Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau
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Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau was an early French colonial settler and matriarch in North America, best known as the mother of Auguste Chouteau, a co-founder of St. Louis, and for her central role in the influential Chouteau fur-trading dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9894734 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau Context triple: [Chouteau family, foundingMember, Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau]
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A.
Emilie Chouteau
Emilie Chouteau is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Chouteau surname, historically associated with a prominent French-American family involved in early U.S. frontier and fur trade activities.
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B.
Pierre Chouteau Jr.
Pierre Chouteau Jr. was a prominent 19th-century American fur trader and entrepreneur who played a key role in the expansion of the fur trade and steamboat commerce along the Missouri River.
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C.
Marie DuBois
Marie DuBois is a recurring character on the supernatural crime drama series "Medium," appearing as part of the DuBois family central to the show's storyline.
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D.
Toussaint Charbonneau
Toussaint Charbonneau was a French-Canadian fur trader and interpreter best known for accompanying the Lewis and Clark Expedition alongside his Shoshone wife, Sacagawea.
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E.
Auguste Chouteau
Auguste Chouteau was an 18th-century French-American fur trader and pioneer best known as a co-founder and early leader of the city of St. Louis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau Target entity description: Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau was an early French colonial settler and matriarch in North America, best known as the mother of Auguste Chouteau, a co-founder of St. Louis, and for her central role in the influential Chouteau fur-trading dynasty.
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A.
Emilie Chouteau
Emilie Chouteau is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Chouteau surname, historically associated with a prominent French-American family involved in early U.S. frontier and fur trade activities.
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B.
Pierre Chouteau Jr.
Pierre Chouteau Jr. was a prominent 19th-century American fur trader and entrepreneur who played a key role in the expansion of the fur trade and steamboat commerce along the Missouri River.
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C.
Marie DuBois
Marie DuBois is a recurring character on the supernatural crime drama series "Medium," appearing as part of the DuBois family central to the show's storyline.
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D.
Toussaint Charbonneau
Toussaint Charbonneau was a French-Canadian fur trader and interpreter best known for accompanying the Lewis and Clark Expedition alongside his Shoshone wife, Sacagawea.
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E.
Auguste Chouteau
Auguste Chouteau was an 18th-century French-American fur trader and pioneer best known as a co-founder and early leader of the city of St. Louis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colonial settler
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fur trade matriarch ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
18th century
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Auguste Chouteau
NERFINISHED
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Chouteau family NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Laclède NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis fur trade ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1733-01-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
French Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1814-08-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName |
Bourgeois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chouteau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
commerce
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ |
| givenName | Marie-Thérèse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
business manager
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trader ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Auguste Chouteau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean Pierre Chouteau NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Laclède NERFINISHED ⓘ René Chouteau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
French Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisiana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | economic development of St. Louis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
management of family business affairs in St. Louis
ⓘ
role in early development of St. Louis ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Auguste Chouteau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean Pierre Chouteau NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple Chouteau children ⓘ |
| name | Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole |
key figure in the Chouteau fur-trading dynasty
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matriarch of the Chouteau family ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding and management of the Chouteau fur-trading enterprise ⓘ |
| partner | Pierre Laclède NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French colonial society in North America ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
New Orleans
NERFINISHED
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St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | René Chouteau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau Description of subject: Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau was an early French colonial settler and matriarch in North America, best known as the mother of Auguste Chouteau, a co-founder of St. Louis, and for her central role in the influential Chouteau fur-trading dynasty.
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