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The Lieutenant and the Voyageurs: Fort Chiewyan, Spring 1820
In spring 1820, Captain John Franklin arrived at Fort Chipewyan needing voyageurs. He recruited from the North West Company and paid through the company books. One ledger entry — "By Lieut Franklin — 100" — connects his first Arctic expedition to a Guilbault brother working the Athabasca district that same season.
Part of the Storyline Genealogy series: The Guilbault Line: Voyageurs of the Pays d'en Haut
What Happens When A Fille du Roi Dies in Childbirth?
On May 30, 1694, a curé recorded a burial and a baptism on the same page of a parish register. What followed was twelve years of colonial justice — seven legal documents that reveal how New France protected the children of a woman who left no written words.
Part of the Storyline Genealogy series: From Research to Story