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McQuesten River
McQuesten may refer to: *Jack McQuesten (1836–1909), American pioneer explorer, trader, and prospector in Alaska and Yukon *Mary Baker McQuesten (1849–1934), Victorian-era Canadian letter writer and activist *Thomas McQuesten (1882–1948), politician in Ontario, Canada See also *McQuesten Airport (TC LID: CFP4) near McQuesten, Yukon, Canada *McQuesten, Yukon This is a list of communities in Yukon. Municipalities Unincorporated communities These areas lie within the Unorganized Yukon, which covers 99.8% of the territory's land mass. Hamlets Statistics Canada recognizes two census subdivisi ..., an unincorporated community * McQuistan {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McQuesten
Leroy Napoleon "Jack" McQuesten (1836–1909) was an American pioneer explorer, trader, and prospector in Alaska and Yukon; he became known as the "Father of the Yukon." Other nicknames included "Yukon Jack," "Captain Jack," "Golden Rule McQuesten," and "Father of Alaska." Together with partners Arthur Harper and Captain Alfred Mayo, he founded Fort Reliance and a wide network of trading posts in the Yukon, often providing a grubstake to prospectors. He was the most successful financially of the trio, becoming a multi-millionaire by 1898 and buying a large Victorian mansion for his family when they moved about that time to Berkeley, California. He was the first president of the Alaskan Order of Yukon Pioneers and also belonged to the Yukon Order of Pioneers. He wrote a memoir, ''Recollections of Leroy N. McQuesten, Life in the Yukon 1871-1885'', which was published posthumously in 1952. Biography Leroy Napoleon McQuesten (called "Jack") was born in 1836 in Litchfield, New Hamp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Baker McQuesten
Mary Baker McQuesten (October 10, 1849 – December 7, 1934) was a Victorian-era Canadian letter writer and activist. She was the mother of politician Thomas McQuesten. Biography McQuesten was born Mary Jane Baker on October 10, 1849 in Brantford in what was then Upper Canada to parents Reverend Thomas Baker and Mary Jane McIlwaine. She attended Newmarket County Grammar School and later Mrs. Burns' Ladies Collegiate Institute in Toronto. McQuesten never received a formal university education. Mary met Isaac Baldwin McQuesten in 1869. The two married on June 18, 1873, though Mary broke off the engagement at least once. Their eldest child, Mary Baldwin McQuesten, was born in 1874. The couple had six more children between 1876 and 1885: Calvin, Hilda-Belle, Ruby Baker, Muriel Fletcher, Thomas Baker, and Margaret Edna. Muriel Fletcher only lived to 21 months, dying in 1882. Following the death of his father in 1885, Isaac McQuesten inherited Willowbank House and the McQuesten fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |