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Alexander Mackenzie

Alexander Mackenzie
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Sir Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish explorer and fur trader known for accomplishing the first crossing of North America north of Mexico by a European in 1793. The Mackenzie River and Mount Sir Alexander are named after him.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Jacques BalmatJanuary 19, 1762 – September 1834
  2. Lachlan MacquarieJanuary 31, 1762 – July 1, 1824
  3. Alexander Mackenzie (this page)1764 – March 12, 1820
  4. John BarrowJune 19, 1764 – November 23, 1848
  5. Nikolai RezanovMarch 28, 1764 – February 17, 1807
  6. Friedrich August Marschall von BiebersteinAugust 10, 1768 – June 1826

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