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Name | Company or Other Information | Years In Trade |
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David Adams | Lancaster Lupon | 1840's |
James Aird | American Fur Co | 1815 |
Henry Atkinson | Military Officer/expeditions | 1819 and 1825 |
Marcello Baca | Taos/Nathaniel Wyeth | 1809-1862 |
Jim Baker | American Fur Co | 1838-1840 |
Robert Bean | Taos-John Rogers | 1830 |
William Becknell | Father of Santa Fe Trail | 1821-1828 |
Jim Beckwourth | Ashley Henry-SJS-RMC | 1822-1860's |
Charles Bent | Bent&St. Vrain | 1828-1840 |
Bartholomew Berthold | Merchant St. Louis/AmericanFur | 1809-11830's |
Joseph Bissonette | Trader:Ft. Laramie | 1840's |
Louis Bissonette | Trader: Upper Platte | 1840-1870 |
Arthur Black | Ashley-Henry: SJS | 1827-1828 |
Jefferson Blackwell | Partner with John Gnatt | 1831 |
Charles Bodmer | Artist w/Prince Maximillian | 1832-1833 |
Benjamin Bonneville | Nathaniel Wyeth | 1832-1835 |
Oliver Bostwick | Agent-American Fur Co/Pacific | 1830 |
Micheal Bourdon | Hudson Bay-Snake River Brig | 1822-1824 |
Frances Branch | Taos-William Wolfskill | 1830 |
Alexander Branch | Taos | 1824 |
Joseph Brazeau | French | 1790-1809 |
Jim Bridger | Ashley-Henry/SJS/RMFC | 1822-1860's |
Calvin Briggs | Nathaniel Wyeth-Worked at Ft Hall | 1834-1849 |
T.C. Brinsmade | Astor | |
Baptiste Brown | French Canadian/Taos | 1827 |
James Bruffee | Rocky Mountain Fur Company | 1827-1828 |
Stephen Burdit | Nathaniel Wyeth | 1832 |
David Burr | Map Maker | 1830's and on |
Jean Cabanne | B. Pratte &Co. \American Fur Co | 1830's and on |
Robert Campbell | Rocky Mountain Fur Company | 1825-1840 |
Christopher (Kit) Carson | Hudsons Bay/Rocky Mountain Fur | 1829-1840 |
Alexander Carson | Ezikekiel Williams-Missouri Fur Co | 1807 |
Martin Cass | Astorian | 1810 |
George Catlin | Artist w/William Clark | 1830 |
Jean-Baptiste Champlain | Ezikekiel Williams-Missouri Fur Co | 1814 |
Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau | Son of Sacagawea:RMFC-AMFC | 1820's and beyond |
Toussaint Charbonneau | Guide Louis&Clark | 1808 |
Francis Chardon | American Fur Co | 1817-1840's |
James Cheek | Louis&Clark | 1809 |
Auguste Pierre Chouteau | Agent-American Fur Co | 1815s to 1840's |
Jean Pierre Chouteau | Indian Agent Louisiana | 1804-1849 |
Pierre Jr. Chouteau | Partner:Astor,Pernard Pratte | 1820's to 1840's |
Edmund Christy | Partner:Astor,Pernard Pratte | 1820's to 1840's |
Antoine Citoleux | Missouri Fur Co | 1812-1813 |
Antoine Clement | Rocky Mountain Fur Company | 1835-1837 |
Louis Clermo | Rocky Mountain Fur Company | 1832 |
James Clyman | Ashley-Henry/SJS/RMFC | 1823-1844 |
John Colter | Lewis&Clark,Missouri Fur Co | 1803-1810 |
Ross Cox | NW Company/ Astorians | 1810 |
Isable Craig | Nez Pierce wife of William Craig | |
Willaim Craig | SJS/RMC/Nathaniel Wyeth | 1825-1840's |
Ramsay Crooks | #2 to Astor/Pacific Fur Company/Astorians/Robert Dickson and Co. | 1809-1859 |
Alexander Culbertson | American Fur Co | 1830 and beyond |
John Day | Pacific Fur Company | 1810-1820 |
Pierre Dorian | Pacific Fur Company/Snake river | 1804-1840 |
Baptiste Dorion | Son of Pierre Dorian/Astorian | |
Marie Dorion | Wife of Pierre Dorrian/Astorian | |
John Dougherty | Missouri Fur Co./Indian Agent | 1809-1848 |
Andrew Drips | American Fur Co | 1832-1840 |
George Droullard | Lewis&Clark,Missouri Fur Co | 1804-1810 |
George Ebberts | RMFC/Hudson's Bay | 1829-1838 |
Thomas Eddie | Ashley-Henry/RMFC | 1823-1833 |
William O'Fallon | 1826-1850's | |
Russell Farnham | Pacific Fur Co./American Fur Co. | 1810-1826 |
Warren Ferris | American Fur Co/diarist | 1830-1835 |
Mathew Field | Taos/Journalist | |
Mike Fink | Ashley-Henry | 1823 |
John Fitzgerald | Ashley-Henry | 1822 |
Thomas Fitzpatrick | Rocky Mountain Fur Company | 1823-1824 |
Lucien Fontenelle | Pilcher&Fontinelle | 1825-1840 |
Jacques (old pino) Fournaise | Canadian | 1807-1850 |
Henry Fraeb | RMFC/Fraeb-Sarpy/Jim Bridger | 1829-1841 |
Joseph Gale | Ewing Young/Nathaniel Wyeth | 1831-1834 |
Joseph Gantt | Gnatt-Blackwell | 1825-1835 |
Johnson Gardner | Ashley-Henry/American Fur Co | 1825-1832 |
Jean Baptiste Gervais | SJS/Rocky Mountain Fur Company | 1830 |
Joseph Gervais | Astorian/Hudson's Bay | 1812-1824 |
George Gibbs | ||
Hugh Glass | Ashley-Henry/American Fur Co | 1823-1833 |
Antoine (Iroquois) Godin | NW Company/ Hudson Bay/Wyeth | 1816-1836 |
William Gordon | Missouri Fur Co./Joshua Pilcher | 1823 |
Caleb Greenwood | Pacific Fur Co./Missouri Fur Co. | 1810-1825 |
Josiah Gregg | Sante Fe | 1826-1835 |
John (Iroquois) Grey | Hudson Bay/American Fur Co. AKA Hallalhotsoot | 1810-183? |
Zacharias Ham | Ashley-Smith/Ham's Fork Named | 1824 |
Forrest Hancock | 1804 | |
Moses "Black" Harris | Ashley-Henry/RMFC/American Co | 1822-1849 |
Thomas Hempstead | Missouri Fur Co./#2 to Pilcher/ | 1817-1823 |
Andrew Henry | Missouri Fur Co./Ashley Henry | 1806-1812,1822-1824 |
John Hoback | Pacific Fur Co. | 1810-1813 |
Wilson Price Hunt | Leader/Pacific Fur Co. | 1810-1814 |
Washington Irving | Author-Cpt.Bonneville-Astoria | 1830's |
David Jackson | Ashley-Henry,SJS,RMFC | 1823-1836 |
Benjamin Jones | Pacific Fur Co | 1812-1813 |
Hall Jackson Kelly | Wyeth Partner(failed) Ft. Hall /Oregon Promoter | |
Charles Kemmele | Missouri Fur Co | 1817-1823 |
James Kennerly | Taos | 1820 |
James Kipp | Columbia R. Co./American Fur Co. | 1818-1831 |
William Kittson | Hudson Bay | 1824-1831 |
Micheal Laframboise | Astorian/NWC/HBC (sailed on Tanquin | 1810-1830's |
William Laidlaw | Columbia R. Co./American Fur Co. | 1822-1834 |
Daniel Lamont | Columbia R. Co./American Fur Co. | 1834-? |
Charles Larpenteur | RMFC/American Fur Co. | 1833- |
Narcisse Leclerc | Pilcher&Fontinelle | 1823-1824 |
Francios Leclerc | Astorian/Taos/With Provost | 1811-1830 |
Beaver Leigh | Guided F. Hayden Expedition | 1840-1880 |
Zenas Leonard | Gnatt-Blackwell/Bonneville | 1831-1836 |
Reuben Lewis | Missour Fur Co./Bro. To M. Lewis | 1809 |
Manual Lisa | Missouri Fur Co./Ashley Henry | 1808-1812, |
Prince Alexander Maximillian | German Scientist/Explorer | 1832 |
Robert McClellan | Pacific Fur Co | 1812 |
John McCleod | Hudson Bay Co | 1822-1836 |
Kenneth McKenzie | NWC/Columbia Fur/American Fur | 1820-1830 and beyond |
Donald Mckinzie | NWC/Pacific Fur/Hudson's Bay | 1800-1840 |
Robert McKnight | Sante Fe | 1812 |
DR. John McLoughlin | Hudsons Bay-Chief Factor | 1825-1846 |
John George McTavish | N.W. Co | 1813 |
Joseph Meek | Rocky Mountain Fur Company | 1829-1847 |
Pierre Menard | Trader,Investor,Illinois Senator | 1766-1844 |
Joseph Miller | NW Co./First to See Bear Lake | 1811 |
David Dawson Mitchell | American Fur Co. | 1830-1841 |
Robert Newell | SJS/American Fur Co. | 1829-1840 |
George Nidever | Trapper/Journalist/Bonneville | 1831-1850 |
Benjamin O'Fallon | Indian Agent Upper Misouri | 1822-1826 |
John O'Fallon | Assistant to William Clark/Nephew | 1791-1860 |
Peter Ogden | AMC/NWC/Hudson's Bay Co. | 1807-1847 |
Archibald Palmer | American Fur Co. | 1830's? |
Alexander Laforce Papin | French | 1800 |
James Ohio Pattie | Gila River/Saw Grand Canyon | 1815-1830 |
Honore Picotte | American Fur Co./French Fur Co. | 1820-1847 |
Dieder Papin Pierre | American Fur C./His Own Co. | 1828-1853 |
Joshua Pilcher | Missouri Fur Co/J. Pilcher co | 1809, 1827-1835 |
Simon Plamondon | NWC/Hudson's Bay Co. | 1815-1827 |
Daniel Potts | Lewis&Clark,Missouri Fur Co,Ashley | 1827-? |
Sylvester Pratte | French Co/American Fur Co. | 1827 |
Bernard Pratte | French Co. Partner-Chouteau Partner | 1771-1836 |
Etienne Provost | Taos/Provost&Leclerc | 1822-1850 |
John Reed | Astorian | 1812-? |
Jacob Reznor | Astorian w.Hunt.Partner with Hoback | 1811-1814 |
Louis Robidoux | Taos | |
Antoine Robidoux | Sante Fe/Ft. UnCompahgre/Fort Uintah | 1824-1847 |
Joseph Robidoux | Chouteau Man/Founder of St. Jo. Mi | 18?-1831 |
Edward Robinson | Astorian w.Hunt.Partner with Hoback | 1811-? |
Harrison Rogers | Ashely-Smith/SJS-killed at Upqua Mas. Traveld w/ Jed. Smith in Ca. | 1823-1828 |
Edward Rose | Missouri Fur Co./American Fur Co | 1803-1835 |
Alexander Ross | Astorian/HBC/Ashley/ | 1810-1830's |
Osborn Russell | Nathaniel Wyeth/ | 1834-1842 |
George Frederick Ruxton | Author/Adventurer | 1846-1848 |
Peter Sarpy | Fontinelle | 1823-1840 |
Hiram Scott | Rocky Mountain Fur Company/Scotts Bluff | 1827-1828 |
George Simpson | Hudson's Bay "Chief Factor" | 1821-1842 |
Alexander Sinclair | Bean-Sinclair | 1830-1832 |
Thomas Peg Leg Smith | American Fur Company | 1816-1840 |
Jedadiah Smith | Ashley-Henry,SJS | 1822-1831 |
Ceran St. Vrain | Bernard Pratte & Co./Bent-St. Vrain&Co. | 1824-1870 |
Alfred Stephens | Nathaniel Wyeth | 1832 |
William Drummond Stewart | Scottish Advernturer/Alfred Jacob Miller | 1832-1834 |
Robert Stuart | Pacific Fur Co./Return Trip from Astoria | 1812-1815 |
William Sublette | Ashely-Smith/SJS/RMFC | 1823-1836 |
Andrew Sublette | SJS/RMFC | 1827-1853 |
Pinckney W. Sublette | RMFC | 1827-1828 |
Solomon Perry Sublette | Sante Fe/Vasquez Partner/Sutter/Walker | 1836-1857 |
Milton Sublette | Gila River/RMFC/Nathaniel Wyeth/Fitz&Brid | 1826-1835 |
Levi Talbot | Rocky Mountain Fur Co. | 1823 |
Pierre Tevanitagon | HBC/Ashley/Pierre's Hole Named | 1810-1827 |
Joseph Thing | Nathaniel Wyeth | 1834 |
David Thompson | Hudsons Bay/Mapper who Traveled 55K miles | 1792-1812 |
William Tilton | ||
Tom Tate Tobin | New Mexico/Worked at Bent's fort | 1823-1858 |
John Kirk Townsend | Naturalist traveled to Oregon with Wyeth | 1833 |
Samuel Tulloch | SJS-wonded Bear Lake Rendezvous | 1827-1832+ |
John Turner | SJS/EWING YOUNG | 1823-1833 |
William Henry Vanderburgh | Missouri Fur Co./Co. of Joshua Pilcher, Charles Bent, Lucien Fontenelle, Vanderburgh, Dripps./ American Fur Co. | 1818 |
Louis Vasquez | Trader pre-1820/Ashley-Henry?/RMFC/Campbell&Vesquez.Ft.Bridger | 1820-1868 |
Antoine Baronait Vasquez | Ft. Bridger/Interpreter for Pike | 1814-1828 |
Thomas Virgin | SJS. With Jedadiah Smith in California | 1823-1825 |
Joseph Walker | Bonneville/American Fur Co. | 1833-1836 |
John Weber | Ashley-Henry | 1822-1823 |
Peter Weiser | Lewis&Clark,Missouri Fur Co. (Lisa) | 1804-1828 |
Dr. Marcus Whitman | Missionary | 1836-1847 |
Old Bill Williams | Ft. Ossage/Santa Fe/FlatHead/W-Sibley/W.Fitzpatrick/Wth Bent/Kit Carson/Walker/Freemont and on and on=Highly Educated and fluent in many languages. | 1804-1849 |
Ezekiel Williams | Missouri Fur Co./Sante Fe/ | 1807-1844 |
William Wolfskill | Sante Fe-W/William Becknell/Traded to Calif. | |
Richens Lacy Wootton | Sante Fe/Fought Mexico in Taos Rebellion/More | 1836-1893 |
John Work | HBC/With Odgen | 1825-1861 |
Nathaniel Wyeth | Nathaniel Wyeth Co-Columbia Fishing C. | 1832-1850 |
John Wyeth | Nathaneil Wyeth Co. Abandoned at Pierrs Hole | 1832-1834 |
Ewing Young | Sante Fe/Becknell's 2nd Expedition/Partner with W. Wolfskill in trapping and California Horse tradding/Partner with David Jackson&David Waldo | 1822-1834 |
George Yount | Sante Fe/With Wolfskill/California Pioneer | 1834- |