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John Baptiste DuBay (July 10, 1810 – January 11, 1887) was a pioneer fur trader throughout the upper Midwest, primarily in Wisconsin. He was very successful in several of his endeavors. However, in 1857 he was accused of the murder of a mill owner in Portage, Wisconsin. Despite two mistrials and an aborted third trial he was not convicted. Nevertheless, the experience left him financially ruined. DuBay was illiterate and signed documents with an X. By others his name was variously spelled Dubé,〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1303&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=People&letter=D ) 〕 Du Bay, and Dubay. ==Saginaw and Sault Ste. Marie== DuBay was born on 10 July 1810 in Green Bay, Illinois Territory, the son of a French trader and a Menominee Indian.〔''Wisconsin Dictionary of History, op cit.''〕 At the age of 15, he started working for the sutler at Fort Detroit, and shortly thereafter began working for the American Fur Company in Saginaw. He eventually struck out on his own, and became so successful that the Company bought him out so as to eliminate competition. He then moved to Sault Ste. Marie, where he continued in independent trade.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Baptiste DuBay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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