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(1818-1869) Essayist, historian. George Copway was born in the Canadian province of Ontario near Lake Ontario. He was a Christian convert and became a Methodist preacher. In about 1846 he left Canada and went to New York City.

Full Name

George Copway

Locations

Erie

Author's Timeline

1818

BIRTH

George Copway was born near Trenton, Ontario, Canada, near Lake Ontario in 1818.

1847

LITWORK

The Life, History, and Travels of Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bowh


Autobiography.

1850

LITWORK

The Traditional History and Characteristic Sketches of the Ojibway Nation

1851

LITWORK

Running Sketches of Men and Places, in England, France, Germany, Belgium, and Scotland

1852

OTHER

Copway spent time in Erie County, New York.

1869

DEATH

George Copway died in Oka, Quebec, Canada, in 1869.

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