Joseph Bailly

Joseph Bailly (7 April 1774 – 21 December 1835) was a fur trader and a member of an important French Canadian family that included his uncle, Charles-François Bailly de Messein.

Bailly was one of several Canadians from prominent families who were important in the western fur trade. In 1822, he established a trading post near present-day Porter, Indiana, making him the foremost pioneer of that area.

Read more about Joseph Bailly:  Early History & Ancestors, Fur Trader, First Marriage and Expansion of The Business, Second Marriage and Beginning of A Trade Empire, Third Marriage Theory, War of 1812, Legal Case of Dominique Rousseau, The Pioneer Becomes A Citizen, Descendents, Bailly's Death and Legacy, Research Continues