Alexis Coquillard
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Alexis Coquillard (September 28, 1795 - January 8, 1855) was an American fur trader, explorer, and the founder of South Bend, Indiana. He was born in Detroit, and fought in the War of 1812 under William Henry Harrison. After the war, he moved to the St. Joseph River valley in 1823, where he lived until his death. His parents, Alexis Cerat (Serat) dit Coquillard and Cecile Tremblay, were born in Montreal, as were his paternal grandparents, Jean-Baptiste Cerat dit Coquillard (1716-1771) and Marie-Madeleine Jourdain (1719-1791).[1]
Coquillard was a friend to Father Edward Sorin, and was instrumental in the founding of the University of Notre Dame in 1842. His nephew, Alexis T. Coquillard, was one of the first students of the university.[2]
He died in 1855 at the age of 59. He was buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery on the Notre Dame campus.[3]
References[]
- ^ "1820-1870: South Bend's French Connection – Some of the City's French-Speaking Pioneer Families".
- ^ Anderson & Cooley (1901). South Bend and the Men who Have Made it. Tribune Printing Company. p. 89.
- ^ "Alexis Coquillard". cemetery.nd.edu. University of Notre Dame. 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
External links[]
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Alexis Coquillard Papers - Indiana State Library
- South Bend: History
- South Bend History Museum
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