west of St. Louis grew into a thriving city that was eventually selected as Missouri's first State Capital.
Fur trader Louis Blanchette founded the city of St. Charles, Missouri in 1769. The riverfront trading center, originally named Les Petites Cotes (The Little Hills), along the Missouri River just west of St. Louis grew into a thriving city that was eventually selected as Missouri's first State Capital.

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  • Added: Apr 2, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21026/louis-blanchette: accessed ), memorial page for Louis Blanchette (11 Jul 1739–Aug 1793), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21026, citing Saint Charles Borromeo Cemetery, Saint Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.