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Rebiffe, Genevieve

Rebiffe, Genevieve

Female 1713 - 1802  (88 years)

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   Date  Event(s)
1731 
  • 1731—1731: La Verendrye sets out for his first journey west
    La Verendrye sets out for his first journey west, guided by First Nations people. (MHS)
1738 
  • 1738—1738: La Verendrye reaches the forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers.
    La Verendrye with the help of his First Nations guides reaches the forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers. (MHS)
1765 
  • 1765—1766: After the British conquest of New France, Montreal-based traders arrive in the western interior
    After the British conquest of New France, Montreal-based traders arrive in the western interior (MHS; British North America)
1774 
  • 1774—1774: Samuel Hearne builds Cumberland House on the Saskatchewan River
    Samuel Hearne builds Cumberland House on the Saskatchewan River, the first inland HBC post established to complete with Montreal-based traders (MHS)
1780 
  • 1780—1782: Smallpox epidemic
    Smallpox epidemic originating in Mexico City in 1779 decimates First Nations populations (MHS)
1782 
  • 1782—1784: Consolidation of the North West Company
    Montreal fur trade partnerships developed in the 1770s lead to consolidation of the North West Company (MHS)
1793 
  • 1793—1793: Cuthbert Grant Senior founds a trading post for the North West Company
    Cuthbert Grant Senior founds a trading post for the North West Company on the Assiniboine River three miles above the Souris River mouth (MHS)
  • 1793—1793: HBC penetrates as far south as the Red and Assiniboine Rivers
    HBC penetrates as far south as the Red and Assiniboine Rivers - Brandon House is founded on the Assiniboine three miles above the North West Company’s post. (MHS)
1797 
  • 1797—1798: First post established at Pembina
    First post established at Pembina by Chaboillez for the North West Company (MHS)
1801 
  • 1801—1801: Alexander Henry the younger reaches the Forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers.
    Alexander Henry the younger, travelling with Anishinaabe guides on behalf of the North West Company, reaches the Forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers (MHS)