François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes

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title: François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes
text: François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes was a Canadian explorer and soldier who established several forts in what is now the U.S. state of Indiana, including Fort Vincennes. François-Marie Bissot was born in Montreal to Jean-Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes and Marguerite Forestier on 17 June 1700. He was named François Margane after his godfather and uncle. In 1717, he joined his father at Kekionga, a village of the Miami People near present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana in northeastern Indiana.
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description: French officer and explorer (1700–1736)
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