J. Baptiste Desnoyers, a relative of the Campau's and who was intelligent, voluble, communicative, and polite. Many of the early pioneers will readily recall the easy grace and refinement of manner with which he greeted them, proferring a pinch of Maccaboy from his well filled silver snuff box, and relating some tale of pioneer life, of Indian warfare, or of his experiences as trapper and trader. Shortly after the death of this antique French gentleman, which occurred early in the sixties, the old house (The Saginaw Trading Post) fell a victim to the flames.
"History of Saginaw County, Michigan by Mills, 1918, P 49.
J. B. Desnoyer was born at Fort Detroit.
John may be buried in a Native American burial mound on Skull Island in Bay County, Michigan. He was a fur trader and Native American interpreter.
"History of Saginaw County, Michigan by Mills, 1918, P 49.
J. B. Desnoyer was born at Fort Detroit.
John may be buried in a Native American burial mound on Skull Island in Bay County, Michigan. He was a fur trader and Native American interpreter.
J. Baptiste Desnoyers, a relative of the Campau's and who was intelligent, voluble, communicative, and polite. Many of the early pioneers will readily recall the easy grace and refinement of manner with which he greeted them, proferring a pinch of Maccaboy from his well filled silver snuff box, and relating some tale of pioneer life, of Indian warfare, or of his experiences as trapper and trader. Shortly after the death of this antique French gentleman, which occurred early in the sixties, the old house (The Saginaw Trading Post) fell a victim to the flames.
"History of Saginaw County, Michigan by Mills, 1918, P 49.
J. B. Desnoyer was born at Fort Detroit.
John may be buried in a Native American burial mound on Skull Island in Bay County, Michigan. He was a fur trader and Native American interpreter.
"History of Saginaw County, Michigan by Mills, 1918, P 49.
J. B. Desnoyer was born at Fort Detroit.
John may be buried in a Native American burial mound on Skull Island in Bay County, Michigan. He was a fur trader and Native American interpreter.
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