JEAN PIERRE CHOUTEAU
Name: Jean Pierre Chouteau
Born: 1758
Died: 1849
Jean Pierre Chouteau or Pierre Chouteau (1758-1849) was an early settler
of St. Louis, Missouri. He was a family member of the founders, being the son of
Pierre Laclède and half-brother of Rene Auguste Chouteau.
While a fur trader and negotiator of the Osage Treaty/Treaty of Fort Clark in
1808, managed to convince the Osage to sell their claim to large portions of the
Missouri Territory.
His children include:
Auguste Pierre Chouteau (founder of posts in Oklahoma and Chouteau, Oklahoma and
Salina, Oklahoma)
Pierre Chouteau, Jr. (founder of posts in Upper Missouri River including Fort
Pierre) and Chouteau County, Montana)
Francois Chouteau (first official European settler of Kansas City, Missouri)
Early samples of the Osage-orange tree came from his St. Louis garden.
Name: Jean Pierre Chouteau
Born: 1758
Died: 1849
Jean Pierre Chouteau or Pierre Chouteau (1758-1849) was an early settler
of St. Louis, Missouri. He was a family member of the founders, being the son of
Pierre Laclède and half-brother of Rene Auguste Chouteau.
While a fur trader and negotiator of the Osage Treaty/Treaty of Fort Clark in
1808, managed to convince the Osage to sell their claim to large portions of the
Missouri Territory.
His children include:
Auguste Pierre Chouteau (founder of posts in Oklahoma and Chouteau, Oklahoma and
Salina, Oklahoma)
Pierre Chouteau, Jr. (founder of posts in Upper Missouri River including Fort
Pierre) and Chouteau County, Montana)
Francois Chouteau (first official European settler of Kansas City, Missouri)
Early samples of the Osage-orange tree came from his St. Louis garden.