Adventurers

Adventurers

A spirit of adventure is a characteristic found in many islanders, and Jersey is no exception. Men from the island have travelled to all parts of the globe and made an impact on communities many thousands of miles from where they were born. Among them were the following

• John Bertram, merchant in Salem, New England
• John George Bourinot Canadian merchant and politician
• John Cabot founder of Cabot family in New England
• James Carteret New Jersey rebel
• Philip de la Mare, a Mormon pioneer in the USA Added 2016
• The Rev Daniel Dumaresq Chaplain in Petersburg and friend of Czars and Catherine, Empress of Russia
• Philippe Dumaresq, American privateer
• John Janvrin, Canadian businessman and politician
• Philippe Langlois, merchant in Salem, USA
• David Le Boutillier, merchant and Canadian politician
• John Le Boutillier Canadian businessman and politician
• Henry Le Vesconte, Arctic explorer
• Isaac Le Vesconte, Canadian businessman and politician
• William Mesny, Chinese general
• Daniel Perrin, Staten Island's 'Huguenot'
• Thomas Pickstock, privateer
• George Poddester Renouf, Canadian politician
• Selous family, explorers and big game hunters
• John Blashford Snell, Old Victorian soldier and adventurer
• John Henry Tunstall, whose murder started the Lincoln County War (1878-1881), New Mexico Added 2019

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