Jasper Alberta Index
Alberta Basic History
1803
Thomeson Audinson, Metis, b-1803 Red River married to Leathine Metis b-1802 Red River living Lakeland eastern Alberta , 1891.
William Connolly (1787-1849) who joined the N.W.C. in 1801 and became a partner by 1818. He married 1803 Rat River Suzanne Cree, d-1862 and had 6 children.
Marie Louise Jerome dit St. Mathe, Metis, b-1803, Rocky Mountain House (Alberta) daughter Martin Jerome dit St, Mathe and Francoise a native; married June 15, 1829, Red River, Maximilien dit Dauphinais Genthon (1790-1871) son Jean Baptiste Genthon and Marie Louise Lafontaine.
Peter Fidler reported 110 Iroquois fur traders on the Peace River near the Rocky Mountains.
1804
John Clarke, b-1781, joined the N.W.C. in 1804 and served the Pacific Fur Company 1810-1814 and joined the Athabasca Expedition of 1815.
La Gasse and LeBlanc return with the Kutenai to trade at Rocky Mountain House and are believed to be the first known to cross the Rocky Mountains.
William Sturgis a merchant from Boston arrived west coast of Vancouver Island with 5,000 ermine skins from Leipzip. He sold these to the Kimgarnee Indians who prized them for ceremonial purposes. He valued his ermine at 30¢ and traded them at 5 for one sea-otter skin. These he sold at Canton, China for $50.00 each skin.
Raphael Tremblay b-1802 Quebec married to Catherine Metis b-1804 B.C. living Egg Lake (Alberta) 1901.
John Rowand born 1787 Montreal died Fort Pitt (Saskatchewan), May 30, 1854, served as a clerk at Fort Des Prairies a.k.a. Fort Augustus (Fort Edmonton), (Alberta) for the North West Company, until 1806 when he served at Red River des Metis, then went back to Fort Edmonton 1808. He spent most of his life at Fort Edmonton and was known as Iron Shirt or Big Mountain Man by the Indians.
(I)-David Thompson (1770-1857) visited the future site of Fort Dunvegan in 1805.
1805
Big Lake (St. Albert, Alberta), birth, Angele Bourassa, daughter, Michel Francois Bourassa and Marguerite Beaulieu; married, 1835, Fort Pitt, (Saskatchewan), Pierre (Pierriche) Delorme, b-1813, White Mud (Alberta), son Pierre Delorme and Marguerite Cardinal.
North West Company's, Archibald MacLeod, built Fort Duvaegan on the Peace River and Simon Fraser (1776-1862) of Cornwall, previously of New York, and established several Forts in British Columbia. Fort Dunvegan is considered the center of the fur trade for the Peace Region (Alberta) until 1898 when it was replaced by Grouard (Slave Lake)..
Francois (Benetsee) Finlay b-1805, Fort Edmonton area d-before 1873 son Jacques Raphael (Jacko) Finlay, Metis (1768-1828) and Indian woman; married Susanna. This is more likely the child of Xavier Finley (1779-1859) Jacko's brother.
Some suggest Fort Edmonton (Alberta) was known as Fort des Prairies the Upper not to be confused with Lower Fort des Prairies on the Saskatchewan River and others say it was called Hughe's Fort (Fort Augustus). It is noteworthy that forts/trading posts change names from season to season and some change locations as frequently.
Battleford a trading post is established this year.
June 13: Meriwether Lewis departed Belt Creek in search of the Grand Falls of the Missouri, which was previously reported by others.
1806
Lizette Gladu, b-1806, Slave Lake, daughter, Francois Gladu, born December 25. 1763 and Josephte Chartrand b-1773.
Thomas Karaconti Callihoo, L'Iroquoise, b-1806 Fitzhugh Place aka Jasper's House, (Alberta) died April, 1876 Fort Dunvegan, (Alberta), son, Louis Kwarakwentha Callihoo L'Iroquoise, b-1782, Iroquois Village of Chaughawaga near Montreal, Quebec, d-1846 and Marie Katis of the Sekanaise Tribe (Montagnais Nation); married Lizette Karaconti.
Lizette Gladu, b-1806, Slave Lake daughter Francois Gladu, born December 25, 1763 and Josephite Chartrand. b-1773; married John Quinns alias Kwenis.
Archibald Norman MacLeod of the N.W.C. established Clearwaters House and Fort McMurray (Alberta). Hudson Bay withdrew from Chipewyan House. Finnan Mor Meyers (1782-1851) is assigned to Rocky Mtn. House, aka Poste de la Montagne de Roches (Alberta).
Jacques Raphael (Jacko) Finlay, Metis (1768-1828) is on the Kootenay Plains near the headwaters of the North Saskatchewan River in Old Fort Kootenae that was abandoned in 1807.
Jacques (John) Ward, Metis, b-1810 N.W. son John Ward Sr. and Native woman; married Angelique Bruyere, Metis, b-1810 N.W.
David Thompson of the NWC is placed in charge of Poste de la Montagne de Roches, (Rocky Mountain House) (Alberta).
Kamanistiquia recorded 413 packs of furs out of the Athabasca 1/6 of total furs yet HBC continued to ignore this region.
Archibald Norman MacLeod of the N.W.C. established Fort Dunvegan (Alberta) with 45 men and 6 officers. F. Goedike, David Holmes, Cardinal Trudelle and Landrie are among the 45. During the summer only 9 men, 8 women and 7 children remained at the fort.
November 19: Jacques Raphael (Jacko) Finlay, Metis (1768-1828), MacMaster and two others blazed a trail through Findlay Pass (Howse Pass) and down the Blaeberry River for (I)-David Thompson (1770-1857) expedition to the Columbia River. They also built two canoes and stored them for use by Thompson.