who was pere marquette
For other uses, see Pere Marquette (disambiguation). Father Jacques Marquette S.J. (June 1, 1637 â May 18, 1675), sometimes known as PÃ¨re Marquette or James (Jim) Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste. Marie, and later founded St. Ignace, Michigan.