Chouteau, the Glossary
Chouteau was the name of a highly successful, ethnically French fur-trading family based in Saint Louis, Missouri, which they helped found.[1]
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46 relations: American Civil War, American Fur Company, American Revolutionary War, Auguste Chouteau, Auguste Pierre Chouteau, Battle of Mackinac Island (1814), Black Hawk War, Charles Gratiot, Charles Gratiot Sr., Chatillon–DeMenil House, Choteau, Montana, Chouteau Bridge, Chouteau County, Montana, Chouteau, Oklahoma, Elihu B. Washburne, Five Moons, Fort Meigs, Fort Monroe, Fort Pierre, South Dakota, François Chouteau, Gabriel René Paul, Gasconade Bridge train disaster, Illinois campaign, Isaac Shelby, Jean-Pierre Chouteau, Kansas City, Missouri, Knight, Lawyer, List of ambassadors of the United States to France, Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau, Midwestern United States, Minnesela, South Dakota, Missouri, New Orleans, Pierre Chouteau Jr., Pierre Laclède, Pierre, South Dakota, Ramsay Crooks, Real estate agent, Shawnee, St. Louis, Union Army, United States Secretary of State, War of 1812, Western United States, Yvonne Chouteau.
- American families of French ancestry
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
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American Fur Company
The American Fur Company (AFC) was founded in 1808, by John Jacob Astor, a German immigrant to the United States.
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American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
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Auguste Chouteau
René-Auguste Chouteau Jr. (September 7, 1749, or September 26, 1750 – February 24, 1829Beckwith, 8.), also known as Auguste Chouteau, was the founder of St. Louis, Missouri, a successful fur trader and a politician.
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Auguste Pierre Chouteau
Auguste Pierre Chouteau (9 May 1786 – 25 December 1838) was a member of the Chouteau fur-trading family who established trading posts in what is now the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
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Battle of Mackinac Island (1814)
The Battle of Mackinac Island (pronounced Mackinaw) was a British victory in the War of 1812.
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Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader.
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Charles Gratiot
Charles Chouteau Gratiot (August 29, 1786 – May 18, 1855) was born in St. Louis, Spanish Upper Louisiana Territory, now the present-day State of Missouri.
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Charles Gratiot Sr.
Charles Gratiot (1752 – 20 April 1817) was a merchant trader in the American Midwest during the American Revolution.
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Chatillon–DeMenil House
The Chatillon–DeMenil Mansion, located at 3352 DeMenil Place in Benton Park, St. Louis, Missouri, was begun in 1848 for the pioneer Henry Chatillon, then enlarged to its present form by prominent St.
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Choteau, Montana
Choteau is a city in and the county seat of Teton County, Montana, United States.
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Chouteau Bridge
The Chouteau Bridge a four-lane girder bridge on Route 269 across the Missouri River between Jackson County, Missouri, and Clay County, Missouri.
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Chouteau County, Montana
Chouteau County is a county located in the North-Central region of the U.S. state of Montana.
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Chouteau, Oklahoma
Chouteau is the second-largest town in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States.
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Elihu B. Washburne
Elihu Benjamin Washburne (September 23, 1816 – October 22, 1887) was an American politician and diplomat.
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Five Moons
The Five Moons were five Native American ballerinas from the U.S. state of Oklahoma who achieved international recognition during the 20th century.
Fort Meigs
Fort Meigs was a United States fortification along the Maumee River in what is now Perrysburg, Ohio during the War of 1812.
Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe is a former military installation in Hampton, Virginia, at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States.
Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Fort Pierre is a city in Stanley County, South Dakota, United States.
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François Chouteau
François Gesseau Chouteau (February 7, 1797 – April 18, 1838) was an American pioneer fur trader, entrepreneur, and community leader known as the "Father of Kansas City".
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Gabriel René Paul
Gabriel René Paul (March 22, 1813 – May 5, 1886) was a career officer in the United States Army most noted for his service during the Seminole Wars and the Mexican–American War and as a Union Army general in the American Civil War.
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Gasconade Bridge train disaster
The Gasconade Bridge train disaster was a rail accident in Gasconade, Missouri, on November 1, 1855.
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Illinois campaign
The Illinois campaign, also known as Clark's Northwestern campaign, was a series of engagements during the American Revolutionary War in which a small force of Virginia militia led by George Rogers Clark seized control of several British posts in the Illinois Country of the Province of Quebec, located in modern-day Illinois and Indiana in the Midwestern United States.
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Isaac Shelby
Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was the first and fifth Governor of Kentucky and served in the state legislatures of Virginia and North Carolina.
Jean-Pierre Chouteau
Jean-Pierre Chouteau (10 October 1758 – 10 July 1849) was a French Creole fur trader, merchant, politician, and slaveholder.
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Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri (KC or KCMO) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by population and area.
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Knight
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity.
Lawyer
A lawyer is a person who practices law.
List of ambassadors of the United States to France
The United States ambassador to France is the official representative of the president of the United States to the president of France.
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Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau
Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau (January 14, 1733 – August 14, 1814) was the matriarch of the Chouteau fur trading family, which founded communities throughout the Midwest.
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Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau.
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Minnesela, South Dakota
Minnesela (Lakota: mni šeyéla; "red water") is a ghost town and was the first settlement in and county seat of Butte County, South Dakota, United States.
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Missouri
Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
New Orleans
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Pierre Chouteau Jr.
Pierre Chouteau Jr. (January 19, 1789 – September 6, 1865), also referred to as Pierre Cadet Chouteau, was an American merchant and a member of the wealthy Chouteau fur-trading family of Saint Louis, Missouri.
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Pierre Laclède
Pierre Laclède Liguest or Pierre Laclède (22 November 1729 – 20 June 1778) was a French fur trader who, with his young assistant and stepson Auguste Chouteau, founded St. Louis in 1764, in what was then Spanish Upper Louisiana, in present-day Missouri.
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Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County.
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Ramsay Crooks
Ramsay Crooks (2 January 1787 – 6 June 1859) was an American fur trader who immigrated to Canada from Greenock, Scotland.
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Real estate agent
Real estate agents and real estate brokers are people who represents sellers or buyers of real estate or real property.
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Shawnee
The Shawnee are a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands.
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Union Army
During the American Civil War, the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the collective Union of the states, was often referred to as the Union Army, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Federal Army, or the Northern Army.
United States Secretary of State
The United States secretary of state (SecState) is a member of the executive branch of the federal government and the head of the Department of State.
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War of 1812
The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America.
Western United States
The Western United States, also called the American West, the Western States, the Far West, and the West, is the region comprising the westernmost U.S. states.
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Yvonne Chouteau
Myra Yvonne Chouteau (March 7, 1929 – January 24, 2016) was an American ballerina and one of the "Five Moons" or Native prima ballerinas of Oklahoma.
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See also
American families of French ancestry
- Bayard family
- Beale family
- Bouvier family
- Campau family
- Chouteau
- DeBarge family
- Delano family
- Disney family
- Du Pont family
- House of Amboise
- La Follette family
- LaRue family
- Landrieu family
- Long family
- Mesmer family of California
- Stamps family
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chouteau
Also known as Pierre Chouteau.