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  • Francis Vigo
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  • Francis Vigo (born Giuseppe Maria Francesco Vigo) (1747-March 22, 1836) was an Italian-American who aided the American forces during the Revolutionary War and helped found a public university in Vincennes, Indiana, USA. Born in Mondovì, Italy, he served with the Spanish Army in New Orleans. In 1772 he established a fur trading business in St. Louis. In 1783 Vigo moved to Vincennes and operated a fur trading business there.
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Birth Date
  • 1747
death place
  • Vincennes, Indiana
Name
  • Francis Vigo
Caption
  • Statue by John Angel dedicated to Francis Vigo on the waterfront of George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
Birth Place
  • Mondovì, Italy
death date
  • --03-22
Image size
  • 200
Allegiance
  • *Spain *
placeofburial
  • Greenlawn Cemetery, Vincennes, Indiana
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  • Francis Vigo (born Giuseppe Maria Francesco Vigo) (1747-March 22, 1836) was an Italian-American who aided the American forces during the Revolutionary War and helped found a public university in Vincennes, Indiana, USA. Born in Mondovì, Italy, he served with the Spanish Army in New Orleans. In 1772 he established a fur trading business in St. Louis. In 1783 Vigo moved to Vincennes and operated a fur trading business there.