Alphonse de Tonty

Pierre Alphonse de Tonty, or Alphonse de Tonty, Baron de Paludy was an officer who served under the French explorer Cadillac and helped establish the first European settlement at Detroit, Michigan, Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit on the Detroit River in 1701. Several months later, both Cadillac and Tonty brought their wives to the fort, making them the first European women to travel so deep into the new territory.

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General Info

Male

Date of Birth

November 30th, 1658

Age

367

Birth Place

France, Île-de-France

Date of Death

January 1st, 1727

Died Aged