Émilie Fortin Tremblay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French Canadian businesswoman; Yukon pioneer
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Place of Birth: Quebec, Canada
About Émilie Fortin Tremblay
- Émilie Tremblay (née, Marie-Émilie Fortin; January 4, 1872 – April 21, 1949) was one of the first white women to cross the Chilkoot on the way to the Yukon gold fields.
- She was French-Canadian and the founder, and first president, of the Society of the Ladies of the Golden North.
- She was also president of the Yukon Order of Pioneers Auxiliary.
- A businesswoman, she owned and operated a store in the Yukon in what is now a heritage building.
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