Campbell, Alexander Duncan ¹

   Other names for Alexander were Campbell, Duncan and Campbell, Duncan.

  General Notes:

Duncan Campbell: (bef.1802-?)
He was the son of Archibald John Campbell & a Dakota woman and married a Dakota woman (Therese). His children were: Nancy (b.1816/20; m.1st.Alfred Hudson & 2nd.Louis Larocque), Duncan II (b.1816/17; m.Margaret), Mary (b.abt.1818-1844; m.Charles Sweet), Jenny (b.1823/24; m.Oliver Cratte), William (b.1823/25-1855); George (b.1827/32-bef.1855; m.Dakota woman), Madaline (b.abt.1833; m.Philo Stone), Therese (b.1833/35-1855) & Thomas (b.1836/37-1855). Duncan was wintering on the Mississippi River for Michel Cadotte in the 1809-10 season, but the next year trading above Prairie du Chien for James Lockwood (American Fur Co.). In the early 1820's he was trading on the Minnesota River and acting as interpreter for Taliaferro but by 1826 is found trading at Ft.Barbour at the St.Croix Falls. In 1837 he was part of a delegation that accompanied the Dakota to Washington D.C., other interpreters included Scott Campbell, Augustin Rocque, Peter Quinn & Alexander Faribault. Ducan was back in 1838 where the Iowa Territory Census taker found him living in Clayton Co., north of the Root River.

From: http://users.usinternet.com/dfnels/campbell.htm or
http://www.tradegoods.org/campbell.htm
TRADE GOODS
The goods on this page are of the mid-North American fur trade era it's history & genealogy prior to the 1840's.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: interpreter for Col. Snelling and Taliferro, 1820.

Alexander married Josephine Therese, daughter of Unknown and Unknown. (Josephine Therese was born about 1799 in Minnesota Territory and died on 22 Nov 1875 in Wabasha, Wabasha, MN.)