Nicolas Marchesseau: (1730's - ?)
He was an independent trader on the Upper
Mississippi River from Cahokia north (1760's-1790's). He was found at Michilimackinac,
Mackinac Is., Prairie du Chien, St.Louis, Green Bay & Cahokia during
this period of time. One source states that he came to the Upper Country
in 1763 with Pierre Antaya (Peltier) and became an Independent trader at
Michilimackinac & Prairie du Chien in partnership with Alexis
Hamelin. During the 1770's he was a partner in the trade with James
Grant out of Green Bay and in the 1780's in partnership with Richard
Dobie. Nicolas built a house on Mackinac Is. (three years after the
British military built the new fort there in 1780) and in 1806 he was reported
to have sold his house on Mackinac Is. He has been mentioned as being related
to Joseph Laroque, the Lamarche family,
Pierre Grignon Sr. & Mrs.John Dousman.
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