Magdelaine Laframboise information

Magdelaine La Framboise
Magdelaine La Framboise
	Artist's depiction from descriptions
Born	February 1780; Fort St. Joseph, Michigan
Died	April 4, 1846; Mackinac Island
Occupation	Fur trader
Spouse	Joseph La Framboise
Children	Josette and Joseph La Framboise

Magdelaine La Framboise (1780–1846), born Marguerite-Magdelaine Marcot,^[1]^[a] was one of the most successful fur traders in the Northwest Territory of the United States, in the area of present-day western Michigan. Of mixed Odawa and French descent, she was fluent in the Odawa, French, English and Ojibwe languages of the region, and partnered with her husband. After he was murdered in 1806, she successfully managed her fur trade business for more than a decade, even against the competition of John Jacob Astor. After retiring from the trade, she built a fine home on Mackinac Island.

La Framboise founded a school on Mackinac Island for Native American children. She also supported a Sunday school and other activities at the Catholic Sainte Anne Church. She donated land for a new site for the church, and was honored by being buried beneath its altar. As one of the most prominent early businesswomen of the new state, in 1984 she was elected posthumously to the recently established Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.

^ David A. Armour, "MARCOT, MARGUERITE-MAGDELAINE," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed September 11, 2014, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/marcot_marguerite_magdelaine_7E.html.

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[armour-1] David A. Armour, "MARCOT, MARGUERITE-MAGDELAINE," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed September 11, 2014, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/marcot_marguerite_magdelaine_7E.html.

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Magdelaine La Framboise
Artist's depiction from descriptions
Born	February 1780 Fort St. Joseph, Michigan
Died	(1846-04-04)April 4, 1846 Mackinac Island
Occupation	Fur trader
Spouse	Joseph La Framboise
Children	Josette and Joseph La Framboise