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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 (1722–1778), fur trader Joseph Robidoux III (1750–1809), fur trader and merchant Joseph Robidoux IV (1783–1868), founder of St. Joseph, Missouri
St. Joseph was founded on the Missouri River by Joseph Robidoux, a local fur trader of French Canadian descent. It was officially incorporated in 1843. [ 6 ] In its early days, it was a bustling outpost and rough frontier town, serving as a last supply point and jumping-off point for travelers on the Missouri River toward the "Wild West" .
Robidoux Row is a historic apartment building located at 219-225 East Poulin Street in St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built by St. Joseph founder Joseph Robidoux in north St. Joseph in the late 1840s/early 1850s. It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story brick structure with an attached single story brick building. Robidoux lived there at one point. [2]
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 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 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.
The Robidoux School is a historic school building located at 201 South 10th in St. Joseph, Missouri. It was the first building used by what would become Missouri Western State University . The first high school in St. Joseph was built on the site in 1866.