Researching Jim Bridger
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2522 people with the Bridger surname? In that year Bridger was ranked number 1546 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2603 people with the Bridger surname in the UK? Bridger is now ranked number 2004 for popularity in the UK. |
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Jim Bridger
James Felix Bridger (March 17, 1804 – July 17, 1881) was an American mountain man, trapper, Army scout, and wilderness guide who explored and trapped in the Western United States in the first half of the 19th century. He was known as Old Gabe in his later years. He was from the Bridger family of Virginia, English immigrants who had been in North America since the early colonial period.
Bridger was part of the second generation of American mountain men and pathfinders that followed the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 and became well known for participating in numerous early expeditions into the western interior as well as mediating between Native American tribes and westward-migrating European-American settlers. By the end of his life, he had earned a reputation as one of the foremost frontiersmen in the American Old West. He was described as having a strong constitution that allowed him to survive the extreme conditions he encountered while exploring the Rocky Mountains from what would become southern Colorado to the Canadian border. He had conversational knowledge of French, Spanish, and several indigenous languages.
In 1830, Bridger and several associates purchased a fur company from Jedediah Smith and others, which they named the Rocky Mountain Fur Company.
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