Alphonse de Tonty
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Alphonse de Tonty
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Pierre Alphonse de Tonty, or Alphonse de Tonty, Baron de Paludy was an officer who served under the French explorer Cadillac and helped establish the first European settlement at Detroit, Michigan, Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit on the Detroit River in 1701. Several months later, both Cadillac and Tonty brought their wives to the fort, making them the first European women to travel so deep into the new territory. He was born in Paris, ca. 1659, to Lorenzo de Tonti who was a financier and former g
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Italian-French explorer in North America (c. 1659–1727)
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2022-11-07T02:16:41Z
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