Occupation soldier,fur trader | Name Jean-Etienne Waddens | |
Born baptized 23 April 1738 La Tour-de-Peilz, canton of Vaud, Switzerland Died March 1782
on Lac La Ronge Spouse(s) married Marie Josephe De Guire November 23, 1761 at St. Laurent near Montreal. | ||
Jean-Étienne Waddens (son of Adam Samuel Waddens(Vaudin) and Bernardine Ermon) was born in 1737 and was killed during an argument with Peter Pond in 1782 on Lac La Ronge. He came to Canada as a soldier then worked in the fur trade until his death.
Jean-Etienne Waddens married Marie Josephe De Guire on November 23, 1761, in St Laurent near Montreal. Their children were Josepha Waddens and Veronique Waddens.
Another daughter, from a marriage 'à la façon du pays' (in the style of the country), Marguerite Waddens married Alexander MacKay a fur trader. When MacKay was killed on the Tonquin, Marguerite married John McLoughlin, who is best known for serving as Chief Factor and Superintendent of the Columbia District of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver from 1824 to 1845.