NANCY MARGUERITE ANDERSON

An Accidental Historian, writing about the people who worked in the Territory West of the Rocky Mountains before 1858 — so many good stories!

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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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“Never Start a Journey on a Friday”

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 12, 2016 Hudson's Bay Company, York Factory Express
“Never Start a Journey on a Friday”

I have always known that a Hudson’s Bay Company voyageur would refuse to start a journey on a Friday. This was a tradition that was probably also true for the…

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