Alfred Campbell Garrioch (February 14, 1848 – December 2, 1934) was an Anglican priest and author who lived in

Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

, Canada. He was born in

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in 1848. In 1866 he married Agnes Bertha Crabbe and together they raised 12 children. He studied theology at St. John's College in 1869. He was ordained as an Anglican priest serving in

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in Manitoba. In 1885, while working in England he translated several books into the

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language as well as creating an English-Beaver and Cree dictionary. He also wrote some autobiographical works, including ''First Furrows'' in 1923 and ''The Correction Line'' in 1933. He died in Winnipeg in 1934.

Works

* ''First Furrows'', (1923) * ''The Far And Furry North'', (1925) * ''A Hatchet Mark In Duplicate'', (1929) * ''The Correction Line'', (1933) Source:

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* 1848 births 1934 deaths Canadian Anglicans Linguists of Na-Dene languages Writers from Manitoba {{Canada-writer-stub