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Pierre Hudon comes to New France

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 5, 2020 James and Charlot Birnie of Cathlamet, Metis in the West
Pierre Hudon comes to New France

So how and when did Pierre Hudon-dit-Beaulieu come to New France? Why is easy to understand why: his father was dead of disease and his mother apparently safe. There was…

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A Baker in old France

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 17, 2020 James and Charlot Birnie of Cathlamet, Metis in the West
A Baker in old France

This is a continuation of the story of the Hudon dit Beaulieu family in France and Quebec. It is generally believed that Pierre Hudon dit Beaulieu arrived in Quebec as…

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More on the York Factory River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 11, 2020 Metis in the West, York Factory Express
More on the York Factory River

As we already know, Dr. John Birkbeck Nevins went up the York Factory River (the lower Hayes) with a gentleman who was heading to his Saskatchewan River post. Here is…

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Pemmican

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 4, 2020 Metis in the West, York Factory Express
Pemmican

Pemmican was not eaten west of the Rocky Mountains, and it was not part of our experience. As a matter of fact, when the men of the York Factory Express,…

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John Greig

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 25, 2020 Metis in the West, York Factory Express
John Greig

John Greig worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company for five years, but after his retirement he told stories of his journey across the continent with the incoming York Factory Express,…

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