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Joseph Robidoux IV (1783–1868), was an American fur trader credited as the founder of St. Joseph, Missouri, which developed around his Blacksnake Hills Trading Post. [1] His buildings in St. Joseph, known as Robidoux Row, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
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 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 .
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 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 ...
Mary Many Days Robidoux (c. 1805-29 June 1884) was the daughter of Joseph Robidoux and his second wife, a woman whose name is Juna. [1]Mary was the first generation of one of the main families of what is referred to as the Métis people, the offspring of European men who married Native American women.
Ferdinand-Joseph Robidoux (October 17, 1875 – June 17, 1962) was a lawyer and political figure of Acadian descent in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Kent in the House of Commons of Canada from 1911 to 1917 as a Conservative .