Joseph Naper
Joseph Naper, also known as "Joe Naper" and "Captain Joseph Naper" (1798–1862), was an early Illinois pioneer, ship captain, shipbuilder, businessman, surveyor, state militia officer, soldier, politician, and city planner. In 1831, Naper and his brother John were credited with founding Naper's Settlement. Besides Galena, Illinois (1827) and Dixon, Illinois (1830), Naper's Settlement was one of the oldest Illinois communities to be established west of Fort Dearborn, now Chicago. Naper's Settlement would be renamed Naperville, becoming the oldest town and first county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, later moved by county vote in 1868 and displaced by Wheaton.
Joseph Naper | |
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Joseph Naper town founder of Naperville, Illinois, circa 1850s–1860s | |
| Born | 1798 |
| Died | August 23, 1862 (aged 63-64) |
| Resting place | Naperville Cemetery, Naperville, Illinois |
| Occupation(s) | ship captain, shipbuilder, surveyor, businessman, state militia officer, soldier, politician, city planner |
| Known for | being the promoter and co-founder of Naper's Settlement in 1831, the oldest frontier Illinois town |
| Relatives | John Murray (brother-in-law) |
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