Julien Dubuque
Julien Dubuque (born January 1, 1762 in Champlain , New France , now Québec ; † March 24, 1810 in the area around today's city of Dubuque , now Iowa ) was a French Canadian who was the first known white settler in the area around today city named after him on the upper Mississippi .
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Dubuque received in 1788 by the Mesquakie - Indians permission to reduce the lead deposits in the area. In 1796 this approval was also confirmed by the then Spanish administration of the region. He spent his entire remaining life in the region at the intersection of today's US - states of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin . He befriended the Mesquakie chief Peosta , after whom the current city of Peosta was named. It is widely believed that Dubuque married his daughter, Potosa , but no evidence is available.
After his death, the Mesquakia built a wooden mausoleum at his tomb, which was replaced by a stone monument in the late 19th century. It stands in what is now the Mines of Spain State Recreation Area and EB Lyons Nature Center , where the mines were once located.
The place name Potosi in Wisconsin, which was founded as a mining settlement in the 1830s , probably goes back to the name of his wife Potosa .
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| SURNAME | Dubuque, Julien |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | North American settler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1762 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Champlain , New France , now Québec |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 1810 |
| Place of death | Dubuque , Iowa , United States |