Person

Jacques de Noyon

French-Canadian soldier and explorer

b. 1668 CE – d. 1745 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Jacques de Noyon (1668 – 1745) wis a French Canadian explorer and coureur des bois.

He is the first known European to visit the Boundary Waters region west of Lake Superior.

Moran, J. (2017). Jacques de Noyon. History Atlas. Retrieved 15 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/jacques-de-noyon/

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