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Norwegian in Canada ca. 1925

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Norwegian in Canada ca. 1925

Posted: 26 Nov 2006 11:06AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Mortensen
I am looking for information for my cousin who lives in Norway...specifically about her father-in-law. His name was Einar Odd Mortensen (b. 27-12-1902 in Norway) and he travelled to Canada in November 1925. I found his immigration record and he entered Canada at Quebec on 11-13-1925. He wrote a manuscript about some of his experiences in Canada and the family is trying to find out more about this time in his life. He was a fur trader in northeast Canada from 1925-1928. He was in Manitoba and The Pas and traveled around Churchill River, Nelson River, Oxford Lake and York Factory on Hudson Bay. He traded with the Cree and had a business/station by a reservation north of The Pas. He went first to Winnipeg and then traveled to Norway House and finally to The Pas and used dogs and a sled to travel the rest of the way to his business/station. For some reason the family believes he lived with a Cree woman. They also said that he worked at the Winnipeg Post when he wasn't a fur trader. The family thought the Winnipeg Post was a newspaper but I am thinking it was a post where business was conducted.

I am not familiar with the resources available to find information about Einar Mortensen's life and business dealings in Canada. I would appreciate any suggestions and/or help anyone has to offer. I did find his immigration record as mentioned above but that has been all I have been able to find thus far. Someone told me about the Hudson Bay Company records and I checked their website. It appears one has to travel to Canada to access these records...is that correct??

Thanks in advance for any and all help and/or suggestions.
--Jane G.

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