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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