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Robidoux was the oldest of the six sons of Joseph Robidoux III (born in Sault-au-Recollet, Montreal, 12 February 1750-, date of death unknown), a fur trader, and Catherine Rollet (born in St. Louis, Missouri, October 20, 1767; died in 1868). Joseph Robidoux IV was born August 5, 1783, in Saint Louis, as were the six of his seven brothers who ...
Joseph Robidoux II (13 September 1722 – 28 August 1778) was the son of Joseph Robidoux I and Marie-Anne Fonteneau. Joseph was part of the second generation of the Robidoux family born in North America. He married Marie Anne Le Blanc (1724–1770), whose great-grandparents emigrated from Normandy, France, in the 17th century.
Joseph Robidoux II (1722–1778), fur trader Joseph Robidoux III (1750–1809), fur trader and merchant Joseph Robidoux IV (1783–1868), founder of St. Joseph, Missouri
Joseph Robidoux III (12 February 1750 – 16 March 1809), son of Joseph Robidoux II and Marie Anne Le Blanc, and was an early fur trader in Missouri and Nebraska. He and his sons had a long relationship with the American Fur Company , founded by John Jacob Astor .
The city was named after the town's founder Joseph Robidoux and the biblical Saint Joseph. [5] St. Joseph is home to Missouri Western State University. In the nineteenth century, it was the death place of American outlaw Jesse James. It was also the starting point of the Pony Express serving the West.
The most spectacular example of encroachment was Joseph Robidoux, who had been operating an American Fur Company trading post at St. Joseph, Missouri since 1826. On January 27, 1835, Senator Lewis F. Linn wrote John Dougherty, an Indian agent, to inquire about acquiring the land.
Robidoux was born in 1794 in Saint Louis, the fourth of six sons of Joseph Robidoux III, the owner of a Saint Louis-based fur trading company, and his wife Catherine Marie Rollet dit Laderoute. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Robidoux family is strongly connected to the history of the North American fur trade, with all of Joseph Robidoux's sons having ...
Robidoux is a surname of French-Canadian origin. Notable people with this surname include: Alain Robidoux; André Robidoux; Billy Jo Robidoux; David Robidoux; Ferdinand-Joseph Robidoux; Florent Robidoux; Joseph Robidoux I; Joseph Robidoux II; Joseph Robidoux III; Joseph Robidoux IV; Joseph-Émery Robidoux; Louis Rubidoux; Manuel Robidoux ...