. The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits. ore of Lake Michigan, until theycame, in September, to the Jesuit mission of St. FrangoisXavier, at the rapids of De Pere, Wisconsin, on the FoxRiver. Here he remained, ill and weak, for over a year;and then in October, 1674, he set out again for the ChicagoRiver to found a new mission. Once more ill health over-came him, and after an unusually harsh winter spent in awretched cabin, subsisting in part on drie
. The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits. ore of Lake Michigan, until theycame, in September, to the Jesuit mission of St. FrangoisXavier, at the rapids of De Pere, Wisconsin, on the FoxRiver. Here he remained, ill and weak, for over a year;and then in October, 1674, he set out again for the ChicagoRiver to found a new mission. Once more ill health over-came him, and after an unusually harsh winter spent in awretched cabin, subsisting in part on dried blueberries andcorn, he started along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan,to make his way back to St. Ignace, preaching to friendlyIndians in rude shelters, which were decorated with Chinesetaffeta, and also with pictures of the Virgin, until he be-came so feeble that his two faithful boatmen had to carryhim like a baby. Finally, about midnight, under a frailprotection of bark, and lying beside a fire, he died, 18 May,1675, his countenance beaming and all aglow. The spotis now covered by the city of Ludington, Michigan. Father Marquette, by Reuben G. Thwaites. New York, 1902. 544. JACQUES MARQUETTE 1637-1675 (545) TT^ NEW LiBRARYl ACTOR, LPN^X PORTRAITSUNDER DISCUSSION Chauncy, Rev. Charles. The original painting Is at Harvard College, and bearsa label to Indicate that It represents President remained In the Chauncy family until 1819, and waspurchased for the college soon after by President sitters form of wig was not in use until the time ofIsaac Watts, —1725, a century after the second presi-dent of Harvard (1592-1671/2) reached the age shownin this painting, which was, we assume, about 1625. Theportrait may represent his great-grandson, the Rev. CharlesChauncy, of Boston, 1705-1787. In the opinion ofLawrence Park, Esq., the portrait was painted by Smibert,about 1735. Edward Waldo Forbes, Esq., director of the WilliamHayes Fogg Art Muse
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