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Solomon Laurent Juneau, or Laurent-Salomon Juneau (August 9, 1793 – November 14, 1856) was a French Canadian fur trader, land speculator, and politician who helped found the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] [2] [3] He was born in Repentigny, Quebec, to François and (Marie-)Thérèse Galarneau Juneau.
Solomon and Josette Juneau House: August 29, 2024 : 201 South Milwaukee St. (WI 175) Theresa: Modest Greek Revival-style home built in 1847 by Solomon, who had been a fur trader in Milwaukee from 1818 on. He also developed the east side of Milwaukee and served as the city's first mayor.
Charles James was the English immigrant who built Milwaukee's first frame store and a home and warehouse for Solomon Juneau.In 1839 he bought the 160-acre parcel which now holds the district and built a prominent farm there, with his house and the surrounding five acres framed in a horseshoe of evergreen trees.
Solomon Juneau was a French Canadian born in a small village near Montreal, Lower Canada on August 9, 1793. Juneau was a French trader with the American Fur Company. In 1818, the American Fur Company established a trading post in Milwaukee. Juneau decided to purchase the land between the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan and named it Juneau Town.
The 'Bridge War' between Byron Kilbourn and Solomon Juneau is still evident today in the angular bridges over the Milwaukee River. Milwaukee's 'Bridge War': The story behind the city's crooked bridges
Theresa was founded by Solomon Juneau along with his Metis wife, Josette Vieau Juneau, and children in the 1850s. It was named for Solomon's mother, (Marie-)Thérèse Galarneau Juneau. It was named for Solomon's mother, (Marie-)Thérèse Galarneau Juneau.
The first buildings were shanties and log cabins, then frame buildings: houses, stores, taverns, sawmills and shops. Two cream brick houses were built in 1836, and in 1840 a 3-story brick store at the corner of Third and Juneau which no longer exists. In 1840 a bridge was built to link Juneautown and Kilbourntown at Juneau Avenue.
The six family members who died in a Wisconsin house fire were a former pastor, two of his daughters and three of his granddaughters, authorities and church officials said. The Juneau County ...