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| 1 | 1668 | - 1668—1668: Radisson and des Groseilliers sail for Hudson Bay
Radisson and des Groseilliers sail for Hudson Bay on advice of First Nations partners about promising trade opportunities there, but only Groseilliers on the Nonsuch reaches the Bay to spend one winter; with the assistance of local Ininíwak, all crew members survive. (MHS)
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| 2 | 1670 | - 1670—1670: Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) is incorporated
Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) is incorporated and its Charter is granted by Charles II. (MHS)
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| 3 | 1684 | - 1684—1684: York Factory is founded at the mouth of the Nelson River
York Factory is founded at the mouth of the Nelson River (MHS)
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| 4 | 1690 | - 1690—1690: Henry Kelsey joins a First Nations trading family bound for the prairies
16-year-old Henry Kelsey joins a First Nations trading family bound for the prairies and, the following year, is the first European to see vast herds of North American bison. (MHS)
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| 5 | 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)
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| 6 | 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)
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| 7 | 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)
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| 8 | 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)
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| 9 | 1780 | - 1780—1782: Smallpox epidemic
Smallpox epidemic originating in Mexico City in 1779 decimates First Nations populations (MHS)
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| 10 | 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)
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| 11 | 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)
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| 12 | 1797 | - 1797—1798: First post established at Pembina
First post established at Pembina by Chaboillez for the North West Company (MHS)
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| 13 | 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)
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| 14 | 1810 | - 1810—1810: Fort Gibraltar established at the Forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers
Fort Gibraltar established for the North West Company at the Forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers (MHS)
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| 15 | 1811 | - 1811—1811: HBC grants Assiniboia to Lord Selkirk
HBC grants Assiniboia to Lord Selkirk to establish a colony of displaced Scots (MHS)
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Rick Dondo's Family Tree
1761 - 1811 (50 years)