Zachariah Cicott

Zachariah Cicott (1781-1850) was a French-Canadian trader and is believed to have been the first white settler to live permanently in what became Warren County, Indiana.

He was the grandson of Jean Chiquot, who was born in France and immigrated to New France in 1662. Around 1802, Cicott arrived in the area to trade with the local Indians, and worked as a scout for William Henry Harrison around 1811.

In 1817 he built a log house which became a rendezvous for travelers and settlers, and in 1832 he platted the town of Independence, Indiana and lived there until his death in 1850; he was buried in the Independence town cemetery. Cicott Park, located at Independence, was established in 1993 and contains the site of his home and trading post.

References

*Warren County Historical Society. "A History of Warren County, Indiana" (1966), pp. 121-124.
*Warren County Historical Society. "A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition)" (2002), pp. 141, 153, 157.