Donald McKenzie (explorer)
Donald McKenzie | |
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| Born | Donald McKenzie March 2, 1783 |
| Died | January 20, 1851 (aged 67) |
| Resting place | Mayville Cemetery, Mayville, New York |
| Occupation(s) | fur trader, explorer, High Constable, Governor |
| Employer(s) | North West Company, Hudson's Bay Company |
| Spouse | Wife 1 - " Country wife - A half breed woman" [possibly Mary Mackay daughter of Alexander as documented in HBC archives.] Wife 2 - Adelgonda Humbert Droz |
| Children | Wife 1 Caroline, Rachel, Donald (metis) [ref: service sheet - HBC Archives Winnipeg Wife 2 Jemima, Catherine, Roderick, Noel, Fenella, Alexander, Alice, Henry, William Peacock, Donalda, Adelgonda, Celestia, Humbertson |
Donald McKenzie (16 June 1783 – 20 January 1851) was a Scottish-Canadian explorer, fur trader and Governor of the Red River Colony from 1821 to 1834.