Francis Vigo | |
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 Statue by John Angel dedicated to Francis Vigo on the waterfront of George Rogers Clark National Historical Park | |
| Birth name | Giuseppe Maria Francesco Vigo |
| Born | December 13, 1747 Mondovì, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia, present-day Mondovì, Piedmont, Italy |
| Died | March 22, 1836 (aged 88–89) Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana |
| Buried | Greenlawn Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana |
| Allegiance | |
Francis Vigo,[a] born Giuseppe Maria Francesco Vigo (December 13, 1747 – March 22, 1836), was an Italian-American who aided the American colonial forces during the Revolutionary War and helped found a public university in Vincennes, Indiana.
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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