From Pedigree to Beaver Pelts: A Genealogist’s Journey into Fur Trade History
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/02/from-pedigree-to-beaver-peltsa.html
La Prairie Fur Traders: 17th Century Glass Trade Beads
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/02/la-prairie-fur-traders-17th-century.html
For God and country, plus fame, fortune and glory: the explorers of Nouvelle France 1608 to 1763
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/02/for-god-and-country-plus-fame-fortune.html
Denise Sevestre: Her Voyageur Sons and the Fur Trade
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/02/denise-sevestre-her-voyageur-sons-and.html
The River's Blood: The La Prairie Voyageur Legacy (2026 edition)
390 page free online book
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-rivers-blood-la-prairie-voyageur.html
The Voyageur's Odyssey: Philippe Foubert's Frontier Life in New France
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-voyageurs-odyssey-philippe-fouberts.html
Cousin Joseph Duquet: Hanged for His Part in the Lower Canada Rebellion, 1838
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/cousin-joseph-duquet-hanged-for-his.html
Charles Diel's 1684 Expedition: A Voyage to the Heart of the Pays d'en Haut
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/charles-diels-1684-expedition-voyage-to.html
Jacques Hugues Picard, known as Lafortune: Voyageur Grandfather
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/jacques-hugues-picard-known-as.html
Voyageurs Moccasins or Souliers De Boeuf
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/voyageurs-moccasins-or-souliers-de-boeuf.html
An interesting quote from: “The Story of the Trapper,” by A. C. Laut, 1902
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/an-interesting-quote-from-story-of.html
Voyageurs, Coureurs des Bois, and the Indispensable Knife
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/voyageurs-coureurs-des-bois-and.html
Unearthing a Shiny Piece of History: Narcisse Roy, the Montreal Silversmith Extraordinaire
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/unearthing-shiny-piece-of-history.html
The Canoe's Call: The Life of François Moïse Dupuis, Voyageur of New France
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-canoes-call-life-of-francois-moise.html
Frontiers of Fur and Faith: The Perras dit La Fontaine Legacy in New France
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/frontiers-of-fur-and-faith-perras-dit.html
Moïse Dupuis: Border Crosser of the Colonial Frontier
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/moise-dupuis-border-crosser-of-colonial.html
Joseph Poupart: Ephemeral Voyager of the Frontier Waters
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/joseph-poupart-ephemeral-voyager-of.html
The Betrayal on the Frontier: Pierre Poupart and the Lost Furs of Le Griffon
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-betrayal-on-frontier-pierre-poupart.html
Jacques Pinsonneau dit Lafleur: Shadowed Paths of the Frontier Patriarch
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/jacques-pinsonneau-dit-lafleur-shadowed.html
Jacques Deneau dit Destaillis: Runner of the Woods and Frontier Trader
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/jacques-deneau-dit-destaillis-runner-of.html
The 1797 Contract: Gabriel Pinsonneau dit Lafleur and his Detroit Run
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-1797-contract-gabriel-pinsonneau.html
Rapids and Resolve: François Leber's Frontier Legacy in New France
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/rapids-and-resolve-francois-lebers.html
François Bourassa: Conqueror of the Northern Waters
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/francois-bourassa-conqueror-of-northern.html
Whispers from the Rapids: Pierre Barette dit Courville, Voyageur of La Prairie's Fur Trade Legacy
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/whispers-from-rapids-pierre-barette-dit.html
The North Man’s Contract: Jean-Baptiste Meunier Lagace (fils) and the NWC Empire
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-north-mans-contract-jean-baptiste.html
Rapids and Resolve: Gabriel Lemieux's (fils) Voyageur Legacy on the Frontier
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/rapids-and-resolve-gabriel-lemieuxs.html
Rapids of Empire: Pierre Poupart's Voyageur Odyssey in New France
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/rapids-of-empire-pierre-pouparts.html
Gabriel Pinsonneau dit Lafleur & Castorland, N.Y.
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2026/01/gabriel-pinsonneau-dit-lafleur.html
Why Canoeing Might Be in Jerry's Genes
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2026/01/why-canoeing-might-be-in-jerrys-genes.html
Cowboy Legacy: Unraveling the French-Canadian Saga of Lucy Pinsonneault
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2026/01/cowboy-legacy-unraveling-french.html
Étienne Duquet dit Desrochers: Steersman of the Twilight Voyages
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/etienne-duquet-dit-desrochers-steersman.html
Frontiers of Fur: The Boyer Family's Epic in New France and Beyond
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/frontiers-of-fur-boyer-familys-epic-in.html
Antoine Jacques Boyer, La Prairie Voyageur, 2026
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/antoine-jacques-boyer-la-prairie.html
Jean-Baptiste Meunier dit Lagace erects a trading post near the Ponca village
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/jean-baptiste-meunier-dit-lagace-erects.html
Pascal Pinsonneault, Canadian Convict Sent to Australia
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/pascal-pinsonneault-canadian-convict.html
"Ripples from the Rivet Family Voyageurs"
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/ripples-from-rivet-family-voyageurs.html
Rediscovering My LeBer Roots: Fur Traders, Frontier Lives, and a Legacy in the Blood
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/rediscovering-my-leber-roots-fur.html
Laurent Barette: Voyageur to the Louisiana Country
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/laurent-barette-voyageur-to-louisiana.html
Biography of Anne Convent (c. 1601–1675)
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/biography-of-anne-convent-c-16011675.html
ABOUT THIS BLOG 2026, Echoes of New France: A Vivid Tapestry from the Shores of La Prairie
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/about-this-blog-echoes-of-new-france.html
Frontiersmen of Faith and Fur: The Amiot Legacy in New France
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/frontiersmen-of-faith-and-fur-amiot.html
A Tale of La Prairie: Threads of Fur and Family, 1675 -- with Family Trees
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-tale-of-la-prairie-threads-of-fur-and.html
2025
The Whittler’s Inheritance: A 1987 Journey into the Voyageur Spirit
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-whittlers-inheritance-1987-journey.html
Dowry of a Fille du Roi
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/denise-lemaistre-fille-du-roi-with.html
Denise Lemaistre a Fille du Roi with a Dowry Including Trade Linens
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/denise-lemaistre-fille-du-roi-with.html
Chief Nissowaquet: Odawa Leader and War Chief
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/chief-nissowaquet-odawa-leader-and-war.html
Updated Vielle (Viel) dit Cossé Family History
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/updated-vielle-viel-dit-cosse-family.html
Our Miville Family's Role in Early New France
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/our-miville-familys-role-in-early-new.html
Indigenous Allies: The Odawa, Ojibwe & Potawatomi
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/indigenous-allies-odawa-ojibwe.html
Exploring the Expeditions of Charles Lagassé: A Voyageur's Journey with David Thompson and the North West Company
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/exploring-expeditions-of-charles.html
Desroches Family Fur Trade Roles in New France
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/desroches-family-fur-trade-roles-in-new.html
The Martyrs of Montreal: The 1657 Ambush and the "Talking Head"
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-martyrs-of-montreal-1657-ambush-and.html
A Web of Exploration, Commerce, and Cultural Exchange: The Fur Trade Posts of New France
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-web-of-exploration-commerce-and.html
A Web of Exploration, Commerce, and Cultural Exchange: The Fur Trade Posts of New France
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-web-of-exploration-commerce-and.html
Jean-Baptiste Meunier dit Lagace erects a trading post near the Ponca village
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/jean-baptiste-meunier-dit-lagace-erects.html
The Forged Life of Jean-Baptiste Amiot
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-forged-life-of-jean-baptiste-amiot.html
Tasse à canot de voyageurs
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/tasse-canot-de-voyageurs.html
Fascinating Lebers from the Fur Trade Era of New France
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/fascinating-lebers-from-fur-trade-era.html
A Glimpse into the Past: The Merchant of Lauzon √
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-glimpse-into-past-merchant-of-lauzon.html
Ojibwe Alliances at Rainy Lake: Forged in Fur and Frontier
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/ojibwe-alliances-at-rainy-lake-forged.html
The Roaring Legacy of Kakabeka Falls: A Historical Exploration
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-roaring-legacy-of-kakabeka-falls.html
The Steersman's Shadow Over the Falls
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-steersmans-shadow-over-falls.html
The Call of the Wild Waters: Voyage to Lac de la Pluie
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-call-of-wild-waters-voyage-to-lac.html
From Normandy's Shores to Montana's Frontiers: A Voyageur's Legacy
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/from-normandys-shores-to-montanas.html
NEW BOOK: The River’s Blood: The La Prairie Voyageur Legacy
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/new-book-rivers-blood-la-prairie.html
A DRIFTING COWBOY — NEW POSTS — FALL 2025
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-drifting-cowboy-new-posts-fall-2025.html
The Pulse of La Prairie: A Saga of Fur, Faith, and Frontier (1670–1830)
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-pulse-of-la-prairie-saga-of-fur_27.html
Voyageurs and Coureurs des Bois: Pioneers of the North American Fur Trade
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/voyageurs-and-coureurs-des-bois.html
The Le Ber & Le Moyne Trading Post
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-le-ber-le-moyne-trading-post.html
Jacques Pinsonneault dit Lafleur’s marriage to Marie Élisabeth Bourassa
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/jacques-pinsonneault-dit-lafleurs.html
The Life and Times of Cousin François Rivet—Mountain Man (2025 update)
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-life-and-times-of-cousin-francois.html
Uncle Jacques Le Ber dit Larose 1633-1706: New France Fur Trader
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/uncle-jacques-le-ber-dit-larose-1633.html
DAVID THOMPSON’S ROLE IN EXPLORATION
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/david-thompsons-role-in-exploration.html
Francois Bourassa, voyageur, and wife Marie Le Ber in La Prairie
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/francois-bourassa-voyageur-and-wife.html
Daily life in New France (roughly 1608-1763)
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/daily-life-in-new-france-roughly-1608.html
A Tale of La Prairie: Threads of Fur and Family, 1675
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-tale-of-la-prairie-threads-of-fur-and.html
Likely French Settlers in the 1670 La Prairie Longhouse
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/likely-french-settlers-in-1670-la.html
The Pulse of La Prairie: A Saga of Fur, Faith, and Frontier (1670–1830)
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-pulse-of-la-prairie-saga-of-fur.html
A Chain of Canoes: Your Family's 230-Year Fur Trade Epic (1608–1830)
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-chain-of-canoes-your-familys-230-year.html
NEW FRANCE FUR TRADE TIMELINE 1600-1830 (update 2025)
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/new-france-fur-trade-timeline-1600-1830.html
From the Shores of the St. Lawrence: A Lagacé Legacy
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/from-shores-of-st-lawrence-lagace-legacy.html
Joseph Pinsonneau dit Lafleur and His 1763 Voyage for Jacques Lasselle
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/joseph-pinsonneau-dit-lafleur-and-his.html
Gabriel Pinsonneau dit Lafleur (1770–1807): 1797 Voyageur Engagement Contract
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/gabriel-pinsonneau-dit-lafleur-17701807.html
Echoes of the Wild: A Saga of the Godefroy Line
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/echoes-of-wild-saga-of-godefroy-line.html
La Prairie’s Boyer Family Fur Trade Dynasty
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/la-prairies-boyer-family-fur-trade.html
The Gagné Family Pillars of La Prairie
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-gagne-family-pillars-of-la-prairie.html
The Blood Compact: From Rouen Merchant to Canadian Nobility (Le Moyne)
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-blood-compact-from-rouen-merchant.html
Madeleine Roy: The Bride of the Voyageur
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/madeleine-roy-bride-of-voyageur.html
A Tale of Adventures: Paddles on the Ottawa, Ties in the Trade
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-tale-of-adventures-paddles-on-ottawa.html
A Tale of Adventures: From Beaver Pelts to Buffalo Robes
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-tale-of-adventures-from-beaver-pelts.html
THE DESROCHES FUR TRADE LEGACY: WITH CONNECTIONS TO RED RIVER METIS & LOUIS RIEL
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-desroches-fur-trade-legacy-with.html
The River's Blood: A Saga of Seven Generations of Voyageur Ancestors
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-rivers-blood-saga-of-seven.html
La Prairie’s Diel Family and Its Fur Trade Connections
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/la-prairies-diel-family-and-its-fur.html
Jean-Baptiste Poupart (c. 1762–1832): A La Prairie Voyageur
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/jean-baptiste-poupart-c-17621832-la.html
The Le Ber brothers and their role in New France’s Fur Trade
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-le-ber-brothers-and-their-role-in.html
Gabriel Pinsonneau) dit Lafleur (1803–1877): Life, Migration, and the Family Rumor
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/gabriel-pinsonneau-dit-lafleur-18031877.html
Grok xAI’s and Drifting Cowboy -- The Boyer Fur Trade Family in La Prairie, Quebec
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/grok-xais-and-drifting-cowboy-boyer-fur.html
René Bourassa dit LaRonde: A Prominent Voyageur and Fur Trader
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/rene-bourassa-dit-laronde-prominent.html
Gabrielle Louise Moreau — La Prairie, New France and the fur trade
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/gabrielle-louise-moreau-la-prairie-new.html
Ripples on the St. Lawrence: A Tale of La Prairie’s Deneau Family
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/ripples-on-st-lawrence-tale-of-la.html
The enduring Dupuis fur trade family of La Prairie, New France
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/theenduring-dupuis-fur-trade-familyof.html
Duquet: A Fur Trade Family Dynasty From Tadoussac To La Prairie
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/duquet-fur-trade-family-dynasty-from.html
Echoes of the North: The Lagacé Legacy in New France
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/11/echoes-of-north-lagace-legacy-in-new.html
The Pinsonneau Family: Fur Traders in Early North America
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-pinsonneau-family-fur-traders-in.html
A BRUSH WITH DESTINY: TEMPESTS AND TRIUMPHS OF OUR LA PRAIRIE VOYAGEUR KIN
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-brush-with-destiny-tempests-and.html
New Ripples from La Prairie Voyageur Canoes -- conversations between Drifting Cowboy and Grok xAI, Gemini AI, or ChatGPT AI.
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2025/11/new-ripples-from-la-prairie-voyageur.html
La Prairie’s Fur Trade & Ties That Bind — Leber, Bourassa & Pinsonneau Families
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/10/la-prairies-fur-trade-ties-that-bind.html
Coureur des bois Daniel Amiot; Charles Michel de Langlade ("Father of Wisconsin”) and Pontiac’s Rebellion
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/10/coureur-des-bois-daniel-amiot-charles.html
The Familial Connection Between Perette Cavelier and René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-familial-connection-between-perette.html
Voyageurs from La Prairie, Quebec: An Overview (courtesy of xAI GROK)
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/10/voyageurs-from-la-prairie-quebec.html
Jerry England: Blogger, Genealogist, and Fur Trade Enthusiast
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2025/10/jerry-england-blogger-genealogist-and.html
