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Thomas Gummersall Anderson
Thomas Gummersall Anderson (1779–1875) was a fur trader, soldier, and prominent employee in the British Indian Department. Family background and early life Thomas Gummersall Anderson was born in 1779 to a Loyalist (American Revolution), loyalist family who had taken refuge in the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), Province of Quebec following the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, American Revolution. In 1783 the Anderson family moved to New Johnstown, known today as Cornwall, Ontario, Cornwall. Early Career in the fur trade In 1795, Anderson was apprenticed to the merchant Thomas Markland. At the behest of Markland's half-brother Robert Mackenzie, Anderson was sent to the post of Michilimackinac in 1800 to participate in the North American fur trade, fur trade. He spent the next 14 years trading for furs, mostly west of Lake Michigan. War of 1812 With the outbreak of the War of 1812, Anderson left his fur trading career and volunteered to serve with the British f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorel-Tracy
Sorel-Tracy (; ) is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada and the geographical end point of the Champlain Valley. It is located at the confluence of the Richelieu River and the St. Lawrence River, on the western edge of Lac Saint-Pierre, downstream and northeast of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 34,600. Its mayor is Patrick Péloquin and it is the seat of the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality and the judicial district of Richelieu. The city is the result of a voluntary amalgamation in 2001 between two cities, Sorel and Tracy, which developed on opposite shores of the Richelieu River: Tracy on the west shore (left) and Sorel on the east (right) shore. In 1992 Sorel had annexed the municipality of Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel; today it forms the southern part of its territory. Sorel was founded in 1642. Tracy was founded on February 10, 1954, but prior to that, it was a parish municipality known as Saint-Joseph de Sorel. (This is not to be confused ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |