American Fur Company Employees 1818-1819

The following "Roster of Employees of the American Fur Company for the years 1818 and 1819" was presented to the Society by Captain Dwight H. Kelton U.S.A. who copied them in May 1884, from the books of the Company preserved at Mackinaw Island. See, in this connection "American Fur Company Invoices, 1821-22" in vol. xi., pp. 370 et seq.

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Surname Given Name Time When Engaged Capacity Where Engaged Ascending Wages Where Employed Remarks Editor Notes
GOULAIS  Charles  1 yr.  July 8, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  1200  Fond du Lac  Fond du Lac $1,800. June 1.   
FILLION  Jean  1 yr.  July 13, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  1200  Illinois River  Illinois River $1,300 July 6.   
GAUTHIER  Antoine  1 yr.  Aug. 24, 1819  Boatman  Mackinac  800    Wabash & St. Joseph's.   
GENEREAUX  Louis  1 yr.  July 10, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  900  Grand River  Discharged re-engaged Grand River $1,000 21 July.   
GERVAIS  Amable  1 yr.  July 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  900  Lower Mississippi  Re-engaged with Mr. Farnham 1819 @ $1,000 from 29 June.   
GIERE  Antoine  1 yr.  July 10, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  1050  Ance  Drowned in Lake Superior.   
DUBOIS  Luc  1 yr.  Aug. 11, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  500  Grand River  Discharged reeng. Grand River $1,000 July 1.   
DUCHENE  Jos. Jr.  1 yr.  July 24, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  1500  Folleavoine  Folleavoine.   
DUCHENE  Jos. Sr.  1 yr.  July 24, 1818  Interpreter  Mackinac  2400  Folleavoine  Folleavoine.   
DUFAUST  Louis  1 yr.  July 9, 1818  Interpreter  Mackinac  2,400 per yr.  Fond du Lac  Fond du Lac $2,400 July 6.   
DUFRENE  Philip  1 yr.  Sept. 2, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  800  Masquignon  Discharged – reengaged 18 July $1,000 Grand River.   
DULUDE  Antoine  1 yr.  Sept. 2, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  1000    Lake Huron.   
CHENIER  Ignace  1 yr.  June 30, 1819  Clerk  Mackinac  1800    For 1819 1 yr. Fond du Lac eng. By W. Morrison 1,800.   
DODGE  James  1 yr.  July 10, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  900 per yr.  Fond du Lac  Discharged.   
DURANT  Bazil  1 yr.  July 23, 1818  Interpreter  Mackinac  2000  Lac Courtoreille  Lac Courtoreille   
EBERT  Jacques  1 yr.  July 18, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  1,100 per an.  Lac du Flambeau  Discharged.   
FAILLE  Louis  1 yr.  May 6, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  500  Lacloche  Lacloche $500.   
COURTOREILLE  Michel  1 yr.  June 16, 1818  Hunter  Mackinac  600  Fond du Lac  Discharged. Re-engaged Fond du Lac $600.   
COUSINEAU  Joseph  1 yr.  Aug. 3, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  1000  Prairie du Chien  Discharged.   
DENAU  Constant  1 yr.  July 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  1,200 per yr.  Lower Mississippi  Discharged gone to Montreal.   
DESCHAMPS  Antoine  1 yr.  Sept. 2, 1818  Clerk  Mackinac    Illinois  Illinois.   
DESCHAMPS  Joseph  1 yr.  July 29, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  1000  Illinois River  Discharged – eng. To August $900 Illinois.   
DAUNAI  Peter  1 yr.  July 18, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  1000  Illinois River  Discharged-Engaged to August $1,000 Delaunais Ill.   
DAVIS  John H.  1 yr.  Aug. 9, 1819  Interpreter  Mackinac  1200    Wabash and St. Joseph's.   
COUNE  Pierre  1 yr.  July 27, 1818  Interpreter  Mackinac  3000  Illinois River  Discharged.   
MASSIE  Francois  1 yr.  July 15, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  1,000 pr. an.  Fond du Lac  Fond du Lac July 9 1819.   
MASSIE  Jean Bt.  1 yr.  July 8, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  1200  Fond du Lac  Fond du Lac $1,000 June 4.   
MATTHEWS  Chas.  1 yr.  July 12, 1819  Boatman  Mackinac  900    Upper Mississippi.   
MAYATT  Francois  1 yr.  June 24, 1819  Boatman  Mackinac      Upper Mississippi $900.   
MINARD  Antoine  1 yr.  Aug. 7, 1818  Clerk  Mackinac  1200  Wabash etc.  Re-engaged August 16 - $1,500 St. Joseph's and Wabash.   
MONSREAU  Joseph  1 yr.  July 16, 1819  Boatman  Mackinac  1,000    River des Planes.   
MORRISON  Wm.  1 yr.  July 12, 1818  Interpreter  Mackinac  1,000  Fond du Lac  Fond du Lac.   
MARTIN  Louis  1 yr.  July 30, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  1200  Illinois River  Discharged.   
MARTIN  Antoine  1 yr.  July 9, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  1300  Fond du Lac  Fond du Lac $1,500 May 22.   
LE COMPTE  Alexis  1 yr.  July 29, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  1000  Illinois River  Lower Mississippi $1,000 June 30.   
LE ROUX  Louis  3 yrs.  Dec. 27, 1816  Boatman  Mackinac  500 2 last 600  Illinois River  Illinois River.   
LEZIER  Louis  3 yrs.  March 25, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  600  Fond du Lac  Fond du Lac $600.   
LIZOTTE  Joseph  1 yr.  July 23, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  600  Fond du Lac  Discharged.   
LOUSIGNON  Pierre  1 yr.  Aug. 4, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  800  Wabash etc.  Discharged.   
LOZON  Joseph  1 yr.  July 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  900  Lower Mississippi  Mackinac $900 July 5.  Joseph Lozon is now (May 24, 1884) living at Mackinac Island. He is 87 years old (nearly 88) and his memory is still in good regard to the years these pages refer to. -D.H.K. 
MCGULPIN  David  1 yr.  Aug. 18, 1818  Interpreter  Mackinac  600  Illinois River  Discharged.   
LASLY  Samuel  1 yr.  July 16, 1819  Clerk  Mackinac  1800    Wabash and St. Joseph's.   
LASSALLIER  Pierre  1 yr.  Sept. 2, 1818  Trader  Mackinac  1509  Masquignon  Discharged.   
LAURENT  Alex  1 yr.  Aug. 29, 1818  Interpreter  Mackinac  1300  Wabash etc.  Wabash etc. August 30 1819 $2,000.   
LAURENT  Pierre  1 yr.  Aug. 30, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  400  Wabash etc.  Died on St. Joseph's River 2 Feb. 1819.   
LAVALLE  Alexis  1 yr.  July 11, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  800  Illinois River  Illinois River $800 July 1.   
LANTIER  Jaques  1 yr.  July 24, 1818  Boatman  Mackinac  900  Prairie du Chien sic.     
LAFRAMBOISE  Glaude  1 yr.  July 16, 1819  Boatman  Mackinac  1000    Milliwakie.  original Kelton is Glaude - upon research confirmed this should be Claude. 
LAFRAMBOISE  Madame  1 yr.  Aug. 1818  Trader  Mackinac  500  Grand River  Grand River $3,000.   
KENZIE  James  1 yr.  Aug. 3, 1818  Clerk  Mackinac  3000    Milliwakie.   

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