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Alexander Birston

Birthdate:
Birthplace: South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: July 11, 1829 (49-58)
Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada
Immediate Family:

Son of Magnus Birston and Mary (Molly) Birston
Husband of First Nation Woman
Father of Alexander Birston, Jr.; William Birston; Magnus Birston and Nancy Birston
Brother of Magnus Birston and Betty Birston (Berston)

Occupation: Hudson's Bay Company labourer, canoeman
Managed by: Travis Lyle Sundin
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About Alexander Birston

ALEXANDER BIRSTON

Hudson's Bay Company Employee, 1793-1816

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...

Red River Settlement

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...

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Alexander Birston's Timeline

1775
1775
South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1804
1804
1805
1805
1808
1808
Norway House, Division No. 22, Manitoba, Canada
1811
1811
Norway House, Division No. 22, MB, Canada
1829
July 11, 1829
Age 54
Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada