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'''Alexis Coquillard''' (September 28, 1795 | '''Alexis Coquillard''' (September 28, 1795 – January 8, 1855) was an American [[fur trader]], [[explorer]], and the founder of [[South Bend, Indiana]]. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Alexis Coquillard was born on September 28, 1795, in [[Detroit]].<ref name="cemetery">{{Cite web|url=https://cemetery.nd.edu/locate-and-honor/burials-of-interest/alexis-coquillard/|title=Alexis Coquillard| publisher=[[University of Notre Dame]] | Alexis Coquillard was born on September 28, 1795, in [[Detroit]].<ref name="cemetery">{{Cite web|url=https://cemetery.nd.edu/locate-and-honor/burials-of-interest/alexis-coquillard/|title=Alexis Coquillard|website=cemetery.nd.edu| publisher=[[University of Notre Dame]]|language=en|date=May 18, 2012|accessdate=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122063026/https://cemetery.nd.edu/locate-and-honor/burials-of-interest/alexis-coquillard/|archive-date=November 22, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="southbend">{{cite book |author=Anderson & Cooley |date=1901 |title=South Bend and the Men who Have Made it |url=https://archive.org/details/southbendmenwhoh00ande_0 |publisher=Tribune Printing Company |pages=15, 19–20, 89}}</ref> He fought in the [[War of 1812]] under [[William Henry Harrison]].<ref name="connection">{{cite web |title=1820-1870: South Bend's French Connection – Some of the City's French-Speaking Pioneer Families |url=http://tomandkatehickeyfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2016/11/1820-1870-south-bends-french-connection.html |language=en |access-date=March 26, 2019 |archive-date=March 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326182642/http://tomandkatehickeyfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2016/11/1820-1870-south-bends-french-connection.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
His parents, Alexis Cerat (Serat) dit Coquillard and Cecile Tremblay, were born in Montreal, as were his paternal grandparents, Jean-Baptiste Cerat dit Coquillard ( | 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).<ref name="connection"/> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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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.<ref name="southbend"/> | 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.<ref name="southbend"/> | ||
Coquillard had been a [[North American fur trade|fur trader]], an industry heavily dependent on [[Native Americans in the United States|Native]] labor. In the period after [[Indian removals in Indiana|Indian removal]], he became a removal contractor, known as a “conductor,” capturing individuals who had evaded removal.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sleeper-Smith |first=Susan | Coquillard had been a [[North American fur trade|fur trader]], an industry heavily dependent on [[Native Americans in the United States|Native]] labor. In the period after [[Indian removals in Indiana|Indian removal]], he became a removal contractor, known as a “conductor,” capturing individuals who had evaded removal.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sleeper-Smith |first=Susan |title=Indian women and French men: rethinking cultural encounter in the western Great Lakes |publisher=University of Massachusetts Press |year=2001 |isbn=1-55849-308-5 |location=Amherst |page=162 |oclc=47023498}}</ref> In 1839, Coquillard built the first mill in South Bend with John A. Hendricks and John Rush. He also built a second flour mill called the Merchant's Mill. He established the Kankakee Race.<ref name="southbend"/> | ||
In 1840, Coquillard was appointed to assist with the Indian removal of the [[Potawatomi]].<ref name="southbend"/> Coquillard and [[Lathrop M. Taylor]] gifted land for the [[South Bend City Cemetery]].<ref name="southbend"/> | In 1840, Coquillard was appointed to assist with the Indian removal of the [[Potawatomi]].<ref name="southbend"/> Coquillard and [[Lathrop M. Taylor]] gifted land for the [[South Bend City Cemetery]].<ref name="southbend"/> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* [http://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexis-Coquillard Encyclopædia Britannica] | * [http://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexis-Coquillard Encyclopædia Britannica] | ||
* | * {{Cite web |title=Alexis Coquillard papers S298 |url=http://www.in.gov/library/files/S298_Coquillard_Alexis_Papers.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905224248/http://www.in.gov/library/files/S298_Coquillard_Alexis_Papers.pdf |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |access-date=}} | ||
* [http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-Midwest/South-Bend-History.html South Bend: History] | * [http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-Midwest/South-Bend-History.html South Bend: History] | ||
* [http://historymuseumsb.org/the-first-settlers/ South Bend History Museum] | * [http://historymuseumsb.org/the-first-settlers/ South Bend History Museum] | ||
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[[Category:1795 births]] | [[Category:1795 births]] | ||
[[Category:1855 deaths]] | [[Category:1855 deaths]] | ||
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[[Category:History of South Bend, Indiana]] | [[Category:History of South Bend, Indiana]] | ||
[[Category:Deaths from head injury]] | [[Category:Deaths from head injury]] | ||
[[Category:People from Michigan Territory]] | |||
[[Category:Burials at Cedar Grove Cemetery (University of Notre Dame)]] | |||
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Alexis Coquillard | |
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| Born | September 28, 1795 Detroit, Northwest Territory, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 1855 (aged 59) South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cedar Grove Cemetery Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S. |
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| Spouse(s) | Frances C. Comparet |
| Children | 1 |
Alexis Coquillard (September 28, 1795 – January 8, 1855) was an American fur trader, explorer, and the founder of South Bend, Indiana.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Alexis Coquillard was born on September 28, 1795, in Detroit.[1][2] He fought in the War of 1812 under William Henry Harrison.[3]
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).[3]
Career[edit | edit source]
After the war, Coquillard moved to the St. Joseph River valley in 1823.[3][2] Coquillard was involved in the treaties with the Tippecanoe and Chicago after the 1814 peace.[2]
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]
Coquillard had been a fur trader, an industry heavily dependent on Native labor. In the period after Indian removal, he became a removal contractor, known as a “conductor,” capturing individuals who had evaded removal.[4] In 1839, Coquillard built the first mill in South Bend with John A. Hendricks and John Rush. He also built a second flour mill called the Merchant's Mill. He established the Kankakee Race.[2]
In 1840, Coquillard was appointed to assist with the Indian removal of the Potawatomi.[2] Coquillard and Lathrop M. Taylor gifted land for the South Bend City Cemetery.[2]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Coquillard married Frances C. Comparet of Detroit. They had one child, Alexis T.[2]
Coquillard died following a head injury from a beam falling during a fire at his mill on January 6, 1855. He died on January 8, 1855, at the age of 59. He was buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery on the Notre Dame campus.[1][2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Alexis Coquillard". cemetery.nd.edu. University of Notre Dame. May 18, 2012. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Anderson & Cooley (1901). South Bend and the Men who Have Made it. Tribune Printing Company. pp. 15, 19–20, 89.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "1820-1870: South Bend's French Connection – Some of the City's French-Speaking Pioneer Families". Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ↑ Sleeper-Smith, Susan (2001). Indian women and French men: rethinking cultural encounter in the western Great Lakes. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 162. ISBN 1-55849-308-5. OCLC 47023498.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- "Alexis Coquillard papers S298" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2015.
- South Bend: History
- South Bend History Museum