John Sayer ( – 2 October 1818) was an early Canadian fur trader. He was one of the earliest traders working out of

Fort Michilimackinac Fort Michilimackinac was an 18th-century French, and later British, fort and trading post at the Straits of Mackinac; it was built on the northern tip of the lower peninsula of the present-day state of Michigan in the United States. Built arou ...

to winter in the Leech Lake, Minnesota area. During the winter of 1804–1805, he wintered along the

Snake River (St. Croix River tributary) The Snake River is a tributary of the St. Croix River in east-central Minnesota in the United States. It is one of three streams in Minnesota with this name. Its name is a translation from the Ojibwa ''Ginebigo-ziibi'', after the Dakota people ...

near present-day

Pine City, Minnesota Pine City is a city in and the county seat of Pine County, in east central Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,130 at the 2020 census. A portion of the city is located on the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation. Founded as a railway town, ...

, where he helped establish the ''North West Company'' at the site of present-day

Snake River Fur Post The Snake River Fur Post is a reconstructed fur trade post on the Snake River (St. Croix River), Snake River west of Pine City, Minnesota, United States of America. The post was established in the fall of 1804 by John Sayer, a partner in the Nort ...

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External links

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
Canadian fur traders 1818 deaths People from Pine City, Minnesota Year of birth uncertain Year of birth unknown 1750 births {{Canada-business-bio-stub