George Simpson

George Simpson

male, deceased (1860)
Scottish migrant to Quebec Fur trade Scottish Graham and Simpson Canadian Business Hall of Fame Governor of the Northern Department … York Factory
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... More
David Thompson

David Thompson

male, deceased (1857)
Interior of British Columbia English migrant to Canada province of canada British Explorer of British Columbia Explorer of Canada … York Factory ordered to accompany a brigade to York Factory
David Thompson (April 30, 1770 - February 10, 1857), was an English-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and map-maker, known to some native peoples as... More
Anthony Henday

Anthony Henday

male
Explorer of Canada Alberta provincial highway 216 York Factory La Verendrye from the Isle of Wight Fort Paskoya
Anthony Henday (Hendry) (fl. 1750 - 1762) was one of the first white men to explore the interior of the Canadian northwest. His explorations were... More

Edward Ermatinger

male, deceased (1876)
Charles Oaks Fur trader St. Thomas roman catholic church columbia river bank of montreal … York Factory
Edward Ermatinger (February 1797 - October 1876) was a Canadian fur trader, businessman and political figure. He was born on the isle of Elba in... More
Miles MacDonell

Miles MacDonell

male, deceased (1828)
Scottish migrant to Ontario York Factory Stornoway Stornoway, Outer Hebrides Red River of the North From Inverness
Miles MacDonell (ca. 1767 - 28 June 1828), was the first governor of the Red River Colony (or, Assiniboia), a 19th-century Scottish settlement... More

John Ballenden

male, deceased (1856)
Canadian Fur trader From Manitoba Upper Fort Garry Red River Settlement York Factory
John Ballenden, was one of the Scottish fur traders that the Hudson’s Bay Company recruited to administer that trade in North America. Ballenden st... More

Abishabis

male, deceased (1843)
First Nations leader Canadian clergy cree millenarian Millenarianism First Nation … York Factory
Abishabis or Small Eyes (died 30 August 1843) was a religious leader of the Cree First Nation who became the prophet of a millenarian religious... More

Benjamin Joseph Frobisher

male, deceased (1810)
Fur trade Fur trader North West Company Hudson's Bay Company Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada Montreal County … York Factory
Benjamin Joseph Frobisher (March 26 1782 - March 18 1821) was a fur trader and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Montreal, the son... More