Isobel Gunn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Isobel Gunn

Dressed as a man to work for the HBC

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1781

Place of Birth: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Nov-1861

Profession: businessperson

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Isobel Gunn

  • Isobel (or Isobella) Gunn (1 August 1781 – 7 November 1861), also known as John Fubbister or Mary Fubbister, was a Scottish labourer employed by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), noted for having passed herself off as a man, thereby becoming the first European woman to travel to Rupert's Land, now part of Western Canada.

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