- François
Gesseau Chouteau (February 7, 1797 –
April 18, 1838) was an
American pioneer fur trader, entrepreneur, and
community leader known as the "Father...
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Register of
Historic Places on
January 25, 1971. By the 1820s, François
Gesseau Chouteau's family, part of the
American Fur Company,
operated posts in...
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European settlement in
Kansas City was French. In 1821, 24-year-old François
Gesseau Chouteau,
nephew of René
Auguste Chouteau, set up a
permanent trading post...
