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Henri de Tonti (né Enrico Tonti; c. 1649 – September 1704), also spelled Henri de Tonty, was an Italian-born French military officer, explorer, and voyageur who assisted René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, with North American exploration and colonization from 1678 to 1686.
Henri de Tonty was an Italian-born explorer and colonizer, companion of the Sieur de La Salle during his North American explorations. Henri, the son of Lorenzo de Tonti, the Neapolitan financier who devised the tontine life insurance plan, joined the French army in 1668. Nine years later he lost.
May 1, 2024 · Henri de Tonti (1649–1704) aka: Henry de Tonty. Henri de Tonti helped establish the first permanent European settlement in the lower Mississippi River Valley in 1686. It was called the Poste aux Arkansas, or Arkansas Post. As a result, de Tonti is often called the “father of Arkansas.”
Henri de Tonti – the Founder of Peoria. A biographical summary. Henrico de Tonty (Italian spelling) was born into a Sicilian family in 1649 or 1650 near Gaeta, Italy. His father, Lorenzo, the former governor of Gaeta, was involved in a revolt against the Spanish Viceroy in Naples, Italy.
Henri de Tonty, explorer, voyageur (b 1649 or 1650; d at Ft Louis-de-la-Louisiane Sept 1704). He was the son of Lorenzo de Tonty, inventor of the "tontine" system of life annuity.
Henri de Tonti (both: äNrē´ də tôNtē´), c.1650–1704, French explorer in North America, b. Italy. Serving in the French army, he lost a hand in battle; his skillful use of the appliance with which the hand was replaced was later to lead Native Americans to believe him possessed of special powers.
Nov 19, 2013 · Henri de Tonti, soldier, was associated with René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, in the fur trade and in exploration of the Great Lakes region and the Mississippi Valley. He is linked to Texas history through his search for La Salle's Gulf Coast colony.
