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Henry, Alexander

Henry, Alexander

Male 1765 - 1814  (49 years)

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   Date  Event(s)
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)
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)
1811 
  • 1811—1811: HBC grants Assiniboia to Lord Selkirk
    HBC grants Assiniboia to Lord Selkirk to establish a colony of displaced Scots (MHS)
10 1812 
  • 1812—1812: First Selkirk Settlers arrive at Point Douglas
    First Selkirk Settlers arrive at Point Douglas, overwinter at Fort Daer (MHS)
11 1814 
  • 1814—1814: Pressure on food supplies lead to the Pemmican Proclamation”.
    Pressure on food supplies causes Governor Miles Macdonell to issue the “Pemmican Proclamation” (MHS)