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'''1690–1820:''' Roman Catholic missionaries established the mission of [http://www.mackinacparks.com/history/index.aspx?l=0,1,4,32,41,46 St. Ignace de Michilimackinac], at Mackinac (now Michigan). The mission was the center for traders going to and from what is now Wisconsin. For records of baptisms, marriages, and burials, see the [[Wisconsin Church Records|Church Records]] page. | '''1690–1820:''' Roman Catholic missionaries established the mission of [http://www.mackinacparks.com/history/index.aspx?l=0,1,4,32,41,46 St. Ignace de Michilimackinac], at Mackinac (now Michigan). The mission was the center for traders going to and from what is now Wisconsin. For records of baptisms, marriages, and burials, see the [[Wisconsin Church Records|Church Records]] page. | ||
'''1763: '''The British took possession of the area from the French but discouraged new settlers. | '''1763: '''The [http://www.geo.msu.edu/geogmich/Americans.html British took possession of the area] from the French but discouraged new settlers. | ||
'''1787:''' Wisconsin officially became part of the U.S. Northwest Territory, but British fur traders effectively controlled the region until 1816. | '''1787:''' Wisconsin officially became part of the U.S. Northwest Territory, but British fur traders effectively controlled the region until 1816. | ||