Nicholas Perrot (1644 - 1717), Exploring, Diplomatic and trading in furs, was one of the first Europeans in the high valley of the the Mississippi. Born in France, wire of François Perrot, lieutenant of justice of the baronnie of Darcey in Burgundy, and of Marie Sivot.

Arrival in News-France

It arrives in News-France around 1660 in company of Jésuite S with which it will on the occasion to visit Indian tribes and to learn their languages. It creates a company of draft of the furs towards 1667 and undertakes forwardings towards what today is the Wisconsin. He was often the first European that the natives met and will in general well be accommodated.

Interpret

In 1670 he is interpreter of Daumont de Saint-Lusson, a French police chief in load of the country of the Outaouais (nation), Amikwas, Illinois, and other tribes which will be discovered in direction of the Higher Lac. It continues its voyages and fact of the trade of furs with the natives, bringing to these last natives of the ustensils such as kettles or hatchets (to replace their stone tools). In 1671 it marries Madeleine Raclot. It receives a plot of land located along the river Saint-Michel, today with Quebec. In 1681 a census teaches us that it has six children.

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