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James Felix Bridger was born on March 17, 1804, in Richmond, Virginia. [5] His parents were James Bridger, an innkeeper in Richmond, and his wife, Chloe. [5] About 1812, the family moved near St. Louis at the eastern edge of America's vast new western frontier. [5]
The most well-known member of the Bridger family is Jim Bridger, mountain man, and explorer of the American Northwest (primarily Montana and Wyoming).Many places are named for him, such as the Bridger Mountains of Montana and the Bridger Mountains of Wyoming, as well as the Bridger-Teton National Forest and Bridger Wilderness, both in western Wyoming.
Late in life, Washakie reported that he and Jim Bridger became fast friends, and indeed, Bridger became Washakie's son-in-law in 1850 when he took Washakie's daughter as his third wife. Bridger, born March 17, 1804, entered Shoshone country in 1824 (Washakie said Bridger was the older of the two).
Names Hill was located near a heavily used crossing of the Green River. The earliest human recordings at the site are Native American pictographs. [2] European American names began appearing as early as 1822 as mountain men crossed the river on their way to the beaver streams of the Western Rocky Mountains.
Pioneer Park is at Westport and Broadway, with a sculpture by Thomas L. Beard of Alexander Majors, John McCoy, and Jim Bridger. Calvin was one of the founders of the Old Settlers' Historical Society, founded in 1871. His daughter, Eleanor (Nelly) McCoy Harris was known as one of Kansas City's first historians and writers. [9] [10] [11]
In an attempt to regain some sense of family she began taking care of other children. Soon four were in their custody, including the daughters of mountain men Joseph Meek and Jim Bridger. In early October 1844, the Independent Colony reached the Whitman Mission, and the Sager orphans found a new home with the Whitmans. Narcissa was keen to ...
Harry Shannon played an aging Jim Bridger, who returns home to Missouri to find that his wife has died in childbirth, and son Felix (Ron Hagerthy) is trying to keep their farm despite an unpaid mortgage. Even with failing eyesight, Bridger sets out on a last scouting expedition for Carrington to make peace with the Sioux and open the Oregon ...
Pages in category "Bridger family" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bridger family of Virginia;