George Coutu
George was a trapper who came to the Sand River to work as a trapper around 1921.
Details
Birth Date: Unknown?Birth certainty: Low
Death Date: Unknown?Death certainty: Low
Occupation: Trapper
Companies: Self-Employed
Relationships
Related or Connected To: Billy Newman
Related How: Fellow trapper.
Description or Context: From the book: "May 1921, Mrs. Bussineau reported in her diary that George Coutu bought-out Billy Newman – boat, engine, traps and everything, because Newman wanted to leave the country."
Sources and Further Learning
- Superior’s East Shote: Mamainse to Gargantua by Don Steer – Page 11