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When White Americans settled what would become Iowa, a settlement in the area where he had mined was named after him. It was known by several names, including DuBuque's Mines. Eventually, it became the first city in Iowa, and was named simply Dubuque in his honor. [ 5 ]
Julien Dubuque was born of Norman parents on the 10 th day of January, 1762. His birthplace was the village of St. Pierre les Brecquets, County of Nicolet, on the south bank of the St. Lawrence, about twenty leagues above Quebec.
In 1788, Julien Dubuque was granted rights by the Meskwaki people to mine their land for lead; [1] he settled near the mouth of Catfish Creek. [2] Dubuque, for whom the city is named, is considered to be the first white man to settle in Iowa. [3] Julien Dubuque's tomb remains a local landmark.
Apr 24, 2024 · In 1788, one of those French-Canadian fur traders, named Julien Dubuque, decided to make Catfish Creek his new home. When he first arrived, the Meskwaki leaders, knowing the importance of lead to Europeans (for making bullets, etc.), kept the location of this treasure a secret.
Thus when Julien Dubuque, the first white settler, came to the Iowa country in 1788, the land was under the control of Spain. Julien Dubuque, the son of French parents, was born in 1762, in a village called St. Pierre les Brecquets, about fifty or sixty miles from Quebec.
In 1796, eight years after Julien Dubuque became the first European settler to set up shop on Iowa soil, a Spanish governor all the way down the Mississippi River in New Orleans, approved a grant to work this land and its multitude of mineral deposits.
JULIEN DUBUQUE. The man who built Iowa's first white settlement was another French Canadian. His name was Julien Dubuque. Like Joliet, he also was rather well educated for his time. He was born in Pierre les Brecquets, a village on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River, fifty miles above Quebec.
