Timeline: Murray, John: Rick Dondo's Family Tree

Rick Dondo's Family Tree

1811 - 1890 (79 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1811	1811—1811: HBC grants Assiniboia to Lord Selkirk HBC grants Assiniboia to Lord Selkirk to establish a colony of displaced Scots (MHS)
2	1812	1812—1812: First Selkirk Settlers arrive at Point Douglas First Selkirk Settlers arrive at Point Douglas, overwinter at Fort Daer (MHS)
3	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)
4	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)
5	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)
6	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)
7	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)
8	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
9	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)
10	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)
11	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)
12	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)
13	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)
14	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.
15	1869	1869—1870: Red River Rebellion Resources at Library and Archives Canada Resources at Wikipedia The Red River Rebellion (French: Rébellion de la rivière Rouge), also known as the Red River Resistance, Red River uprising, or First Riel Rebellion, was the sequence of events that led up to the 1869 establishment of a provisional government by the Métis leader Louis Riel and his followers at the Red River Colony, in what was the early stages of establishing today's Canadian province of Manitoba. For a prior period, it had been a territory called Rupert's Land and had been under control of the Hudson's Bay Company before it was sold.