Michel Brisbois, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michel Brisbois

French American fur trader

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1759

Place of Birth: Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 01-Apr-1837

Profession: baker, merchant, American pioneer, magistrate, shopkeeper

Nationality: United States, France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Michel Brisbois (October 1, 1759 – April 1, 1837) was a French-Canadian voyageur who was active in the upper Mississippi River valley as early as 1781.
Originally a fur trader for the Hudson's Bay Company, he eventually settled in Prairie du Chien, in what became Wisconsin.
He had two families, including three children with a Ho-Chunk woman of mixed-race ancestry. After the War of 1812, Brisbois became a baker.
Still a trader at heart, he noted the lack of stability in early government currency, and encouraged the use of bread (from his bakery) as a unit of exchange.