

was born in the Orkney island parish of South Ronaldsay, in Scotland, in about 1775. His father's name has not been identified [Hudson's Bay Company Archives: Biographical Sheets] http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/b/birston_alexa... but he was the younger brother of Magnus Birston [Hudson's Bay Company Archives: Biographical Sheets] http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/b/birston_magnu...
Alexander Birston retired to the Red River Settlement in 1821 [Red River Ancestry] http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/b/birston_alexa...
1775 |
1775
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South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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1804 |
1804
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1805 |
1805
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1808 |
1808
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Norway House, Division No. 22, Manitoba, Canada
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1811 |
1811
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Norway House, Division No. 22, MB, Canada
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1829 |
July 11, 1829
Age 54
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Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada
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