1812-1890+Amelia+Douglas

Amelia Douglas -1812-1890 -used to be Amelia Connolly -was born in 1812 at one of the largest fur post of the North West -her father was an Irish Canadian Fur trapper who rose the ranks of the Hudson's Bay Company -her mother was the daughter of a Cree Chieftain -lives at Fort St. James located at the Southern tip of Stuart Lake -married to James Douglas -her courage and wits saved the lives of her husband and all the inhabitants of Fort St. James on August 6, 1828 -Moved to Fort Vancouver in 1803 -gave birth to 13 children all together -James married Amelia in 1837 "according to the rights of the Church of England"

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