Jacques La Ramée | |
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 Jacques La Ramée was a coureur des bois, believed similar in appearance to this woodcut by artist Arthur Heming | |
| Born | June 7, 1784 |
| Died | 1821 (aged 37) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Jacques Laramée, La Ramie, La Rami, La Remy, or Laramie |
| Occupation(s) | voyageur, frontiersman, coureur des bois, trapper, fur trader, hunter, explorer |
| Employer(s) | North West Company, La Ramée family free trapping company |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Fissiau dit Laramée and Jeanne Mondou |
Jacques La Ramée (June 8, 1784 – 1821) was a French-Canadian and Métis coureur des bois, frontiersman, trapper, fur trader, hunter, explorer, and mountain man who lived in what is now the U.S. state of Wyoming, having settled there in 1815. His name appears in several spellings, including La Ramee, Laramée, LaRamée, La Ramie, La Rami, La Remy, and Laramie. La Ramée is credited as an early explorer of what is now called the Laramie River of Wyoming and Colorado. The city of Laramie, Wyoming, with an Americanized spelling, was later named for him.