Alexis Coquillard Chapter South Bend, Indiana
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Alexis Coquillard established the first American home in St. Joseph County.  He is usually regarded at the founder of the city of South Bend.  Mr. Coquillard was born in Detroit September 28, 1795.  He served in the American forces during the War of 1812 under the leadership of William Henry Harrison.  After the war, he returned to the St. Joseph Valley where he became an employee of John Jacob Astor’s American Fur Company.  In 1823, Mr. Coquillard built a trading post on the St. Joseph River.  Along with a partner, Francis Comparet, who ran an associate trading post in Fort Wayne, the two trading posts became the centers of the fur trade with the Native Americans of northwestern Indiana and southwestern Michigan. The Alexis Coquillard Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution was chartered October 15, 1957.
Meetings	Officers
Except as noted, all meetings are held at   Cira's Restaurant, 2007 Miami Street, South Bend, IN Color Guard Events Calendar	President:  Richard J. Smurdon Jr Vice President:  Paul H. Randall Secretary:  Willard W. Waterson Treasurer:  Ernest R. Davis Registrar:  Floyd Moreland

The Alexis Coquillard Chapter Color Guard appeared in the 2007 Nappanee parade.	Several members of the Alexis Coquillard Chapter participated with the Indiana Society at the August d LaBalme commemoration near Columbia City.
An estimated 3,500 veterans of the American Revolution are buried in the State of Indiana. The Indiana Society Sons of the American Revolution has cataloged over 2,200 such graves and posted relative information at our on-line patriot graves registry.

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