In 1822 the Hudsons Bay Company at Fort Edmonton, Chief Trader John Rowland and Chief factor Donald Mackenzie, hired all available voyageurs and freemen to go overland to build and establish trading posts. Chesterfield House was to be built where Empress is today and then the Old Bow fort on the Bow river was also built on this expedition.
A really cool personal tidbit is my kids' ancestors (from their mom's side) were part of that party of 108 men, 14 women and 21 children. My own kids' Gr Gr Gr Gr grandfather was hired for that expedition. He also had his wife and two daughters with him on the fort building expedition.
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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It is when you walk alone in nature that you discover your strengths and weaknesses. ~ Red Bullets
Last edited by Red Bullets; 01-18-2022 at 02:37 AM.
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