According to the waymarker on Rainy Lake Lookout on the north side of Noden Causeway about 6.5 km east of Fort Frances,[1]
"Jacques de Noyon was the first white man to explore this region. Born in Trois-Rivieres, Noyon worked in the fur trade as a coureur de bois. In 1688, he led an expedition beyond Lake Superior into territory previously unknown to fur traders. He and his men ascended the Kaministiquia River, crossed Dog Lake, and through several portages, reached Rainy Lake. After wintering southwest of here on the Rainy River, they pushed on to Lake of the Woods in 1689. There Assiniboines told Noyon of a route to Lake Winnipeg and the Red River. Noyon's report on his trip was used by La Verendrye when he explored westward to Red River in 1732."
— Ontario Heritage Foundation, Government of Ontario
English-French animosity prevented Europeans from returning to the area west of Lake Superior for a number of years. In the 1730s La Vérendrye re-visited this Boundary Waters region, perhaps with assistance from the knowledge gained by de Noyon's travels over 40 years before. The region would become an important part of the North American fur trade, connecting the Great Lakes to the far northwestern interior of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and beyond.
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External linksEdit
Russ, C. J. (1974). "Noyon, Jacques de". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
August 27, 2023
jacques, noyon, february, 1668, 1745, french, canadian, explorer, coureur, bois, first, known, european, visit, boundary, waters, region, west, lake, superior, 1668, 1745, waymarker, rainy, lake, ontario, born, 1668, february, 1668trois, rivières, francedied12. Jacques de Noyon 12 February 1668 12 May 1745 was a French Canadian explorer and coureur des bois He is the first known European to visit the Boundary Waters region west of Lake Superior Jacques de NoyonJacques de Noyon 1668 1745 waymarker on Rainy Lake Ontario Born 1668 02 12 12 February 1668Trois Rivieres New FranceDied12 May 1745 1745 05 12 aged 77 Boucherville New FranceOccupation s Explorer trader soldier and a coureur des boisKnown forFirst European to visit the Boundary Waters region Jacques de Noyon was born on 12 February 1668 in Trois Rivieres New France His family moved to Boucherville not long after In 1688 de Noyon and three others traveled from the Montreal area to Fort Caministigoyan on Lake Superior located at present day Thunder Bay Ontario From there they traveled inland up the Kaministiquia River His group followed the Indigenous canoe route over the Laurentian Divide past the present day site of Atikokan Ontario through what is now Quetico Provincial Park and Voyageurs National Park Minnesota He built a fort established ties to the local Assiniboine people and spent the winter on the shore of Rainy Lake There is some question as to whether de Noyon in fact made it as far as Lake of the Woods or not According to the waymarker on Rainy Lake Lookout on the north side of Noden Causeway about 6 5 km east of Fort Frances 1 Jacques de Noyon was the first white man to explore this region Born in Trois Rivieres Noyon worked in the fur trade as a coureur de bois In 1688 he led an expedition beyond Lake Superior into territory previously unknown to fur traders He and his men ascended the Kaministiquia River crossed Dog Lake and through several portages reached Rainy Lake After wintering southwest of here on the Rainy River they pushed on to Lake of the Woods in 1689 There Assiniboines told Noyon of a route to Lake Winnipeg and the Red River Noyon s report on his trip was used by La Verendrye when he explored westward to Red River in 1732 Ontario Heritage Foundation Government of Ontario The following summer de Noyon returned to Lake Superior perhaps along what is now the Canada United States border and includes Quetico Provincial Park the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness La Verendrye Provincial Park and Grand Portage National Monument English French animosity prevented Europeans from returning to the area west of Lake Superior for a number of years In the 1730s La Verendrye re visited this Boundary Waters region perhaps with assistance from the knowledge gained by de Noyon s travels over 40 years before The region would become an important part of the North American fur trade connecting the Great Lakes to the far northwestern interior of Manitoba Saskatchewan and beyond Jacques de Noyon continued to travel throughout New France and New England as a trader and coureur des bois He married Abigail Stebbins daughter of John Stebbins in Deerfield Massachusetts in 1704 He was still there when the French and Indians made the 1704 Raid on Deerfield 2 He was captured and brought back to Canada with his wife 3 Ruined he became a soldier in Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit Detroit finishing sergeant He died on 12 May 1745 in Boucherville See also Edit France portal North America portal History portalPierre Gaultier de Varennes sieur de La VerendryeReferences Edit Brown Alan L July 2006 Plaque Rainy Lake Archived from the original on 13 November 2014 Retrieved 12 November 2014 http www babcock acres com Misceallaneous deerfield captives of 1704 htm Noyon and his wife on the list of victims Archived copy Archived from the original on 2010 09 18 Retrieved 2009 06 04 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link The trip from Deerfield to CanadaExternal links EditRuss C J 1974 Noyon Jacques de In Halpenny Francess G ed Dictionary of Canadian Biography Vol III 1741 1770 online ed University of Toronto Press Atlas of Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacques de Noyon amp oldid 1171940140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
