Nicholas Boilvin [SEP] date of death
Nicholas Boilvin
Nicholas Boilvin (1761–1827) was a 19th-century American frontiersman, fur trader, and U.S. Indian Agent. He was the first appointed agent to the Winnebagos, as well as the Sauk and Fox, and one of the earliest pioneers to settle in present-day Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. His sons Nicholas Boilvin, Jr. and William C. Boilvin both became successful businessmen in Wisconsin during the mid- to late 19th century.
His wife was formerly a Miss St. Cyr of St. Louis. (WHC v.10
of Nicholas Boilvin. It is misspelled "Bolvin Street" today.
Further reading.
- Murphy, Lucy Eldersveld. "A Gathering of Rivers: Indians, Métis, and Mining in the Western Great Lakes, 1737-1832". Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2000.
- Scanlan, Peter L. "Nicholas Boilvin, Indian Agent". "Wisconsin Magazine of History". 27 (1943): 145-69.