Person An individual. Birth Date 1644 Birthplace Picardy, France Death Date 1714 Place of Death Kaskaskia, in the Illinois country Occupation Fur trader; settler; a donné of the Society of Jesus in Ottawa, New France; explorer Languages Spoken or Written English; French Biographical Text He was a companion of Father Jacques Marquette and his religious affiliation with Roman Catholicism. He journeyed quite often around New France. First, he travelled from Picardy to Quebec with his uncle, then to Ottawa, following with Sault Ste Marie to explore the copper mines in the community and help with the territory becoming possessed by his acquaintance. He then journeyed back to Ottawa to trade fur with Indigenous peoples. Next, Jacques left on an expedition to Mississippi, then travelled back to Illinois county with his father. Once those missions were completed, he trekked back to Quebec with the rich fur he collected and traded and then finished his life back in the Illinois country on a mission. He was not described as a missionary himself, however, he assisted many missionaries on their trips and was known and praised for his uniting devotion on missions. As he was a very skilled fur trader, he was given the nickname "Le Castor" by those around him. Bibliography N/A Associated Course Select the course for which this item is created, if applicable. Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1301) Student Cataloguer Enter your student name here if this item is part of a course activity. Emma Weller Portrait Credit Cite the source of the attached portrait, including title, creator, date, source, and any other credits such as permission, a Creative Commons or other license. Unable to find portrait Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Langelier, Jacques (trader in furs, settler, and a donné of the Society of Jesus in Ottawa, New France; Explorer) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1666-1672 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ottawa Description An account of the resource He initially journeyed "to the Ottawas" after signing a contract with Adrien Jolliet and Denis Guyon. He then travelled back a few years later, again with several other partners with the goal to partake in a trade with the “Indians” (Indigenous peoples) for fur as he was very skilled at the trade. Fur trading with Indigenous peoples was very common in this era as the fur trade began at the beginning of the 1600s and it was a way for citizens to trade various resources throughout the regions and build connections. About 3 years later, he returned to Quebec around the time his father passed with rich cargos of fur from his trades in Ottawa. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived AJQ, Greffe de Romain Becquet, 30 juillet 1675; Greffe de Pierre Duquet, 17 mars 1673; Greffe de Gilles Rageot, 1 oct. 1672, 19 oct. 1675. ASJCF, Fonds Rochemonteix, 4025, 10; 4026. JR (Thwaites), LXIV, LXVI, LIX, LXXI. Jug. et délib., I. 864. N. M. Belting, Kaskaskia under the French régime (University of Illinois studies in the social sciences, XXIX, no.3, Urbana, 1948). Sister Mary Borgias Palm, Jesuit Missions of the Illinois Country, 1673–1763 (n.p., 1933). Raymond Douville, “Jacques Largillier dit ‘le castor,’ coureur des bois et ‘frère donné’,” Cahiers des Dix, XXIX (1964), 47–63. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person