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This Day in Minnesota History

January 22, 1806

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Alexander Faribault is born in Prairie du Chien (present-day Wisconsin) to Jean-Baptiste Faribault and his wife, Pelagie Faribault, a métis woman of Dakota and French descent. Alexander became an influential fur trader and politician in the 1840s.

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First published: July 1, 2015
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