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First white child in western Canada born at Pembina Hills
Prairie Trails recounts the birth of the first white child in western Canada, a girl born January 1808 at Pembina Fort, Manitoba, to Jean Baptiste Lasimodiere and Marie Anne Gaboury. It notes his 1815 1800 mile solo foot journey to Montreal to warn Lord Selkirk of the North West Company raid, his capture, and later release. It mentions his rifle and Selkirk’s sword on display at St Boniface Museum.
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Western
Canada
Pembina Hills
Manitoba
Jean Baptiste Lasimodiere
Quebec
Marie Anne Gaboury
Saskatchewan
Pembina Fort
Marie Anne
Jean Baptiste
Red River
Montreal
Lord Selkirk
Selkirk
North West Company
Hudson’s Bay Company
Fort William
St. Boniface