Last name | Henry |
First name | Alexander |
Display name | Alexander Henry |
Birth date | 1739 |
Death date | 1824 |
Gender | m |
Affiliations | review |
Bio notes | Pioneer of the British-Canadian fur trade; a partner in the North West Company. In 1763-64, he lived and hunted with Wawatam of the Ojibwa, who had adopted him as a brother. Tried to grow corn at settlement along Lake Superior; mentioned by John Askin 1793 |