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| 1 | 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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| 2 | 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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| 3 | 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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| 4 | 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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| 5 | 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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| 6 | 1812 | - 1812—1812: First Selkirk Settlers arrive at Point Douglas
First Selkirk Settlers arrive at Point Douglas, overwinter at Fort Daer (MHS)
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| 7 | 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)
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| 8 | 1815 | - 1815—1815: The explosion of Mount Tambora in Indonesia
The explosion of Mount Tambora in Indonesia causes crop failures and bitter weather on the prairies for two years; Selkirk settlers overwinter at Pembina, fed by the Metis there, and then return to start again (MHS)
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| 9 | 1816 | - 1816—1816: Pemmican shortages in Red River cause severe conflict between HBC and Metis free traders at Seven Oaks
Pemmican shortages in Red River cause severe conflict between HBC and Metis free traders at Seven Oaks; one Metis teenager and 21 HBC men die in the conflict (MHS)
- 1816—1816: Miles MacDonell and half the Selkirk Settlers leave for Ontario with the North West Company
Miles MacDonell and half the Selkirk Settlers leave for Ontario with the North West Company while the other half overwinters at Norway House (MHS)
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| 10 | 1817 | - 1817—1817: Lord Selkirk’s hired Swiss soldiers, the Des Meuron regiment, recapture Fort Douglas
Lord Selkirk’s hired Swiss soldiers, the Des Meuron regiment, recapture Fort Douglas (MHS)
- 1817—1817: Lord Selkirk visits Red River and signs a land-sharing treaty with five indigenous leaders, including Chief Peguis
Lord Selkirk visits Red River and signs a land-sharing treaty with five indigenous leaders, including Chief Peguis (MHS)
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| 11 | 1818 | - 1818—1818: Lord Selkirk helps to bring the first Roman Catholic missionariesto the Selkirk settlement
Lord Selkirk helps to bring the first Roman Catholic missionaries, including Father Provencher, to the Selkirk settlement and their church is established at St. Boniface (MHS)
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| 12 | 1820 | - 1820—1820: First Anglican missionary arrives at Selkirk settlement
First Anglican missionary, John West, arrives at Selkirk settlement and establishes the first school in Red River
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| 13 | 1821 | - 1821—1821: Amalgamation of the North West Company and HBC
Amalgamation of the North West Company and HBC brings the fur trade war to an end (MHS)
- 1821—1821: Population of Red River begins to grow exponentially
Population of Red River begins to grow exponentially after retired fur traders and their families move to the area (MHS)
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| 14 | 1822 | - 1822—1822: Fort Gibraltar renamed Fort Garry
Fort Gibraltar renamed Fort Garry honoring Nicholas Garry who came from London to supervise the reorganization of the new company (MHS)
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| 15 | 1823 | - 1823—1823: Much of the Pembina Metis community relocates to the White Horse Plains and St. Boniface
Much of the Pembina Metis community relocates to the White Horse Plains and St. Boniface (MHS)
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| 16 | 1824 | - 1824—1824: St. John’s, the first Anglican church, built
St. John’s, the first Anglican church, built. (MHS)
- 1824—1824: Métis leader Cuthbert Grant founds Grantown (now St. Francois Xavier)
Métis leader Cuthbert Grant founds Grantown (now St. Francois Xavier) on the White Horse Plain (MHS)
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| 17 | 1826 | - 1826—1826: Great flood almost destroys the Selkirk Settlement
Great flood almost destroys the Selkirk Settlement, causing many settlers to leave (MHS)
- 1826—1826: George Simpson appointed acting Governor-in-Chief of Rupert’s Land
George Simpson appointed acting Governor-in-Chief of Rupert’s Land (MHS)
- 1826—1826: First St. Andrew’s Anglican Church near Lockport is erected
First St. Andrew’s Anglican Church near Lockport is erected (MHS)
- 1826—1827: Exodus of Des Meurons from Red River following the flood
Exodus of Des Meurons, among them artist Peter Rindisbacher, from Red River following the flood (MHS)
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| 18 | 1864 | - 1864—1 Jan 1867: Canadian Confederation
Resources at Library and Archives Canada
Resources at Wikipedia
During the years before Confederation, there was much happening in the colonies that would eventually unite to become the Dominion of Canada. In this section you will find a selection of essays on pre-Confederation themes: the evolution of Upper Canada, Lower Canada and the Atlantic Colonies; the effect of the American Civil War on Canada's formation; and the three famous conferences - at Charlottetown, Québec and London - that led to Canadian Confederation in 1867.
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Rick Dondo's Family Tree
1785 - 1868 (82 years)