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Pierre Godfroy
Unknown birthdate, Detroit, MI
Born in 1779, Detroit, MI
Born in of 1779, Detroit, MI
Born on , 1779, Detroit, MI
Unknown death date, Detroit, MI
Died in 1848, Detroit, MI
Died in of 1848, Detroit, MI
Died on , 1848, Detroit, MI
 
 
Biography
Pierre ​Godfroy, known as "Le Prince," carried on with his brother James the fur empire established by their father Gabriel. He played a pivotal negotiating role in the removal of the Potawatomi from Michigan. According to legend, Pierre once won a bet by paddling a wheelbarrow across the Detroit River. In 1836, Pierre Godfroy, Charles Noble, James H. Forsyth, Benjamin Kercheval and others established the Gibraltar and Flat Rock Company, a town site and canal development company.​ He was a member of the Godfroy kinship group.​​​​
 
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Palmer, Friend. Early Days in Detroit​. Detroit: Hunt & June, 1906.

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Social Network and Archival Context. "Gibraltar and Flat Rock Company."  Accessed June 7, 2019.​

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Watson Hamlin, Marie Caroline. ​Legends of Le Detroit​. Detroit: Thorndike Nourse, 1884.

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