Vigo, Francis, 1747-1836

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• NUCMC data from Indiana Historical Society for His Papers, 1751-1841(Francis Vigo, 1747-1836; b. Joseph Maria Francesco Vigo in Mondovi, Italy; served in Spanish army in New Orleans; est. as fur trader, St. Louis, 1772; provided assistance to George Rogers Clark in his expedition against British posts atKaskaskia and Vincennes; Knox County militia officer (1790-1810); trustee, Vincennes Univ.)
• LC data base, 10-4-91(hdg.: Vigo, Francis, 1747-1836)
• WWWA, 1607-1896(Vigo, Joseph Maria Francesco; known as Francis Vigo)

Francis Vigo, born Giuseppe Maria Francesco Vigo (December 13, 1747 – March 22, 1836), was an Italian-born Spanish soldier and later a fur trader who aided colonial forces during the American Revolutionary War and helped found a public university in Vincennes, Indiana.