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This project is for those who were born, lived or died in Joliet, Will County , Illinois. Official Website In 1673, Louis Jolliet, along with Father Jacques Marquette, paddled up the Des Plaines River and camped on a huge earthwork mound, a few miles south of present-day Joliet. Maps from Jolliet's exploration of the area showed a large hill or mound down river from Chicago, labeled Mont Joli...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Aurora, Illinois. Official Website History Aurora is a suburb of Chicago and is located in DuPage , Kendall , Kane and Will counties. It's nickname is "City of Lights" because it was one of the first American cities to have electric street lights. The Aurora area has some significant architecture, including structures by Frank L...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Will County, Illinois . Official Website Will County was formed on January 12, 1836. It was named after Conrad Will, a politician and businessman involved in salt production in southern Illinois. Will was a member of the first Illinois Constitutional Convention and a member of the Illinois legislature until his death in 1835. Fo...
This cemetery is located on 800 Pearl Street, Wilmington, Will County, Illinois. It's also known as Saint Rose of Lima Parish Cemetery . Find a Grave
This cemetery is located on 700 Williams Street, Wilmington, Will County, Illinois. Find a Grave Billion Graves
Wikipedia The Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery covers 982 acres in Elwood, Illinois . It is located approximately 50 miles southwest of Chicago, Illinois . Find a Grave
North Central College is a private college in Naperville, Illinois. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and has nearly 70 areas of study in undergraduate majors, minors, and programs through 19 academic departments organized in three undergraduate colleges/schools (College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and Entrepreneurship, School of Education and Health Sciences) and a...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Naperville, Illinois.Naperville is located in DuPage and Will counties.= Official Website = History Wikipedia In July 1831, Joseph Naper arrived at the west bank of the DuPage River with his family and friends to found what would be known as Naper's Settlement. Among those original settlers were Naper's wife Almeda Landon, his brother...