A drifting cowboy

An old cowboy's thoughts about horses, canoes, fishing, art, movies, family, and the American West

Monday, August 15, 2016

A Canoe Load of French-Canadian Ancestors

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My French-Canadian Fur Trade Ancestors in the 17th and 18th Century... compiled and edited by Jerry England 2016 • Direct ancestors a...
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Cousin François Rivet Mountain Man - Traveled with Lewis and Clark

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Update 2025: François Rivet: A Life in the Wilds of the Missouri Expanding on the Adventures of Our Mountain Man Cousin As I dug deeper in...
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Monday, August 8, 2016

Pierre Poupart and One Hundred Years of Voyageur Descendants

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1670s... Pierre Poupart my 8th great-grandfather was a Voyageur for Daumont de Saint-Lusson and Nicolas Perrot in 1670 when they claime...
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Friday, August 5, 2016

Cousin Andre Lagasse was an Interpreter for David Thompson

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In 1803, Andre Lagasse -- my 1st cousin 6x removed -- signed a 4 year contract to act as a guide and interpreter for the North West Comp...
Monday, August 1, 2016

Great-uncle Joseph a NWC Voyageur who Travelled with Alexander Mackenzie

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Joseph Vielle dit Cossé -- 5th great-uncle -- was a voyageur in the employ of Alexander Mackenzie when they travelled to Grand Portage ...
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My goal in writing this blog is to answer to the questions I wish I had asked my granddad... I am a horseman, a canoeist, a Western movie historian, a genealogist, and a folk artist. My cowboy and voyageur legacy can be back-trailed for more than twelve generations in North America.
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