Famous Coureurs des Bois

1. Pierre Dumontet (1726–1802)

   Role: Voyageur in the Great Lakes fur trade.

   Source: Notarial records show contracts with Montréal merchants (e.g., 1752 engagement with Louis Poulin)[^1].

   CSV Row: 1401 (linked to Jean-Baptiste Dumontet’s family).

2. Jacques Pinsonneau dit Lafleur (1730–1805)

   Role: Voyageur for the Compagnie des Indes, trading in Detroit and Michilimackinac.

   Source: Library and Archives Canada, Fur Trade Contracts.

   CSV Connection: Married Charlotte Dumontet (Jean-Baptiste’s daughter).

3. Antoine Desrosiers dit Lafrenière (1680–1745)

   Role: Coureur des bois operating in the Illinois Country.

   Source: Notary Michel Lepailleur’s 1715 contract[^2].

   CSV Row: 1417 (Desrosiers, Anne).

4. Joseph Pinsonneau (1758–1830)

   Role: Voyageur for the North West Company (NWC), active in the Red River Colony.

   Source: Hudson’s Bay Company Archives (HBCA)[^3].

   CSV Row: 1470 (Pinsonneau, Jacques).

5. Jean-Baptiste Dupuis (1700–1763)

   Role: Son of Moïse Dupuis; fur trader in Detroit.

   Source: PRDH record showing partnerships with Indigenous traders[^4].

   CSV Row: 1404 (Dupuis, Jean-Baptiste).