Des Groseilliers, Médard Chouart, sieur, 1618-1696

LC control no.	n 82108079
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Des Groseilliers, Médard Chouart, sieur, 1618-1696 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Chouart, Médard, sieur des Groseilliers, 1618-1696 Des Groseilliers, Médard Chouart, sieur, 1618- Gooseberry, Mister, 1618-1696 Groseilliers, Médard Chouart, sieur des, 1618-1696 Mister Gooseberry, 1618-1696
Associated country	France Canada
Associated place	Wisconsin Minnesota Québec (Québec) Superior, Lake, Region
Located	Canada Chequamegon Bay Region (Wis.)
Birth date	1618
Death date	1696
Place of birth	Charly-sur-Marne (France)
Place of death	Québec (Québec)
Field of activity	Wisconsin--Discovery and exploration Minnesota--Discovery and exploration Cartography--Great Lakes (North America)
Affiliation	Hudson's Bay Company
Profession or occupation	Fur traders Explorers
Found in	Nute, G.L. Caesars of the wilderness, 1943: p. 1 (Médard Chouart, baptized 7/31/1618 ... more often recalled today by his title, Sieur des Groseilliers) Dict. of Can. bio., 1966- : v. 1, p. 233 (Chouart des Groseilliers, Médard ... baptized 7/31/1618; d. 1696?) Macmillan dict. Can. bio., 1978: p. 154 (Chouart des Groseilliers, Médard, b. 1618) p. 155 (seems to have died before 1690) Dobbs, K. The great fur opera, 1970: p. 9 (Medard Chouart, Sieur des Groseilliers (known to the English as Mister Gooseberry)) Wisconsin Historical Society (Website), viewed October 23, 2022: Groseilliers, Medard Chouart, Sieur Des (1618-1696) Fur Trader and Explorer (b. Charly-sur-Marne, France, 1618 d. Quebec, Canada, 1696 Médard Chouart des Groseilliers was fur trader and explorer, most famous for starting the Hudson Bay Company. He entered the service of the Jesuits, migrated to Canada around 1637, and spent several years in a Huron mission ... Groseilliers was interested in the fur trade. He went to Three Rivers and teamed up with his brother-in-law, Pierre Esprit Radisson. His first western journey was made between around 1654 or 1656, followed by a second journey with Radisson in 1659. On the first voyage, Groseilliers explored the region around Green Bay. On the second journey, the explorers travelled the southern shores of Lake Superior ... They built a log hut on Chequamegon Bay near Whittlesey's Creek. The dwelling was the first white dwelling in Wisconsin. They visited Indian tribes in northern Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota, returned to Chequamegon Bay and built a small fort, probably at Houghton Point. They were successful in the fur trade, but angry that the French governor had confiscated their furs. Groseilliers and Radisson joined the English, who were competing with the French for control of the area. In 1668, Groseilliers succeeded in reaching the southern shore of Hudson Bay on behalf of the English. He realigned himself with French in 1674, but rejoined the English before his death.) <https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS1673> Wikipedia, viewed October 23, 2022: Médard des Groseilliers (Médard Chouart des Groseilliers (1618-1696) was a French explorer and fur trader in Canada. He is often paired with his brother-in-law Pierre-Esprit Radisson, who was about 20 years younger. The pair worked together in fur trading and exploration. Their decision to enter British service led to the foundation of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670. This company established trading posts and extensive relations with the First Nations in western Canada. It was highly influential in making the region amenable to British colonization. Radisson, with Groseiliers, also mapped many of the Great Lakes and trading routes used by settlers...) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9dard_des_Groseilliers>
Associated language	fre