Michel Laframboise, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian fur trader
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Place of Birth: Varennes, Quebec, Canada
About Michel Laframboise
- Michel Laframboise (May 11, 1793 – January 25, 1865) was a French Canadian fur trader in the Oregon Country who settled on the French Prairie in the modern U.S.
- state of Oregon.
- A native of Quebec, he worked for the Pacific Fur Company, the North West Company, and the Hudson’s Bay Company before he later became a farmer and ferry operator.
- In 1843 he participated in the Champoeg Meetings.
- Though he voted against the measure to form a provisional government, the measure passed and led to the creation of the Provisional Government of Oregon.
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