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Étienne Provost (* 1785 in Chambly, Québec; † 3. Juli 1850 in St. Louis, Missouri) war ein franko-kanadischer Mountain Man, Trapper und Entdecker. Nach ihm sind die Stadt Provo und der Provo River im US-Bundesstaat Utah benannt. Über Étienne Provosts frühe Jahre ist nichts bekannt.
Étienne Provost (December 21 1785 – 3 July 1850) was a Canadian fur trader whose trapping and trading activities in the American southwest preceded Mexican independence. He was also known as Proveau and Provot.
Étienne Provost ( 1785 - 3 juillet 1850 1) est un commerçant de fourrures canadien-français qui trappait et commerçait dans l'Ouest américain. Il est souvent considéré comme le premier blanc à avoir aperçu le Grand Lac Salé. La ville de Provo dans l' Utah a été ainsi dénommée en son honneur.
Provo Utah. Born in Canada in 1785, French-Canadian Étienne Provost moved west as a young man to pursue the life of a fur trader. Although he is recognized as one of the most influential mountain men during his time, his legacy hides in the shadows of more recognizable men, such as Jim Bridger.
Étienne Provost (1785 – 3 July 1850) was a French Canadian fur trader whose trapping and trading activities in the American southwest preceded Mexican independence. He was also known as Proveau and Provot (and the pronunciation was "Provo").Leading a company headquartered in Taos, in what is today New Mexico, he was active in the Green River ...
- December 21, 1785
- July 3, 1850
Utah History Encyclopedia. HOME ABOUT PREFACE. Back. PROVOST, ETIENNE. By Jack B. Tykal. E tienne Provost was born in Chambly, Quebec, in 1785, but his early life remains a mystery. For thirty-five years he made his home in St. Louis and was one of the more notable figures in the American fur trade.
Etienne Provost was remembered as a large man, weighing in excess of 200 pounds, with unusual strength, described by many who knew him as portly but lively and always astride a mule – never a horse. He was a joint discoverer of South Pass, the first to see the Great Salt Lake, and the first white-man to pass through some of the valleys of ...
