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David Thompson (explorer)

British-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and map-maker (1770-1857)

21 dated entries naming David Thompson (explorer), drawn from 19 separate years between 1770 CE and 1857 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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18th century

  • 1770April 30 – David Thompson, English-Canadian explorer (d. 1857)source
  • 1777David Thompson enters Grey Coat Schoolsource
  • 1784David Thompson began his apprenticeship on Hudson Bay.source
  • 1787HBC David Thompson wintered with Piegans on Bow River.source
  • 1789David Thompson learns surveying from Philip Turnor.source
  • 1793David Thompson surveys Muskrat Country west of Hudson Bay.source
  • 1797David Thompson leaves Hudson's Bay Company to join North West Company.source
  • 1798David Thompson travels to Mandan villages and charts headwaters of Mississippi River.source
  • 1799David Thompson marries Charlotte Smallsource

19th century

  • 1804David Thompson works in Peace River country.source
  • 1807David Thompson crosses Rockies and builds a trading post at headwaters of Columbia River. NWC Upper Kootenay House is built by David Thompson.source
  • 1808David Thompson explores Kootenay River.source
  • 1811British-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and cartographer David Thompson follows Columbia to Pacific and finishes charting entire length of the river.source
  • 1811July 9 – British explorer David Thompson posts a notice at the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers (in modern-day Washington), claiming the area for the United Kingdom.source
  • 1811July 14 – David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Columbia River, finding Fort Astoria under construction.source
  • 1812David Thompson retires to Montreal.source
  • 1814David Thompson delivers his map of western North America to partners of North West Company.source
  • 1817David Thompson takes post as chief surveyor for International Boundary Commission.source
  • 1843David Thompson sends a set of refined maps to London.source
  • 1846David Thompson begins compiling a book about his travels.source
  • 1857February 10 – David Thompson, British-Canadian explorer (b. 1770)source

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