Isaac McCoy
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Isaac McCoy (June 13, 1784 – June 21, 1846) was a Baptist missionary among the Native Americans in what is now Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, and Kansas. 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 | (1784-06-13)June 13, 1784 |
Died | June 21, 1846(1846-06-21) (aged 62) |
Occupation(s) | Baptist minister and missionary to tribes |
Years active | 1808 |
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