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A fur trapper and guide in the American Old West
Stephen Meek
Born July 4, 1807
Died January 8, 1889(1889-01-08) (aged 81 )
Occupation(s ) Trapper, Guide Spouse Elizabeth Schoonover
Stephen Hall L. Meek (July 4, 1807 – January 8, 1889) was a fur trapper and guide in the American west , most notably a guide on a large wagon train that used a trail known as the Meek Cutoff . A native of Virginia , both he and his younger brother Joseph Meek would spend their lives as trappers west of the Rocky Mountains .
Early years [ edit ]
Stephen Meek was born in Washington County, Virginia on July 4, 1807.[1] In his autobiography, he claims to be a relative of President James K. Polk ,[2] and the claim is corroborated by his brother.[3] He was educated in the local public schools in Virginia before beginning work for William Sublette in 1827.[1] He began working as a laborer for Sublette's Rocky Mountain Fur Company in St. Louis, Missouri . Soon, however, he became a trapper for a variety of companies.
American West [ edit ]
Meek joined an expedition with Benjamin Bonneville in 1831 as a trapper while Bonneville was exploring the Great Salt Lake . From 1833 to 1834, he traveled to California with Joseph R. Walker .[4] Meek moved to the Oregon Country in 1835 and began working at the Hudson's Bay Company 's Fort Vancouver for John McLoughlin .[1] This included trips to California with Thomas McKay .[1]
In 1841, Meek bought the first lot of the Oregon City, Oregon , townsite from John McLoughlin , and helped to survey the land.[1] [4] He joined the American mountaineers that year for one year.[clarification needed ] The following year, he served as a guide for a wagon train of pioneers to the Willamette Valley from Fort Laramie , and in 1845 led the ill-fated group that followed him from the Oregon Trail on the Meek Cutoff .[4] That party split at Fort Hall from the main party that included Joel Palmer and Sam Barlow .[1] In May 1845, he married Elizabeth Schoonover at St. Louis, Missouri . They had one son, George.[1] The Meeks would reside at Linn City, Oregon , until 1848.[1]
Later years [ edit ]
Meek would later spend time in the mines of the California Gold Rush before settling in Siskiyou County, California .[4] In 1850, he briefly returned to the Oregon Territory , before returning to California, continuing to mine until 1865.[1] In 1865, Elizabeth died, and he returned to working as a guide and trapper.[1] Stephen Meek died in Etna, California , on January 8, 1889, at the age of 81.
Pop Culture
Stephen Meek is always the points leader on the leader board in the legendary computer game: Oregon Trail.
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References [ edit ]
^ a b c d e f g h i j Corning, Howard M. (1989) Dictionary of Oregon History . Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 164.
^ Meek, Stephen (1948). The Autobiography of a Mountain Man . Pasadena, CA: G. Dawson.
^ Eleven years in the Rocky Mountains and a life on the frontier, Chapter 35
^ a b c d Palmer, Joel. Palmer's Journal of Travels Over the Rocky Mountains, 1845–1846 (1847), Library of Congress catalog F592 .T54 vol. 30. p. 40.
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Meek&oldid=1221937693 "
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