People of Detroit
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James Abbott
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Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Edward Abbott
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Lieutenant
James Abbott (II)
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Son of James Abbott. Was one of Detroit's first postmasters. Lived in a house that was later the site of the Hammond Building.
Chapman Abraham
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First known Jew in Detroit, Chapman was one of the few men who escaped the fort during "Pontiac's War".
William Adair
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Nurseryman and landowner.
Charles S. Adams
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Husband of Mary Sibley.
Guilleaume Aguet
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Held lot #35 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Claude Allouez
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Father
Jesuit who was the first known non-Native American to hear of the Mississippi River. Native Americans told him of the great river in 1665.
Jeffrey Amherst
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Sir
Governor-general of the British colonies.
William Ancrum
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Major
Twelfth official commandant of British Fort Detroit (1785?-86?).
James Anderson
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Architect of Old City Hall
John Anderson
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Colonel
Commanded artillery defense of Detroit during the War of 1812 and for the following 21 years.
Colin Andrews
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Active citizen in British Detroit in the late 1760's. Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Charles Anthon
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Professor
Son of Genevieve Jadot and George Christian Anthon. An esteemed Greek and Latin scholar.
Henry Anthon
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Reverend
Son of Genevieve Jadot and George Christian Anthon. Rector at St. Mark's in the Bowery.
John Anthon
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Son of Genevieve Jadot and George Christian Anthon. A New York attorney.
George Christian Anthon
1734 -
Doctor
German-born garrison doctor at Detroit under British rule.
Dennis Archer
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Mayor
68th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1993-2002).
William Smead Armitage
1830 - 1887
Son of William and Rosina Armitage. Secretary and treasurer of Detroit's American Glass Plate Company, and later, of Eureka Iron Company, and still later, of Galvin Brass and Iron Works.
James A. Armstrong
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Husband of Augusta Sibley.
John Askin
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Detroit settler. Owner of the Askin farm, which became the Brush Farm when Askin's daughter married Elijah Brush.
Adelaide Askin
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aughter of John Askin. Wife of Elijah Brush.
Reuben Attwater
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Secretary of Michigan Territory
Marie Louisa Augier
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1st wife of Philip Dejean.
Duperon Baby
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Owned a lot neighboring that of John Steadman in the citadel.
Electus Backus
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Colonel
Husband of Sarah Brady.
Absalom Backus, Jr.
1824 -
Son of Absalom and Mary (Hildreth) Backus. Formed Backus and Brother in Detroit in 1867.
John Judson Bagley
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Governor
Thomas Barber
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Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Kirkland Barker
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Mayor
33rd Mayor of the City of Detroit (1864-1865)
Catherine Barrois
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Mother of Theotiste St. Cosme.
A. Barthe
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Active French citizen in British Detroit in the late 1760's. Signed a petition supporting the election of Philip Dejean as judge and justice of Detroit. . Served at times as an arbitrator.
Henry Bassett
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Major
Ninth official commandant of British Fort Detroit (1772-1774).
Pierre Bassinet
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Held lot #56 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Asher B. Bates
1810 - 1873
15th (non-elect) Mayor of the City of Detroit (1838); finished Porter's term
Robert Bayard
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Major
Succeeded Bradstreet as unofficial commadant of Fort Detroit in 1765. Served as Campbell's assistant from 1765-66.
Carleton Abbey Beardsley
1852 -
Son of Lockwood H. and Catherine (Myer) Beardsley. Moved to Detroit in 1880. There he practiced law, bought and sold real estate, and manufactured furniture.
Antoine Beaubien
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French settler who lived at present day Jefferson and Beaubien. During Pontiac's war in 1763, Pontiac set up his headquarters at Beaubien's house.
Marguerite Beaubien
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Detroit citizen who was responsible for the Madame Cadillac tablet in 1903.
Antoine Beauregard
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Held lot #58 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Thomas Bennett
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Thirteenth official commandant of British Fort Detroit (1786).
Guillaume Beranger, Sieur de Rougemont
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Father of Jean Baptiste Henry Beranger
Jean Baptiste Henry Beranger
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Acting commandant of Fort Ponchartrain in 1758
Frances Beridge
1743 - 1817
Wife of Major Henry Gladwin
Thomas Berry
1829 -
Son of John and Catharina Berry. Co-founder of Berry Brothers varnish manufacturer in Detroit.
John Biddle
1792 - 1859
4th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1827-1828)
Francois Bienvenu dit de L'Isle
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Held lot #22 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Angelique Bienvenue
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Mother of Catherine L'Esprit. Wife of Claude L'Esprit dit Champagne.
Andre Bombardie
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Held lot #49 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Francois Bonne
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Held lot #54 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Etienne Bontran
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Held lot #12 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Henry Boquet
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Colonel
Commandant of Fort Pitt in 1760. Was part of the group, led by Major Rogers, that tookover Detroit from the French.
Francois Bouat
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Loaned de Tonty money to pay Fort Ponchartrain expenses.
Guillaume Bovet dit Deliard
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Held lot #16 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Charles Bowles
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Mayor
57th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1930).
Hugh Boyle
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Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
John Bradstreet
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Colonel
4th commandant of Fort Detroit (1764)
Samuel Preston Brady
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Son of Hugh Brady and Sarah Wallis.
Hugh Brady
1768 - 1851
Major-General
Served in the War of 1812. Commanded the Detroit garrison from 1837-1844.
Cassandra Brady
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Daughter of Hugh Brady and Sarah Wallis.
Mary Laithy Brady
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Daughter of Hugh Brady and Sarah Wallis.
Mary Brady
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Mother of Hugh Brady. Wife of John Brady.
Elizabeth Hall Brady
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Daughter of Hugh Brady and Sarah Wallis.
Jane Brady
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Daughter of Hugh Brady and Sarah Wallis.
Sarah Brady
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Daughter of Hugh Brady and Sarah Wallis.
John Brady
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Father of Hugh Brady. John was killed by Native Americans (during the Revolutionary War?).
Electus Brady
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Colonel
Husband of Mary Laithy Brady.
Calvin Knox Brandon
1841 -
Son of George S. and Nancy (Craighead) Brandon.
Joseph Brant
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English name of a Mohawk man. Brother of Molly Brant. Joseph is often considered the first Native American to have been educated at a white school and college.
Molly Brant
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English name of Mohawk woman who married William Johnson.
Philip Breitmeyer
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Mayor
48th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1909-1910).
Elizabeth Browne
- 1811
Wife of Robert Rogers. After Rogers died, Browne married John Roche.
Thomas Bruce
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Likely replaced Captain Turnbull as commandant of Detroit. If so, he held the post for only a short time (June to September of 1769).
Etienne Brule
1592 - 1632
1st European to visit Michigan with companion, Grenoble, in 1622.
Francois Brunet
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Held lot #57 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Elijah Brush
- 1813
2nd Mayor of the Town of Detroit (1806)
Alfred Brush
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Son of Elijah Brush
Adelaide Brush
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Wife of Elijah Brush
Theodore C. Buhl
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Museum Official
Detroit Museum of Art official in 1903
Christian H. Buhl
1812 -
31st Mayor of the City of Detroit (1860-1861)
Frederick Buhl
1806 - 1864
22nd Mayor of the City of Detroit (1848); brother of 31st mayor, Christian Buhl
William Austin Burt
1792 -
Manufacturer and inventor.
J. Cabasie
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Active French citizen in British Detroit in the late 1760's.
Joseph Cabassier
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Owner of farm on St. Louis near present day 12th and 13th Streets. The farm adjoined Laferte's farm. Second husband of Angelique Bienvenue.
Jean Antoine Cadillac
1707 - 1709
9th child of Cadillac. Born in Detroit.
Marie Therese (Guyon) Cadillac
1671 - 1740 (1746?)
Madame
Wife of Antoine Cadillac. First non-Native American woman in Detroit.
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, Sieur de Douaguet and Mont Desert
1658 - 1730
Founder of Fort Ponchartrain (Detroit).
Pierre Denis Cadillac
1699 - 1700
5th child of Cadillac. Born in Quebec.
Judith Cadillac
1689 -
1st child of Cadillac. Born in Port Royal (Annapolis, Nova Scotia)
Marie Therese Cadillac
1704 - 1753
8th child of Cadillac. Born in Detroit. First child baptized in Detroit (Fort Ponchartrain)
Joseph Cadillac
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13th child of Cadillac.
Marianne Cadillac
1701 - 1701
6th child of Cadillac. Born in Quebec
Rene Louis Cadillac
1710 - 1714
12th child of Cadillac. Was born in Detroit; buried in Quebec.
Magdelene Cadillac
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2nd child of Cadillac
Marie Agathe Cadillac
1707 -
10th child of Cadillac. Born in Detroit.
Jacques Cadillac
1695 -
4th child of Cadillac. Born in Quebec.
Francois Cadillac
1709 -
11th child of Cadillac. Born in Detroit.
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (II)
1692 -
Ensign
3rd child of Cadillac. Born in Quebec
Claude Campau
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Signed a petition supporting the election of Philip Dejean as judge and justice of Detroit.
Jacques Campau
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In 1763, Major Robert Rogers and his men regrouped at Campau's farm after the Battle of Bloody Run. Campau lived on Belle Isle in 1768 when the island was sold to George McDougall.
Jean Bte. Campau
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He also served as a notary in British Fort Detroit, serving French settlers there.
Simon Campau
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Signed a petition supporting the election of Philip Dejean as judge and justice of Detroit.
Michel Campau
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Held lot #18 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Jacques Campau
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Held lot #60 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Donald Campbell
- 1763
1st commandant of Fort Ponchartrain under British rule (12/23/1760).
John Campbell
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Lieutenant-Colonel
Fifth official commandant of British Fort Detroit
Guy Carleton
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Governor of Canada
Governor of Canada in 1769 through at least 1775 but not beyond 1779.
Jacques Cartier
1491 - 1557
Discovered the St. Lawrence River. Claimed the Canadian territory for France.
James Casety
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Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768. Sent to Quebec as a prisoner for "sympathizing" with the US during the Revolutionary War.
Lewis Cass
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1st High Priest of the Monroe Chapter #1 RAM of the Capitular Masonry.
Jean Casse
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Held lot #46 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Robert Cavalier, Sieur de LaSalle
1643 - 1687
Explorer. One-time commander of Fort Frontenac. Founder of Fort Crevecoeur (near present day La Salle, IL). "Discovered" the mouth of the Mississippi. Claimed the Louisiana Territory for France.
Jerome Cavanagh
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Mayor
65th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1962-1970).
Marie Madeleine Celoron
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Daughter of Pierre Joseph Celoron, ninth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain, and Catherine Eury de La Parelle.
Helen Picote (de Belestre) Celoron
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Mother of Pierre Joseph Celoron, ninth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Pierre Joseph Celoron, Sieur de Blainville
- 1759
Ninth and eleventh official commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Jean Baptiste Celoron
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Father of Pierre Joseph Celoron, ninth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Catherine Eury (de Parelle) Celoron
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Second wife of Pierre Joseph Celoron, ninth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Marie Madeleine (Blondeau) Celoron
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1st wife of Pierre Joseph Celoron, ninth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
M.H. Chamberlain
1842 -
41st Mayor of the City of Detroit (1886-1887)
Zachariah Chandler
1813 - 1879
25th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1851-1852)
Pierre Chantelon
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Held lot #21 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Marshall Chapin
1798 - 1838
7th and 9th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1831; 1833). Established Detroit's first drugstore.
Magdelaine Chapoton
- 1763
Sister of Joesph Chapoton. Wife of Gabriel Legrand (married around 1758).
Joseph Chapoton
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On March 7, 1761, Joseph had a will drawn up in the presence of the notary and witnesses.
B. Chapoton
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Citizen of British Detroit.
Alexis Chapoton
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Pierre Francois Xavier Charlevoix
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Was instrumental in the founding of the Huron Mission in present day Windsor.
Isidore Chene
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Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Louis Antoine Chenonvoizon (Cheauonvouzon?)
1659 - 1707
AKA Quarante Sols (Chenonvoizon is his baptized name). Wyandot (Huron) Chief.
Pierre Chesne
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Held lot #01 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Daniel Chester
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Artist of Russell A. Alger Fountain
Robert Chevalier de Beauchene
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A member of Cadillac's Detroit-founding party. Chevalier's adventure were written by a man named le Sage in 1745.
Jean Baptiste Chornic
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Held lot #45 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Andre Chouet
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Held lot #02 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Francois Clairambault, d'Aigremont
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Inspector of the western posts. Investigated matter with Bourgmont at Fort Ponchartrain.
James Hill Clark
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Trader murdered by Jean Myer at the Maumee River.
William Claus
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Major
Interim commandant of British Fort Detroit in 1792.
Albert Cobo
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Mayor
63rd Mayor of the City of Detroit (1950-1957).
George Codd
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Mayor
46th Mayor of Detroit (1905-1906).
Thomas Colhoon
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Was ordered by Henry Boquet to take supplies to and start a trade business in Detroit in 1760. Couldn't comply due to bad weather.
Bonnaventure Compien dit L'Esperance
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Held lot #07 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
John Connolly
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Was promised command of Detroit at the outbreak of the Revolution - he never assumed the post.
Jean Baptiste Contencineau
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Figure of some controversy. Was involved in an arson charge. Was hanged, along with an African-American woman who was sentenced to be his executioner.
Levi Cook
1792 - 1866
8th and 12th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1832; 1835-1836).
Frank Couzens
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Mayor
59th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1933-1938).
James Couzens
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Mayor
50th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1919-1922).
J.B. Craite
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Official sent from Quebec in 1780 to appraise the McDougall holdings on Belle Isle.
FJB Crane
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Landowner
Ann Crane
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Wife of FJB Crane
Antoine Crozat
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Acting Governor of Louisiana in Cadillac's absence.
Alexis Cuillerier
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Man accused of drowning the child of James Fisher in 1763. He was banished from Detroit, then called back when the accusation was proven false.
Abraham Cuyler
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Lieutenant
Led a party from Niagara with supplies for Fort Detroit. Were attacked en route by a faction of Pontiac's "army". Cuyler and nearly half of the 96 men escaped.
Claudius (Claude) Dablon
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French Jesuit who helped found Sault Ste. Marie. Served as Superior of all missions in the west. Compiled the Jesuit Relations from 1672-79.
Jacques Pierre Daneau, Sieur de Muy
1695 - 1758
Twelfth official commandant of Fort Ponchartrain
Touissaints Dardennes
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Held lot #55 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Simon Daumont, Sieur de St. Lusson
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Represented King Louis at a celebration of France's formally taking possession of the Great Lakes region in 1671.
Ruette D'Auteuil
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Procurer-General of the High Council.
Robert Davers
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Sir
Resident of British Fort Detroit. Led a survey team to Lake St. Cliar in 1763. Was murdered with the rest of his team by Pontiac's army.
George de Baptiste
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Got involved in the Underground Railroad in 1838. Came to Detroit in 1846. Helped organize the First Michigan Colored Regiment during the Civil War.
Angelique Cuillerier de Beaubien
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French woman who may have indirectly informed Major Gladwin of Pontiac's plan to attack Detroit in 1763. Engaged to (or dating) James Sterling.
François Marie Picote de Belestre
1677 - 1729
Father of a Fort Ponchartrain commandant, Belestre is often cited as a commandant himself. He may have filled in for Tonty, but was never commandant.
François Marie Picote de Belestre (II)
1719 - 1793
Last French commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac (et Palluau?)
- 1698
Governor of New France in 1690
Governor of New France 1672 - 1682 and 1684(89?) - 1698
Hector Louis de Callieres, Governor of New France
1648 -
Chevalier
Governor of New France from 1698 or 1699 to at 1703 (Burton says at least until 1710).
François Dollier de Casson
1620 -
Father
Sulpician priest who passed through the Detorit area in 1670.
Jean Bochart de Champigny
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Intendant le Chevalier
Intendant of Canada from 1686 - 1702.
Samuel de Champlain, Governor of New France
1582 - 1635
Governor of New France 1612-1619 and 1633-1635. Also known as the "Father of New France". Founded Quebec in 1608.
René Brehant de Galinée
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Father
Sulpician priest who passed through the Detorit area in 1670.
Bartholomey de Gregoire
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Cousin and husband of Marie Therese Cadillac (grand-daughter of Cadillac)
François Vaillant de Gueslis
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Father
Jesuit priest who accompanied Cadillac on his trip to found a settlement along the Detroit River. He ended up leaving the settlement because of a dispute with Cadillac regarding Cadillac's encouraging his men to marry Native American women.
François Dauphin de la Forest
1648 - 1714
Took temporary control of Fort Ponchartrain on September 25, 1705. Was commissioned to replace Cadillac in 1712 but refused due to his age and health. Despite his age, he did hold the post from 1712-14.
Dominique de la Marche
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Sulpician priest at Fort Ponchartrain who replaced Father del Halle after his murder.
Louis de la Porte, Sieur de Louvigny
- 1725
Some sources name Louvigny as Tonty's successor as commandant of Fort Ponchartrain. He never held that post. He was (very briefly) a member of Cadillac's garrison.
Armand de la Richardie
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Father
Was sent to the Detroit area by the Jesuit order of Quebec in 1728 to found a mission for the Hurons.
Jean Fafard de Lorme
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Native American translator
François Fafard de Lorme
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Held lot #28 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710. Native American translator. One of the very first people to whom Cadillac granted land outside of the village borders.
Jacob de Marsac (de Cobrion?), Sieur de L'Omnesprou
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Sergeant
Held lot #30 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710. Part of Cadillac's party which established Fort Ponchartrain.
Jacob de Marsac dit Desrocher
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Held lot #08 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Catherine (Daillebout) de Noyan
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Wife of Charvis, the eighth official commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Pierre Louis de Noyan
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Son of Charvis, the eighth official commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Pierre Jacques Payan de Noyan, Sieur de Charvis (or Charvois)
1695 -
8th official commandant of Fort Ponchartrain (1739-1742)
Jeanne de Pechagut
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Cadillac's mother
Arent Schuyler de Peyster
1736 - 1832
Colonel
11th official commandant of British Fort Detroit (1779-1784).
Claude de Ramezay, Governor of Montreal
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Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil
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Governor
Calliere's successor as Governor of New France (10/20/1703 (or 1705) - 10/10/1725)
Marguerite (La Guardeur) de St. Ours
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Wife of Jean Baptist de St. Ours, fifth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Jean Baptist de St. Ours, Sieur des Chaillons (Deschaillons)
1670 - 1747
Fifth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Marie-Anne (Picote de Belestre) de Tonty
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Madame
Alphonse de Tonty's first wife. NOT the wife he had in Detroit. There is much confusion here.
Alphonse de Tonty
- 1727
Captain
Second in command to Cadillac at the founding of Fort Ponchartrain to 1705. In 1720 he became commandant and served until 1727.
Therese de Tonty
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Daughter of Alphonse and Marianne de Tonty. First non-Native child born in Detroit (Fort Ponchartrain)
Henry de Tonty
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Lieutenant
La Salle's Lieutenant on the Griffon
Marianne (la Marque) de Tonty
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Daughter of Francois la Marque. Was the 2nd wife of Alphonse de Tonty (he was her 3rd husband). 1st husband - JB Nolan. 2nd husband - Antoine de Fresnel (Fruel?)
Philip (Philippe?) Dejean
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Chief justice, notary, and sheriff at Fort Detroit from 1768 to ?
Philip (Philippe?) Dejean (II)
1774 -
Son of Philip Dejean and Marie Louisa Augier.
Nicholas Constantin del Halle
- 1706
Father
Recollet priest who accompanied Cadillac on his trip to found a settlement along the Detroit River.
Edwin Denby
1870 - 1929
Marine private during WWI, congressman, business man, and Secretary of the Navy.
Cherubin Deniau
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Came to Fort Ponchartrain in 1706 to help Father de la Marche.
Joseph des Noyelles (or Desnoyelles), of Crecy
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Father of Nicolas Joseph des Noyelles, unofficial commandant of Fort Ponchartrain from 1736 to 1739.
Nicolas Joseph des Noyelles (or Desnoyelles)
1694 -
Unofficial commandant of Fort Ponchartrain from 1736 to 1739.
Jeanne Marguerite (Chevalier) Deschamps
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2nd wife of Jean Baptist Deschamps.
Catherine Gertrude (Macard) Deschamps
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Mother of Fort Ponchartrain's sixth commandant, Louis Henry Deschamps, Sieur de Boishebert.
Jean Baptist Deschamps
- 1703?
Father of Fort Ponchartrain's sixth commandant, Louis Henry Deschamps, Sieur de Boishebert.
Louis Henry Deschamps, Sieur de Boishebert
1679 - 1736
Sixth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain
Genevieve (de Ramezay) Deschamps
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Wife of Fort Ponchartrain's sixth commandant, Louis Henry Deschamps, Sieur de Boishebert. Daughter of Claude de Ramezay.
Joseph Despre
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Held lot #04 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Claude L'Esprit dit Champagne
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Father of Catherine L'Esprit.
Louis Veziere dit Laferte
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Owner of farm on St. Louis near present day 12th and 13th Streets. The farm adjoined Cabassier's farm.
Michel Dizier (Disier)
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Held lot #29 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
John Dodge
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Frank Doremus
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Mayor
52nd Mayor of the City of Detroit (1923-1924).
Antoine du Fresne
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Held lot #44 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Jacques du Moulin
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Held lot #34 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Pierre du Roy
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Held lot #50 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Salomon Joseph du Vestin
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Held lot #05 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
William C. Duncan
1820 - 1875
32nd Mayor of the City of Detroit (1862-1863)
Antoine Dupuis dit Beauregard
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Held lot #14 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
William Edgar
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Active citizen in British Detroit in the late 1760's. Trader. Member of Detroit's largest trade house: Macomb, Edgar and Macomb. Was "sent down" from Detroit during the Revolutionary War for supporting the US. Edgar County, IL, is named for him.
David Edgar
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Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Richard England
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Colonel
Seventeenth official commandant of British Fort Detroit (1792-1796).
Pierre Esteve
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Held lot #23 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
George Etherington
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Captain
8th official commandant of British Fort Detroit (1772).
Catherine Madeleine Fafard dit Laframbois
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Wife of Jean Baptiste Henry Beranger
John Farrell
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Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Pierre Faverau dit LeGrandeur
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Held lot #03 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Antoine Ferron
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Held lot #26 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
James Fisher
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Resident of Belle Isle during Pontiac's siege in 1763. His family was murdered by native Americans during the siege.
William Forsyth
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Tavern keeper in British Detroit. Built a "ball alley" near the fort.
Ann Forsyth
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Wife of William Forsyth.
Alexander Fraser
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Landowner
Thomas Gage
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General
Lieutenant of Jeffrey Amherst.
Isadore J. Gagnier
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Signed a petition supporting the election of Philip Dejean as judge and justice of Detroit.
Pierre Gamelin
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Citizen of British Detroit.
Medard Gamelin
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Signed a petition supporting the election of Philip Dejean as judge and justice of Detroit. Served at times as an arbitrator.
Eustache Gamelin
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Active French citizen in British Detroit in the late 1760's. Also signed a petition supporting the election of Philip Dejean as judge and justice of Detroit.
Antoine Gamelin
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Signed a petition supporting the election of Philip Dejean as judge and justice of Detroit.
Louis Gastineau
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Held lot #36 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710. One of two men to whom de Tonty gave exclusive trade rights to in Fort Ponchartrain.
Henry Gladwin
1732 - 1794
Major
Second commandant of Fort Ponchartrain under British rule (July, 1762).
Mary Gladwin
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Daughter of Major Henry Gladwin. Mary died in infancy.
Martha Gladwin
1785 - 1817
Daughter of Major Henry Gladwin.
Henry Gladwin (II)
-
Son of Major Henry Gladwin. Henry died in infancy.
William Graham
-
Settler of British Detroit.
Veron Grandmesnil
-
Cadillac's lawyer and storehouse employee.
Alexander Grant
-
Served with Patrick Murray on the land board of the District of Hesse (east side of Detroit River). One of three members of parliament elected in Detroit (late 1790's).
Marie Therese (Cadillac) Gregoire
-
Granddaughter of Cadillac (daughter of Joseph). She and her family eventually became the legal owners of Cadillac's lands Donaquec and Mount Desert.
Marie Gregoire
-
Great granddaughter of Cadillac (daughter of Marie Therese Cadillac and Bartholomey de Gregoire)
Pierre Gregoire
-
Great grandson of Cadillac (son of Marie Therese Cadillac and Bartholomey de Gregoire)
Nicolas Gregoire
-
Great grandson of Cadillac (son of Marie Therese Cadillac and Bartholomey de Gregoire)
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Luth (Duluth)
-
Established Fort St. Joseph (Port Huron) in 1686.
Roman Gribbs
-
66th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1970-1974).
Stephen Benedict Grummond
1834 -
40th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1884-1885).
Paul Guillet
-
Held lot #66 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
François Guyon
-
Ship owner who may have provided Cadillac with trading vessels during his time in Port Royal, New France (Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada). Guyon was also the uncle of Cadillac's wife, Marie Therese Guyon of Quebec.
Denis Guyon
-
Mother of Marie Therese (Guyon) Cadillac
Elizabeth (Boucher) Guyon
-
Mother of Marie Therese (Guyon) Cadillac
Frederic Haldimand
-
General
Succeeded Guy Carleton as Governor of Canada (1778-1784).
John H. Harmon
1819 - 1888
26th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1852-1853)
John Harvey
-
Town baker. A fire started in Harvey's barn destroyed all of Detroit on June 11, 1805.
Jehu Hay
-
Lieutenant-Governor
Last lieutenant-governor of British Fort Detroit.
Pierre Hemard
-
Held lot #13 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Louis Hennepin
1626 -
Friar
Franciscan Priest of the Recollet order. Penned the first known written description of the Detroit area.
Henry Hope
-
Lieutenant-Governor
Lieutenant-governor of Canada(?) in 1786.
Douglass Houghton
1809 - 1845
18th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1842)
Henry Howard
-
13th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1837)
Charles Howard
1804 - 1883
23rd Mayor of the City of Detroit (1849-1850)
Bela Hubbard
-
Henry Jackson Hunt
- 1826
Mayor
2nd Mayor of the City of Detroit (1826; died in office)
Cleveland Hunt
-
Nephew of Henry Jackson Hunt, second Mayor of the City of Detroit.
Oliver Moulton Hyde
1804 - 1870
27th and 29th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1854-1855 & 1856-1857); helped establish the Detoit House of Correction
Genevieve Jadot
1763 -
Second wife of George Christian Anthon. Member of the Navarre family.
Benjamin James
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Edward Jeffries
-
Mayor
61st Mayor of the City of Detroit (1940-1948).
William Johnson
- 1774
Sir
Lieutenant of Jeffrey Amherst. Controlled area surrounding Detroit. Superintendent of Indian Affairs in 1755
Adrien Joliet
-
Brother of Louis. Explorer. Some believe he was the first non-Native American to visit the Detroit area (1669).
Louis Joliet
1645 - 1700
Brother of Adrien. Explorer. With Father Marquette, discovered the mouth of the Mississippi River.
De Garmo Jones
1787 - 1846
16th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1839); first stockholder of the bank of Michigan.
Charlotte Francoise Juchereau
-
Wife of Francois de la Forest
Louis Kamper
-
Detroit architect. Designed the Cadillac Square Building (demolished).
Jonathan Kearsley
1786 - 1859
3rd (non-elect) and 5th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1826 (called to finish Hunt's term); 1829)
Samuel Kennedy
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Kwame Kilpatrick
-
Mayor
69th Mayor of the City of Detroit (2002-present).
George Knaggs
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768. Also known as an "Indian fighter".
Francois La Marque
-
One of two men to whom de Tonty gave exclusive trading rights in Fort Ponchartrain.
Jean Labatier dit Champagne
-
Held lot #11 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Dominique Labrosse
-
Signed a petition supporting the election of Philip Dejean as judge and justice of Detroit.
John Ladue
1803 - 1854
24th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1850-1851); came to Detroit from New York in 1847
George C. Langdon
1833 -
38th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1878-1879)
Paul L'Anglois
-
Held lot #47 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Jacques L'Anglois
-
Held lot #15 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Jacob Lansing
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Agatha Laselle
-
Wife of Hyacinthe Reaume.
Jean Laumet, (Sieur de Cadillac?)
-
Cadillac's father
Jean le Blanc
1675 -
AKA: Outoutagan / Ottoutagan / Jean Le Bland. Ottawa Chief.
Pierre Le Moine, Sieur d'Iberville
-
Brother of Paul Joseph le Moine, tenth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Jacques Le Moine, Sieur de Ste. Helene
-
Brother of Paul Joseph le Moine, tenth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Jean Baptiste Le Moine, Sieur de Bienville
-
Brother of Paul Joseph le Moine, tenth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Rene Le Moine
-
Held lot #64 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Antoine Le Moine
-
Governor of Cayenne
Brother of Paul Joseph le Moine, tenth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Marie Genevieve (de Joybert) Le Moine
-
Wife of Paul Joseph le Moine, tenth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Francois Le Moine, Sieur de Bienville
-
Brother of Paul Joseph le Moine, tenth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Joseph Le Moine, Sieur de Serigny
-
Brother of Paul Joseph le Moine, tenth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Charles Le Moine, Baron de Longueville
-
Father of Paul Joseph le Moine, tenth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Gabriel Le Moine
-
Brother of Paul Joseph le Moine, tenth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Jacques Le Moine
-
Held lot #65 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Paul Joseph Le Moine, Chevalier de Longeuil, Sieur de Maricourt
1701 - 1778
Tenth official commandant of Fort Ponchartrain
Louis Le Moine, Sieur de Chateauguay
-
Brother of Paul Joseph le Moine, tenth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Charles Le Moine (II), Baron de Longueville
-
Brother of Paul Joseph le Moine, tenth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Marie Le Page
-
Held lot #59 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Marie Ann Leclaire
-
Mother of Louis Veziere dit Laferte. Wife of Pierre Veziere.
Henry Ledyard
1812 - 1880
28th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1855-1856)
J.M. Legare
-
Signed a petition supporting the election of Philip Dejean as judge and justice of Detroit.
Pierre Leger dit Parisien
-
Held lot #06 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Gabriel Christoph LeGrand, Sieur de Sintre
-
A notary serving French settlers in British Fort Detroit. He had a reputation for incompetence and didn't hold the job for long. Later he was notary at Kaskaskia where he completed screwed up the land deed records.
J.M. Legras
-
Citizen of British Detroit.
Richard Beringer Lernoult
-
Captain
Tenth official commandant of British Fort Detroit (1774-1779).
Catherine L'Esprit
-
Wife of Louis Veziere dit Laferte. Daughter of Claude L'Esprit. Owned a farm 2.5 arpents wide on the north side of the Detroit River.
Alexander Lewis
1822 -
37th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1876-1877)
Gordon W. Lloyd
-
Architect of Central Methodist Church.
John C. Lodge
-
Mayor
51st, 54th and 56th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1922-1923, 1924, 1927-1929).
Stephen Lynch
-
Signed a petition supporting the election of Philip Dejean as judge and justice of Detroit.
Andrew Mack
1800 - 1883
11th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1834)
Alexander Macomb
-
Son of John Macomb. Brother of William Macomb.
William Macomb
-
One of three members of parliament elected in Detroit (late 1790's). The uncle of General Alexander Macomb. The son of John Macomb. Brother of Alexander Macomb.
John Macomb
-
Father of William and Alexander Macomb. Grandfather of General Alexander Macomb.
Antoine Magnant
-
Held lot #53 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Marie Anne Magnun
-
Second wife of Francois Marie Picote de Belestre (II)
Pierre Mallet
-
Held lot #43 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Francois Margue
-
Held lot #52 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Jerome Marliard
-
Held lot #48 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Jacques Marquette
1637 - 1675
Father
Founded first permanent settlement in Michigan (Sault Ste. Marie). With Joliet, discovered the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Joseph Martin
-
Mayor
53rd Mayor of the City of Detroit (1924).
Oscar Marx
-
Mayor
49th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1913-1918).
Michael Masse
-
Held lot #17 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Robert Matthews
-
Captain
14th official commandant of British Fort Detroit (1787-1788).
William C. Maybury
-
Mayor
45th Mayor of Detroit in (1897-1904).
George McBeath
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
George McDougall
-
Lieutenant
Lieutenant of Detroit garrison in 1768.
Allan McDougall
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Elizabeth McGregor
-
Wife of Gregor McGregor.
Gregor McGregor
-
Settler of British Detroit.
Lachlan McIntosh
-
Signed a petition supporting the election of Philip Dejean as judge and justice of Detroit.
Alexander McKee
-
Served with Patrick Murray on the land board of the District of Hesse (east side of Detroit River).
J.P. McKinstry
-
2nd husband of Mary C.A. Williams.
Richard McNeal
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768. Also signed a petition supporting the election.
Robert McWilliams
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
George Meldrum
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768. Owned Meldrum Farm east of Meldrum Avenue. An ancestor of the Ebert family.
Baptiste Meloche
-
Farmer on whose land Pontiac and his men camped before attacking Detroit.
Rene Menard
-
Father
Founded the mission of La Point du saint Esprit on Lake Superior in what is now Wisconsin (1665).
Alexander Mercier
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Merrill I. Mills
1819 - 1882
34th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1866-1867)
Mere Minique
-
Sorcerer
Fictitious? Psychic who foretold of problems in Fort Ponchartrain (City of Destiny).
Louis Miriani
-
Mayor
64th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1957-1962).
Hugh Mitchell
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Hugh Moffat
1810 - 1884
36th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1872-1875)
F. Mollere
-
Active French citizen in British Detroit in the late 1760's.
Charles Moran
-
Judge
Signed a petition supporting the election of Philip Dejean as judge and justice of Detroit. Later became a judge himself. Father of John V. Moran.
John V. Moran
-
Son of Charles Moran.
Gershom Mott
-
Major
Father of Mary Mott.
Mary Mott
-
Wife of John R. Williams, the City of Detroit's first mayor.
Frank Murphy
-
Mayor
58th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1930-1933).
Patrick Murray
-
Major
Fifteenth official commandant of British Fort Detroit (1788-1790).
Jean Myer
-
Detroiter who falsely accused Alexis Cuillerier of drowning James Fisher's son in 1763. Myer himself may have murdered James Hill Clark and/or the Fisher child.
Mary (Lootman) Navarre
-
Mother of Robert Navarre (II).
Louise (de Marsac) Navarre
-
Wife of Robert Navarre (II); granddaughter of Jacob de Marsac.
Robert Navarre
-
Descendent of the "old kings" of France. Robert Navarre came to Detroit in the 1720's or 30's from Nova Scotia.
Mariana Navarre
-
1st wife of George Christian Anthon.
Robert Navarre (II)
1739 - 1791
Son of Robert Navarre and descendent of the "old kings" of France, Navarre became the royal notary at Fort Ponchartrain in 1734. He remained in similar positions through British and part of American rule.
Jean Nicolet
1598 - 1642
1st European to see Green Bay area?
Marie Anne Nivard
-
1st wife of Francois Marie Picote de Belestre (II)
Louis Normand
-
Held lot #19 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Joseph Parent
-
Held lot #37 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710. The man for whom Parent's Creek was named.
John Patton
1822 -
30th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1858-1859)
Catherine Jeanne (le Moine) Payan
-
Mother of Charvis, the eighth official commandant of Fort Ponchartrain. Sister of Paul Joseph le Moine, tenth commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Pierre Payan, Sieur de Noyan
-
Father of Charvis, the eighth official commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Mare Francoise (Pecody) Pean
-
Wife of Fort Ponchartrain's seventh commandant, Ives Jacques Hugues Pean, Sieur de Livandiere.
Ives Jacques Hugues Pean, Sieur de Livandiere
1682 - 1747
Seventh official commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Michael Jean Hugues Pean
-
Son of Ives Pean. Ives Pean is often mistaken for his son, who led a questionable life.
Anne (de Corbarboineau) Pean
-
Mother of Fort Ponchartrain's seventh commandant, Ives Jacques Hugues Pean, Sieur de Livandiere.
Jean Pierre Pean
-
Father of Fort Ponchartrain's seventh commandant, Ives Jacques Hugues Pean, Sieur de Livandiere.
Jeanne (de St. Ours) Pecody
-
Mother-in-law of Fort Ponchartrain's seventh commandant, Ives Jacques Hugues Pean, Sieur de Livandiere.
Antoine Pecody
-
Father-in-law of Fort Ponchartrain's seventh commandant, Ives Jacques Hugues Pean, Sieur de Livandiere.
Jacques Peltier
-
French settler in Detroit.
Jerome Phélypeaux, Comte du Ponchartrain
-
Minister of Marine
Son of Louis du Ponchartrain. Sometimes credited as Fort Ponchartrain's namesake in his father's place. Succeeded his father as Minister of Marine (1699-1715).
Louis Phélypeaux, Comte du Ponchartrain
-
Minister of Marine
Minister of Marine in 1699, after which he became a chancellor.
Hazen S. Pingree
-
Mayor
43rd Mayor of Detroit (1890-1897); was elected governor during his term - tried to hold both positions, but the courts ruled against him and he left his mayoral post
Zina Pitcher
1797 - 1872
17th and 19th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1840-1841 and 1843-1846)
Pierre Poirier
-
Held lot #25 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Edward Pollard
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
John Porteous
-
Citizen of British Detroit.
Augustus S. Porter
1798 - 1873
14th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1838)
J.A. Portier
-
Citizen of British Detroit.
Pierre (Louis?) Antoine Potier
1708 - 1781
Father
Jesuit priest who stayed with the Hurons on Bois Blanc Islands when they were in conflict with the Ottawas at Fort Ponchartrain.
J. Poupard
-
Signed a petition supporting the election of Philip Dejean as judge and justice of Detroit.
William Dummer Powell
-
Served with Patrick Murray on the land board of the District of Hesse (east side of Detroit River). The only Canadan Government-appointed Canadian judge to serve Detroit (1790's).
John Pridgeon, Jr.
1852 -
42nd Mayor of the City of Detroit (1888-1889).
Louis Prigian
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Israel Putnam
-
Built the first part of the citadel in 1764.
James Rankin
-
Settler of British Detroit.
Richard Reading
-
Mayor
60th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1938-1940).
Marie Reaume
- 1795
Wife of Jehu Hay.
Hyacinthe(?) Reaume
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Charles Regnault (Renaud?), Sieur du Buisson
-
Replaced Cadillac as commandant of Fort Ponchartrain (1710). Stark says it was Joseph Guyon, Sieur du Buisson.
Jean Richard
-
Held lot #10 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
H.H. Richardson
-
Artist of the Bagley Memorial Fountain
William Rickert
-
Mayor
44th Mayor of Detroit (1897).
Joseph Rinaud
-
Held lot #67 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Augusto Rivalto
-
Sculptor of Detroit's Christopher Columbus monument
Pierre Robert
-
Held lot #62 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
William Robertson
-
Served with Patrick Murray on the land board of the District of Hesse (east side of Detroit River).
John Robinson
-
Active citizen in British Detroit in the late 1760's. Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
John Roche
-
Second husband of Elizabeth Browne.
James Rogers
-
Early settler of of Dunbarton, New Hampshire. Originally from Ireland. Father of Major Robert Rogers.
Robert Rogers
1727 - 1800
Major
Took command of Fort Ponchartrain for the British (11/29/1760). Leader of "Rogers' Rangers". Known as the "New England Ranger".
James Rouget
-
Signed a petition supporting the election of Philip Dejean as judge and justice of Detroit.
Pierre Roy
-
Held lot #51 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Jean (Boucher) Sabrevois
-
Wife of Jacques Charles Sabrevois, the third official commandant of Fort Ponchartrain.
Jacques Charles Sabrevois, Sieur de Bleury
1667 - 1727
Was commandant at Fort Ponchartrain from some time after 1712 to 1717.
Jonas Schindler
-
A silversmith who was tried and acquitted of an unknown offense in British Detroit in 1776 or 1777.
Abraham Schuyler
-
Colonel
Grandfather of Arent Schuyler de Peyster.
Peter Schuyler
-
Colonel
Uncle of Arent Schuyler de Peyster, as well as, his commanding officer in the 8th Regiment.
Jean Serond
-
Held lot #61 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Ebenezer Sproat Sibley
-
Colonel
Son of Solomon Sibley and Sarah Whipple Sproat.
Henry Hastings Sibley
-
Son of Solomon Sibley and Sarah Whipple Sproat. Governor of Minnesota.
Mary Sibley
-
Daughter of Solomon Sibley and Sarah Whipple Sproat. Wife of Charles S. Adams.
Frederic Baker Sibley
-
Son of Solomon Sibley and Sarah Whipple Sproat.
Alexander Hamilton Sibley
-
Son of Solomon Sibley and Sarah Whipple Sproat.
Augusta Sibley
-
Daughter of Solomon Sibley and Sarah Whipple Sproat. Wife of James A. Armstrong.
Solomon Sibley
1769 - 1846
Mayor
1st Mayor of the Town of Detroit (1806)
Sarah Alexandrine Sibley
-
Daughter of Solomon Sibley and Sarah Whipple Sproat.
Leonard Simons
-
Director of the Detroit Historical Commission in 1973
David Smart
-
1st husband of Mary C.A. Williams.
David William Smith
-
Son of Major John Smith, commandant of Detroit. Secretary of the land board of the District of Hesse in 1790. Served in parliament in Canada - was elected in Detroit. Was later surveyor-general of Canada.
John Smith
- 1794
Major
Sixteenth official commandant of British Fort Detroit (1790-1792).
John Smith
-
Mayor
55th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1924-1928).
Sarah Whipple Sproat
-
Wife of Solomon Sibley.
Pierre St. Cosme
-
Father of Theotiste St. Cosme. Signed petition supporting Philip Dejean's election to judge and justice of Detroit.
Theotiste St. Cosme
-
2nd wife of Philip Dejean (July 25, 1778?). Daughter of Pierre St. Cosme and Catherine Barrois.
Henry Stanton
-
General
General
Alexander Stanton
-
Son of General Henry Stanton
John Steadman
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768. Owned a lot 80 by 100 ft in the citadel that he sold to William and Alexander Macomb in 1773 for 550 pounds.
James Stephenson
-
Captain
Seventh official commandant of British Fort Detroit (1770-1772).
James Sterling
-
Hired to survey and report on the land in and around Detroit on April 21, 1774. May have informed Gladwin of Pontiac's plan to attack Detroit in 1763 (having heard the plan from Angelique de Beaubien, whom he was courting or engaged to).
Mark Chancellor Stevens
-
Member of the Detroit Historical Commission in 1973(?)
Frederick Stubbs
-
Assistant Curator of Education, Detroit Historical Museums (1994).
Blaise Surgere
-
Held lot #24 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Pierre Tacet
-
Held lot #27 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
Francois Tesee
-
Held lot #20 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
William G. Thompson
1842 -
39th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1877-1879).
William B. Thompson
-
Mayor
47th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1907-1908).
James L. Thompson
-
Captain
Husband of Jane Brady.
William Thorn, Jr.
-
Acquired land on the east shore of the St. Clair River from Ojibwa Chief Mashaginarabek on August 28, 1798
Charles Christopher Trowbridge
-
10th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1834)
Antoine Tuffe dit du Fresne
-
Held lot #68 of the original 68 land grants Cadillac made to private individuals from March 1707 to June 1710.
George Turnbull
-
Captain
Sixth official commandant of British Fort Detroit
Sam Tymes
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Eugene Van Antwerp
-
Mayor
62nd Mayor of the City of Detroit (1948-1950).
H. Van Schaak
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
James A. VanDyke
1813 - 1855
21st Mayor of the City of Detroit (1847)
Z. Veauchers
-
Citizen of British Detroit.
Etienne Venyard, Sieur de Bourgmont
-
Lieutenant
Surname may be spelled Veniard. Interim commandant at Fort Ponchartrain (1706).
Thuner Vessecher
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Pierre Veziere
-
Father of Louis Veziere dit Laferte
John Vicegerier
-
Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768.
Charles I. Walker
-
Judge
Sarah Wallis
-
Wife of Hugh Brady.
George Washington
-
General
American General during the Revolutionary War. First president of the United States of America.
Salon Weeks
-
Director of the Detroit Historical Society in 1973.
William W. Wheaton
1833 -
35th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1868-1871)
Katherine Whipple
-
Daughter of Solomon Sibley and Sarah Whipple Sproat. Wife of C.C. Trowbridge.
Elizabeth Williams
-
Daughter of Mary Mott and John R. Williams.
Ferdinand Williams
-
Son of Mary Mott and John R. Williams.
Mary C.A. Williams
- 1876
Daughter of Mary Mott and John R. Williams.
John C. Williams
-
Son of Mary Mott and John R. Williams.
Cecilia Williams
-
Daughter of Mary Mott and John R. Williams.
John R. Williams
1782 - 1854
Mayor
Mayor of the City of Detroit (1824-1825, 1829-1830, 1844-1847). Colonel in the militia in the War of 1812. Delegate to Michigan's first constitutional convention in 1835.
James Mott Williams
-
Son of Mary Mott and John R. Williams.
Theodore Williams
-
Son of Mary Mott and John R. Williams.
J.C. Devereux Williams
-
Son of Mary Mott and John R. Williams.
Nathan Williams
-
Official sent from Quebec in 1780 to appraise the McDougall holdings on Belle Isle.
Thomas Williams
-
Born in Albany, NY. Came to Detroit in 1765. Appointed justice of the peace in Detroit in 1778. Father of the City of Detroit's first major, John R. Williams. Voted in Detroit's first election in 1768. Married to a sister of Joseph Campau.
Alexandrine M. Willis
-
Wife of Jean (?) B. Campau
John Winder
-
Colonel
Husband of Elizabeth Williams.
B.J.H. Witherell
-
Husband of Cassandra Brady.
Augustus Brevoort Woodward
-
Judge
1st president of Detroit Bank.
Michael Yax
-
1st known 'alien' in Detroit, Yax and his family came to the settlement from Germany in the 1720's or 30's. The Yax's were actually brought to Detroit as prisoners by Native Americans.
Coleman Young
-
Mayor
67th Mayor of the City of Detroit (1974-1993).
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