Isaac McCoy

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1784 – 1846

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Who was Isaac McCoy?

Isaac McCoy was a Baptist missionary among the Native Americans in present-day Indiana, Michigan and Missouri. He was an advocate of Indian removal from the eastern United States, proposing an Indian state in what is now Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. He also played an instrumental role in the founding of Grand Rapids, Michigan and Kansas City, Missouri.

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Born
Jun 13, 1784
Pennsylvania
Lived in
  • Indiana
  • Louisville
  • Grand Rapids
Died
Jun 21, 1846

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on July 23, 2013

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