Joseph Gervais
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Joseph Gervais (d. July 13, 1861) was a pioneer settler and trapper in Oregon Country in the present-day United States. He is the namesake for the town of Gervais, Oregon.
[edit] Early life
Gervais was originally from Quebec.[1] As a young man he was employed as a trapper and spent time in Arkansas hunting buffalo to be sold in New Orleans.[1] While engaged in this enterprise, Joseph Gervais joined the Hunt party in 1811 that was part of John Jacob Astor’s Pacific Fur Company.[2] This overland Astor Expedition arrived at Fort Astoria in 1812.
[edit] Oregon
After working for the Hudson's Bay Company[3], in 1831 Gervais settled on French Prairie at the site of what is now the town of Gervais.[1] In 1841, Gervais was elected jutice of the peace.[3] In March 1843, Gervais' house was the site of the second "Wolf Meeting", which provided for a bounty on predators and other protections for the settlers.[3] Gervais was also a member of the organizing committee[3] of the Champoeg Meetings, where on May 2, 1843, a vote was taken to create a government in the area.[4] Although Gervais voted against forming this government, the vote for creating a government passed and the Provisional Government of Oregon was formed.[4]
Gervais eventually became a U.S. citizen.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Lowe, Beverly Elizabeth (1980). John Minto: Man of Courage. Kingston Price and Company.
- ^ Gervais, Oregon
- ^ a b c d e Cogswell, Philip Jr. (1977). Capitol Names: Individuals Woven Into Oregon's History. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society, 55.
- ^ a b Hussey, John A. (1967). Champoeg: Place of Transition, A Disputed History. Oregon Historical Society.
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