James Flett (1813 - 1843)

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Died 1843 at about age 30 in Walla Walla, Washington, United States

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James Flett was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Metis Nation.

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James was born about 1813 the son of Orkneyman, George Flett Sr. a HBC employee and Margaret (Peggy) Whitford an English Half-Breed. James, his wife Chloe (Bird, b. 1815), and four children, were members of the James Sinclair-led group. His wife died during childbirth in 1842 Deceased in 1843 - Columbia River, Oregon Territory, USA, aged 30 years old Their children were adopted out to various families

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Biographies: Sinclair Expedition To The Oregon Territory, page 2 * https://www.scribd.com/document/22512141/Biographies-Sinclair-Expedition-to-the-Oregon-Territory

Emigrants to Oregon in 1841 compiled by Stephenie Flora * http://www.oregonpioneers.com/1841.htm

General view of his family tree * https://gw.geneanet.org/ladydoc?lang=en&n=flett&oc=0&p=james

Lawrence Barkwell historyi of Sinclair Expedition - page 8 * https://www.academia.edu/39184809/Red_River_Metis_The_First_Large_Settler_Group_in_Oregon_Territory_The_Sinclair_Expedition_to_the_Oregon_Territory_1841_