About Thomas Frobisher
Lived 1744 – 1788 (aged 43–44). Thomas Frobisher was a Canadian explorer.
Thomas Frobisher (1744 – September 12, 1788) was an English fur trader in Canada. He was born in Yorkshire, England and came to Quebec City in 1769. Frobisher joined his brothers Joseph and Benjamin in the western fur trade. He founded the first trading post at Île-à-la-Crosse in 1776.
He died at Montreal at the age of 44 and was buried in the old Protestant burying ground on Dorchester Street.
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Who was Thomas Frobisher?
Canadian explorer
When was Thomas Frobisher born?
Thomas Frobisher was born in 1744.
When did Thomas Frobisher die?
Thomas Frobisher died in 1788.
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Thomas Frobisher was an explorer.
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Thomas Frobisher was Canadian.
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