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Michel Cadotte Jr ^{Also known as Petit Cadotte or Mishonse^[1]}(1787-1856) was a fur trader.

Early Life

Michel Cadotte Jr was born September 6, 1787 on Chippewa River (Wisconsin). He was the son of Michel Cadotte and Madeline Cadotte. He was baptized on July 10, 1799 on Mackinac Island.^[1]

Death of his grandfather

When Cadotte was 13 he watched his grandfather Jean Baptiste Cadot lay upon his death bed. His grandfather asked him to see his sons Michel and Jean Baptiste Cadotte Jr (they were both absent due to their trading activities), Jean Baptiste Cadot wished to see his sons:^[2]

to counsel them to try if possible to find his lost papers relative to the gift of the South side of the Sault Ste Marie duly made to him by the Chippewa Chiefs and Warriors.
— Testimony of Michel Cadotte, Jr

On the day of the death of Cadotte’s grandfather he informed his father and his uncle the news about the alleged documents for Cadot’s ownership of Sault Ste. Marie.^[2]Source says more.

War of 1812

Marriage

Death

Michel Cadotte Jr would die on March 11, 1856 at La Pointe, Wisconsin at age 70.^[1]

Children

References

^ ^a ^b ^c DuLong 2020, p. 96.
^ ^a ^b Schenck, Theresa. "Who owns Sault Ste. Marie?". go.gale.com. Michigan Historical Review. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

Bibliography

DuLong, John P. (2020), Jean-Baptiste Cadotte's First Family: Genealogical Summary, University of Saskatchewan

[FOOTNOTEDuLong202096-1] DuLong 2020, p. 96.

[:2-2] Schenck, Theresa. "Who owns Sault Ste. Marie?". go.gale.com. Michigan Historical Review. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

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