David Thompson

David Thompson

male, deceased (1857)
David Thompson (April 30, 1770 - February 10, 1857), was an English-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and map-maker, known to some native peoples as...
Alexander MacKenzie

Alexander MacKenzie

male, deceased (1820)
Sir Alexander MacKenzie (1764 - March 11, 1820) was a Scottish-Canadian explorer. MacKenzie was born in Stornoway on the isle of Lewis in the Outer...
Simon Fraser

Simon Fraser

male, deceased (1862)
Simon Fraser (1776-18 August 1862) was a fur trader and an explorer who charted much of what is now the Canadian province of British Columbia....
George Simpson

George Simpson

male, deceased (1860)
Sir George Simpson (1787 - 7 September 1860) was a Scots-Quebecer and employee of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). His title was Governor-in-Chief...
Peter Pond

Peter Pond

male, deceased (1807)
Peter Pond ( 1739 or 1740 - 1807) was born in Milford, Connecticut. He was a soldier with a Connecticut regiment, a fur trader, founding member of...
Alexander Henry

Alexander Henry

male, deceased (1814)
Alexander Henry (? - 22 May 1814) was a Canadian fur trader and explorer employed by the North West Company. He is well known for his extensive...
Simon McTavish

Simon McTavish

male, deceased (1804)
Simon McTavish (born c.1750 - died July 6, 1804) was a Scots-Quebecer entrepreneur and the pre-eminent businessman in Canada during the second half...

Alexander Ross

male, deceased (1856)
Alexander Ross, (May 9 1783 - October 23 1856), was a fur trader and author who emigrated to Upper Canada, (Ontario), from Scotland in about 1805....

William McGillivray

male, deceased (1825)
William McGillivray (1764 - October 16 1825) was a Scotland-born fur trader and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Dunlichity,...

John Stuart

male, deceased (1847)
John Stuart (12 September 1780 - 14 January 1847) was a nineteenth century Canadian fur trader and explorer, employed by the North West Company....