Michel Brisbois was a French-Canadian voyageur who was active in the upper Mississippi River valley as early as 1781. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to Originally a fur trader for the Hudson's Bay Company, he eventually settled in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin where he became a baker. Prairie du Chien is a city in and the County seat of Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. This article refers to the cooking profession For other uses see Baker (disambiguation A baker is someone who primarily Bakes
Still a trader at heart, Brisbois, noting the lack of stability in early government currency, encouraged the use of bread (from his bakery) as a unit of exchange.
History
Michel [aka Michael] was born in Maska, Canada, in 1759. CCM, formerly an Initialism for Canada Cycle & Motor Co Ltd The company would eventually split into two separate entities both maintaining the CCM trademark He attended school in Quebec. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Soon turning to the fur trade, he worked out of Mackinac (1778), and in 1781 he moved his operations to Prairie du Chien where, with other French Canadian traders, he founded the first permanent white settlement. Although sympathizing with the British in the struggle for control of the Northwest Territory, he accepted a commission in the Illinois Territorial Militia (1809). For the Canadian territory see Northwest Territories. For the northwestern corner of the Lower 48 see Northwestern United States. Illinois Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States established on March 1, 1809. During the War of 1812, he furnished supplies to both the American and British forces but maintained a pro-British attitude. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies Arrested for treason at the close of the war, he was sent to St. Louis for trial but was acquitted. He was appointed associate justice for Crawford County by Governor Cass of Michigan Territory (1819), and thereafter held various local offices in the Prairie du Chien area. Michigan Territory was an Organized territory of the United States in the early 19th century between June 30, 1805 and January 26 In 1785 Michel married a Winnebago woman (reputedly the illegitimate daughter of Charles Gautier de Verville) and had three Metis children: Angellic, Michel and Antoine. She lived with her Winnebago relatives. Michel's second marriage on August 8, 1796, was in Mackinaw City, Michigan, to Domitelle (Madelaine) Gautier de Verville, legitimate daughter of Charles Gautier de Verville. Mackinaw City is a village in Emmet and Cheboygan counties in the U To Michel and his second wife, a son Bernard Walter Brisbois was born in Prairie du Chien in 1808. Bernard Walter Brisbois (1808 &ndash 1885 was an agent for the American Fur Company. Michel died in Prairie du Chien in June, 1837.
Brisbois House (I)
- For Brisbois House (II), see Bernard Brisbois House
Built in 1815, the Michel Brisbois House served as a trading post and warehouse of the American Fur Company. Bernard Walter Brisbois (1808 &ndash 1885 was an agent for the American Fur Company. The American Fur Company was founded by John Jacob Astor in 1808 Sometime during the 1850's the house was demolished. By 1923, the Bernard Brisbois House was believed to be the Michel Brisbois House and was thought of being one of the oldest European-American buildings in the State of Wisconsin. Bernard Walter Brisbois (1808 &ndash 1885 was an agent for the American Fur Company. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States However, after careful research by the Wisconsin Historical Society, it was determined that this structure was not the famed Michel Brisbois House but rather a home built by Joseph Rolette as part of a separation contract negotiated in 1836 for his estranged wife Jane Fisher Rolette, a relative of Michel Brisbois, who upon her second marriage transferred the title of the property to her cousin Bernard Walter Brisbois. The Wisconsin Historical Society (formerly the State Historical Society of Wisconsin) is simultaneously a private membership and a state-funded organization whose purpose is Bernard Walter Brisbois (1808 &ndash 1885 was an agent for the American Fur Company.
Sources
- Wisconsin State Historical Society
- Early Families of Upper Great Lakes, Oconto County -Reminiscence of Theresa Barrette. LDS Disc #78 Pin #800053.
- Genealogical research by Richard Alan Nelson, 2007.
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