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Claimed by France in 1671, forts were established in the Minnesota area from 1686-1762. In 1762, the area was ceded to France, and then to Great Britain in 1763. It was controlled by British fur traders in the Northwest Company from 1763-1819, except a small portion ceded to the United States in 1783, and another part acquired in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 601. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{ | Claimed by France in 1671, forts were established in the Minnesota area from 1686-1762. In 1762, the area was ceded to France, and then to Great Britain in 1763. It was controlled by British fur traders in the Northwest Company from 1763-1819, except a small portion ceded to the United States in 1783, and another part acquired in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 601. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FSC|822639|item|disp=FS Catalog book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref> | ||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
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History
Claimed by France in 1671, forts were established in the Minnesota area from 1686-1762. In 1762, the area was ceded to France, and then to Great Britain in 1763. It was controlled by British fur traders in the Northwest Company from 1763-1819, except a small portion ceded to the United States in 1783, and another part acquired in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.[1]
Resources
- The Fur Trade in Minnesota: An Introductory Guide to Manuscript Sources by Bruce M. White. (Saint Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977).
- The History of Minnesota from the Earliest French Explorations to the Present Time by Edward D. Neill. )Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1858). Available digitally.
- Minnesota in Three Centuries, 1655-1908 by Lucius F. Hubbard, William P. Murray, and James H. Baker. (New York: Publication Society of Minnesota, 1908, film 1036696).
- Minnesota Biographies, 1655-1912. Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society by Warren Upham and Rose Barteau Dunlap. Vol. XIV (Saint Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 1912).
- Tracing Your Ancestors in Minnesota, French and Canadian: A Brief Outline by Wiley R. Pope. (Saint Paul: The Pope Family Association, 1979, fiche 6105012).
References
- ↑ Christina K. Schaefer, Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 601. WorldCat (Other Libraries); FS Catalog book 929.11812 D26 1998