Jacques Raphaël Finlay (1768–1828), commonly known as Jaco or Jacco (pr. Jocko), was an early Canadian fur trader, scout, and explorer associated with the North West Company. He built Spokane House and Kootanae House, two key fur-trading posts of the era, and helped David Thompson cross the Continental Divide and discover the Columbia River.

Feb 27, 2017 · In May 1828, Jacques Raphael ("Jaco") Finlay (1768-1828), dies at Spokane House, which he established in 1810, at the confluence of the Spokane and Little Spokane rivers, as the first fur-trading post in what will become the state of Washington.

Dec 14, 2007 · Jacques Raphael Finlay, a Canadian fur trader commonly known as Jaco, crossed the Continental Divide in modern-day Alberta and reached the upper Columbia River during the summer of 1806.

You are standing at the grave of Jacques "Jaco" Finlay (1769-1828). Finlay was a Canadian trader for The Northwest Company. Jaco's father, James Finlay from Scotland, established a fort in Canada and married a woman from the Saulteaux tribe for his second marriage.

Jacques Raphaël Finlay, commonly known as Jaco or Jacco, was an early Canadian fur trader, scout, and explorer associated with the North West Company. He built Spokane House and Kootanae House, two key fur-trading posts of the era, and helped David Thompson cross the Continental Divide and discover the Columbia River. ...

Dec 14, 2007 · In September 1951, archaeology student Ray Carlson locates the grave of Jacques Raphael "Jaco" Finlay (1768-1828) at the site of Spokane House on the Spokane River about 10 miles below downtown Spokane.

FINLAY, JACQUES-RAPHAËL (often referred to as Jaco Finlay), fur trader, guide, and interpreter; b. c. 1768, perhaps at Finlay’s House (near Neepawin, Sask.), son of James Finlay and a Saulteaux; d. May 1828 at Spokane House (near Spokane, Wash.).

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Jacques Raphaël Finlay, commonly known as Jaco or Jacco, was an early Canadian fur trader, scout, and explorer associated with the North West Company. Finlay was born in 1768 on the south bank of the Saskatchewan River.

Mar 27, 2024 · Jacco (Jacques) Finlay, a Metis, wintered on the Saskatchewan above the Kootenai Plains, hoping to establish a trade route to the Columbia using the Howse Pass. Some claim he was marking a trail over the divide to the Columbia for David Thompson's trip in 1807. Finlay is likely following a well established Indian trail to the Columbia.