John Siveright was a fur trader and later became

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of the

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. Born 2 December 1779 in Drumdelgy,

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, he was the son of John Siveright I and Jannet Glass. Siveright began in the fur trade with the New North West Company (sometimes known as the

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in 1804 he continued his service. By 1815, when he was at

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(Portage la Prairie, Man.), he was cited by the

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as part of a conspiracy by the NWC to destroy the

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. He was at

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when Duncan Cameron was arrested and was charged as an accessory in the murder of Governor Robert Semple a short time later. The charges against him were not pursued to conclusion because of other acquittals. In 1817 he became a member of the

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. John married a

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woman named Louise Roussin. They had a daughter named Josephte who married Alexis Goulet and had numerous children including

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, Elzear and Leonide Goulet, who was the grandfather of

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. He died 4 September 1856 in

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, Scotland, and is buried in

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in Edinburgh.Genforum: Siverights in Aberdeen
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References

External links

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''

''Manitoba Historical Society - John Siveright''
Hudson's Bay Company people People from Aberdeenshire 1779 births 1856 deaths Canadian fur traders Scottish businesspeople Burials at Warriston Cemetery Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Manitoba Goulet family {{Canada-business-bio-stub