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Jacques James Campeau

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Jacques James Campeau

Birth
Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada
Death
8 May 1751 (aged 73)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
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Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Jacques Campau was born in Montreal, Canada. He was the son of Etienne Campau and Catherine Paulo. Husband of Cecile Jeanne Catin. Father of twelve - ten sons and two daughters. Jacques was a toolsmith, trader and merchant. He married Cecile Jeanne Catin 1 Dec 1699 in Montreal. Jacques arrived in Detroit, Mi in 1703, being one of the first there. He later brought his family there in 1708 and in 1709 was granted a lot in the fort by Cadillac, the commandant. Jacques worked as a blacksmith, supplying the Detroit garrison and residents with metal work such as hinges and gun parts. Campau was granted a lot east of the fort in 1734. By 1740 he created one of the best merchant houses in Detroit, buying and selling wheat, corn, bread, and furs. He died and was buried in Detroit in 1751. His many descendants played leading roles in the commerce of the Detroit region in the next century.

~Maternal 7th great-grandfather~
*He came to Michigan

Jacques Campau was born in Montreal, Canada. He was the son of Etienne Campau and Catherine Paulo. Husband of Cecile Jeanne Catin. Father of twelve - ten sons and two daughters. Jacques was a toolsmith, trader and merchant. He married Cecile Jeanne Catin 1 Dec 1699 in Montreal. Jacques arrived in Detroit, Mi in 1703, being one of the first there. He later brought his family there in 1708 and in 1709 was granted a lot in the fort by Cadillac, the commandant. Jacques worked as a blacksmith, supplying the Detroit garrison and residents with metal work such as hinges and gun parts. Campau was granted a lot east of the fort in 1734. By 1740 he created one of the best merchant houses in Detroit, buying and selling wheat, corn, bread, and furs. He died and was buried in Detroit in 1751. His many descendants played leading roles in the commerce of the Detroit region in the next century.

~Maternal 7th great-grandfather~

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