Thomas Frobisher, fur trader (b at Halifax (?), Yorkshire, Eng 1744; d at Montréal 12 Sept 1788). After arriving in Québec in 1769, he joined his brothers Joseph and Benjamin Frobisher in the western fur trade. In 1776 he founded the first trading post at Île-à-la-Crosse, a stepping stone to the Athabasca Lake country.
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Thomas Frobisher
Article by Daniel Francis
Published Online January 20, 2008
Last Edited December 15, 2013
Thomas Frobisher, fur trader (b at Halifax (?), Yorkshire, Eng 1744; d at Montréal 12 Sept 1788).