John R McKay's uncle Donald built the post 1793 & it suffered mutiny twice in 1811 & 1816. John took over in 1811 after Hugh Heney did not arrive at Red River with pemmican! #PemmicanWars arose 1811 in conjunction with the intrusive Red River Colony! #Métis #Michif cont'd...
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I found a map drawn by my GGGG grandfather (he surveyed for the #HBC)
It is a Deposition of Peter Fidler taken at Red River 4th August 1817. It shows #CuthbertGrant and the NW Co’s route they took to Seven Oaks, June 19th, 1816. They roughed up Peter and his son at Brandon House. #PemmicanWars N🔃S

Today's #OjiCree 🪶 learning curve taught me Ft. Alexander was named after my Uncle Alexander McKay. New France infrastructure at Ft. Maurepas was abandoned c.1763.

Alexander McKay was scalped aboard the Tonquin during the #PemmicanWars. He is my 5th great uncle.

John's sister Elizabeth marries Cuthbert Grant.
Grant's marriage & appointment as warden of the plains would change history!
#PemmicanWars united the Family! Brandon House was where they met before their marriage at Fort Gibraltar. Later, Bethsy disappears with her son...cont'd...
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