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[[Image:cardinellwindow.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Jean Marie Cardinell window. Photo courtesy: Jean Marie Cardinell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revoution]]CARDINAL, Jean Marie (CARDINELL, Jean Marie) (Lachine, Quebec, Canada, June 1, 1730--St. Louis, MO, May, 1780). Jean Marie was a hunter, trapper, trader, and miner of the lead | [[Image:cardinellwindow.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Jean Marie Cardinell window. Photo courtesy: Jean Marie Cardinell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revoution]]CARDINAL, Jean Marie (CARDINELL, Jean Marie) (Lachine, Quebec, Canada, June 1, 1730--St. Louis, MO, May, 1780). Jean Marie was a hunter, trapper, trader, and miner of the lead on the west bank of the Mississippi River in present-day Dubuque County, Iowa. He traveled in what became southern Illinois and Missouri and married a Pawnee. To fulfill his religious obligations, he brought his Indian wife to the newly erected church in St. Louis to have his marriage blessed and to have his children baptized. (1) They moved to the area of Prairie du Chien around 1750. He is believed to be the first white man to permanently reside on Iowa land by 1754. (2) | ||
In 1763 France lost all of its lands east of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] to England as a result of the French and Indian War. The same year, Cardinell and his partner Tibot were hired as guides by Abraham Lansing and his son. In an argument, possibly over furs, Cardinal and Tibot killed the two Lansings. (3) | In 1763 France lost all of its lands east of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] to England as a result of the French and Indian War. The same year, Cardinell and his partner Tibot were hired as guides by Abraham Lansing and his son. In an argument, possibly over furs, Cardinal and Tibot killed the two Lansings. (3) | ||
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In 1780 Cardinell was one of the miners who escaped British troops under the leadership of Lt. Alexander Kay who attacked the Dubuque-area mines. Although British troops had already surrendered ending the American Revolution in the East, British troops in the west continued to attack those they considered traitors along the Mississippi River. The British intended to capture "rebels," turn the Native Americans in the area against the Americans, and attack Spanish settlements. (5) | In 1780 Cardinell was one of the miners who escaped British troops under the leadership of Lt. Alexander Kay who attacked the Dubuque-area mines. Although British troops had already surrendered ending the American Revolution in the East, British troops in the west continued to attack those they considered traitors along the Mississippi River. The British intended to capture "rebels," turn the Native Americans in the area against the Americans, and attack Spanish settlements. (5) | ||
Cardinell escaped the British attack at the Fox Village along [[CATFISH CREEK]] on May 2, 1780, raced down the river to St. Louis in time to give warning. He joined twenty-nine regular troops and 281 villagers that formed the forces of liberty that defeated the 1,500 British and Indian forces on May 26, 1780. He died from wounds suffered in that attack. (6) Jean Marie Cardinell is the only known Iowa resident to give his life to the cause of American independence | Cardinell escaped the British attack at the Fox Village along [[CATFISH CREEK]] on May 2, 1780, raced down the river to St. Louis in time to give warning. He joined twenty-nine regular troops and 281 villagers that formed the forces of liberty that defeated the 1,500 British and Indian forces on May 26, 1780. He died from wounds suffered in that attack. (6) Jean Marie Cardinell is the only known Iowa resident to give his life to the cause of American independence. There is a memorial window to Jean Marie at St. Ambrose Cathedral in Des Moines, Iowa. | ||
Cardinell was buried in an unmarked grave | Cardinell was buried in an unmarked grave. This area is now associated with Cardinal Spring and Cardinal Avenue near Fairground Park in St. Louis. (7) | ||
On July 24, 1976 the [[JEAN MARIE CARDINAL COMMEMORATIVE CANOE VOYAGE]] was held. | On July 24, 1976 the [[JEAN MARIE CARDINAL COMMEMORATIVE CANOE VOYAGE]] was held. | ||
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CARDINAL, Jean Marie (CARDINELL, Jean Marie) (Lachine, Quebec, Canada, June 1, 1730--St. Louis, MO, May, 1780). Jean Marie was a hunter, trapper, trader, and miner of the lead on the west bank of the Mississippi River in present-day Dubuque County, Iowa. He traveled in what became southern Illinois and Missouri and married a Pawnee. To fulfill his religious obligations, he brought his Indian wife to the newly erected church in St. Louis to have his marriage blessed and to have his children baptized. (1) They moved to the area of Prairie du Chien around 1750. He is believed to be the first white man to permanently reside on Iowa land by 1754. (2)
In 1763 France lost all of its lands east of the MISSISSIPPI RIVER to England as a result of the French and Indian War. The same year, Cardinell and his partner Tibot were hired as guides by Abraham Lansing and his son. In an argument, possibly over furs, Cardinal and Tibot killed the two Lansings. (3)
Fearing the English would punish him, Cardinell fled Prairie du Chien with his family and crossed the Mississippi into Spanish territory. He established himself in St. Louis by 1765. In 1776 and 1777 land grants were made out to him in the St. Charles district which covered nearly the entire present state of Iowa. Cardinell is believed to have lived in the area of Dubuque between 1763 and 1780. Julien DUBUQUE found roads constructed and mines open when he later came to the site. One of Dubuque's laborers told of Cardinell working the mines. (4)
In 1780 Cardinell was one of the miners who escaped British troops under the leadership of Lt. Alexander Kay who attacked the Dubuque-area mines. Although British troops had already surrendered ending the American Revolution in the East, British troops in the west continued to attack those they considered traitors along the Mississippi River. The British intended to capture "rebels," turn the Native Americans in the area against the Americans, and attack Spanish settlements. (5)
Cardinell escaped the British attack at the Fox Village along CATFISH CREEK on May 2, 1780, raced down the river to St. Louis in time to give warning. He joined twenty-nine regular troops and 281 villagers that formed the forces of liberty that defeated the 1,500 British and Indian forces on May 26, 1780. He died from wounds suffered in that attack. (6) Jean Marie Cardinell is the only known Iowa resident to give his life to the cause of American independence. There is a memorial window to Jean Marie at St. Ambrose Cathedral in Des Moines, Iowa.
Cardinell was buried in an unmarked grave. This area is now associated with Cardinal Spring and Cardinal Avenue near Fairground Park in St. Louis. (7)
On July 24, 1976 the JEAN MARIE CARDINAL COMMEMORATIVE CANOE VOYAGE was held.
The Jean Marie Cardinell Chapter of the DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was organized November 4, 1941, under Mrs. Hazel Wheeler Whitmore, regent. There was a need at that time for a chapter that met to accommodate the working woman, so two meetings were held in the evening and two on Saturday. Today, Saturday is the regular meeting day.
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1. "Jean Marie Cardinell Chapter History," Online: http://www.isdar.org/chapters/jeanmariecardinell/history.html
2. "The Story of Jean Marie Cardinal," The Des Moines Register, Sept. 17, 1934
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
4. "Jean Cardinal Was the First Iowa Patriot," Telegraph Herald, August 14, 1938, p. 29. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tttBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3akMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3881,5481097&dq=lock+and+dam+dubuque&hl=en
6. Ibid.
7. Schake, Lowell. La Charrette: A History of the Village Gateway to the American Frontier, Lincoln, NB: Universe, 2003, p. 18
Houlette, William. Iowa: The Pioneer Heritage, Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1970, p. 205
