History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington; embracing an account of the original discoveries on the Pacific coast of North America, and a description of the conquest, settlement and subjugation of the original territory of Oregon; also interesting biographies of the earliest settlers and more prominent men and women of the Pacific Northwest, including a descripiton of the climate, soil, productions of Oregon and Washington . by Rev. B. Delorme, pastor: Francis Quesnel, died 1844, aged 65years. Philip Degie, born at Sorel, Canada, 1739, died February 27, 1847, aged loS o
History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington; embracing an account of the original discoveries on the Pacific coast of North America, and a description of the conquest, settlement and subjugation of the original territory of Oregon; also interesting biographies of the earliest settlers and more prominent men and women of the Pacific Northwest, including a descripiton of the climate, soil, productions of Oregon and Washington . by Rev. B. Delorme, pastor: Francis Quesnel, died 1844, aged 65years. Philip Degie, born at Sorel, Canada, 1739, died February 27, 1847, aged loS oldest inhabitant first crossed the continent with Lewis and Clark in 1S05. FrancisRivet, died September 15, 1852, aged 95, first came to Oregon with Lewis and Cannon, born in Pennsylvania in 1755, died in 1854, aged 99 3ears. EtienneLucier, died March 6, 1853. Lewis Labonte, died in i860, aged 80 years. Joseph Gervais,died July 13, 1861, aged 84 years. (Cannon, Lucier, Labonte and Gervais were freetrappers, and together came to Oregon, in 1811, in Wilson P. Hunts overland party.)Francis Dupra, died 1858, aged 99 years. Andrew Longtain, born in 1782, died in 1879,aged 97 3ears. Of this pioneer settlement Mr. Rees eloquently remarks : FrenchPrairie, comparatively limited in extent, is nevertheless a prolific field abounding in manystirring and important events in connection with the early history of Oregon. Here have. EARLY SETTLERS OF FRENCH PRAIRIE. 181 lived and now lie buried two of that gallant band of pioneers wbo, with Lewis and Clark,in 1805, followed the waters of the Columbia from their sources to the uttermost limits ofthe west. Here were the homes of Gervais, Lucier and Cannon, and, on the west side ofthe river, Labonte and La Framboise, four Canadians and two Americans, all Astor men,who came to Oregon with Captain Hunt in iSii, some of whom were with Sir AlexanderMackenzie, the first white man who ever crossed the Rocky M
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