David Thompson (explorer)
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David Thompson (April 30, 1770- February 10, 1857), was a Canadian surveyor and explorer. He was born in London, and died in Montreal Canada.
Thompson was the first European to explore the Columbia River from source to mouth. He was an fur trapper, and worked for the Hudson Bay Company.
He married Charlotte Small, who bore 13 children in total.
In his published journals, Thompson recorded seeing large footprints similar to Bigfoot reports. [1]
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