. The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations. FATHER MARQUETTE, the Jesuitmissionary, is claimed the honor of therediscovery of the Mississippi River,more than a century after its originaldiscovery by the Spanish adventurer,Ferdinand De Soto, in 1541. Marquettewas one of that self-sacrificing bandwho devoted their lives and energies tobringing within the pale of Christiancivilization the hordes of barbarians who occupied the wilder-nesses of America. James Marquette was descended from an ancient Frenchfamily, and was born at Laon, France, in 1637. In his seven-teenth y
. The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations. FATHER MARQUETTE, the Jesuitmissionary, is claimed the honor of therediscovery of the Mississippi River,more than a century after its originaldiscovery by the Spanish adventurer,Ferdinand De Soto, in 1541. Marquettewas one of that self-sacrificing bandwho devoted their lives and energies tobringing within the pale of Christiancivilization the hordes of barbarians who occupied the wilder-nesses of America. James Marquette was descended from an ancient Frenchfamily, and was born at Laon, France, in 1637. In his seven-teenth year he entered the Society of Jesus, and after com-pleting his studies he proceeded of his own choice to at Quebec in September, 1666, he spent eighteenmonths at Three Rivers in acquiring the Indian languages. InApril, 1668, he was placed at the Ottawa Mission, whichextended west from the Ottawa River to Lake Huron. Jour-neying through that splendid scenery, he pushed on to SaultSainte Marie, where he soon built a rude church. In 1669 he was appointe
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