Antoine LeClaire was the principal founder of Davenport, Iowa. LeClaire was born on December 15, 1797 in St. Joseph, Michigan. His father was a French Canadian and his mother was a Native American Pottawatomie. Antoine LeClaire was at the Black Hawk War treaty signing in 1832. The United States purchased the Sac and Fox territories West of the Mississippi. During the proceedings, the Sac chief Keokuk, donated land to Antoine’s wife, Marguerite LaPage.
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