Annacis Channel


Annacis Channel (49 ̊11'00" 122 ̊57'00" Lower Fraser R, between Annacis I and Lulu I), Annacis Island (49 ̊10'00" 122 ̊57'00" E of Lulu I). Francis Noel Annance, born in 1789 at St Francis, Que, was a fur trader of mixed Abenaki descent who joined the NWC in 1818 and worked as a trapper in the Columbia district. When the company merged with the HBC, he stayed on as a clerk and interpreter. In 1824 the literate, multilingual Annance accompanied James McMillan on a survey of the lower Fraser...

If you are already registered on KnowBC, login now to get access to the full article.

You may already have access to KnowBC through your school, university or library.

If you do not already have access to KnowBC, you can subscribe.