Donald Manson (abt. 1796 - abt. 1880)

Born about 6 Apr 1796 in Thurso, Highland, Scotland

Husband of Felicite (Lucier) Manson — married 23 Jan 1839 in Champoeg Election Precinct, Marion, Oregon, United States

Descendants

Died about 7 Jan 1880 at about age 83 in Oregon, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Parents: Donald and Isabella Manson

Wife: Félicité Lucier m. Oct. 1828

The following iInformation taken from the book, "Catholic Church Records of the Pacific Northwest, St Paul, Vols. I, II, II." " Manson was born in Scotland and joined the Hudson's Bay Company at the age of 19 as a clerk. In 1825 he was transferred from the eastern side of the Rockies to the western, and there spent the rest of his days, except for a visit to Scotland for a year. "That ramping highlander", as Trader John Tod called him, was vigorous builder and post master with something of a heavy hand. His posts included Fort Langley, Fort George, Fort McLoughlin, Kamloops, Stikine and Stuart Lake. In 1857 he retired to a farm at Champoeg, where he died in 1880. He married Felicite, eldest daughter of Etienne Lucier, and reared a family of seven children. His grave is unmarked in the community cemetery at Champoeg".

Sources

• https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/m/manson_donald.pdf

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV1-JLNF : 13 December 2015), Donald Manson, ; Burial, Aurora, Marion, Oregon, United States of America, Champoeg Cemetery; citing record ID 27876229, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.