Background
She was the daughter of North West Company investor-partner Patrick Small and an unnamed Cree woman.
She was the daughter of North West Company investor-partner Patrick Small and an unnamed Cree woman.
Charlotte Small had 13 children with David Thompson. Small travelled 3½ times farther on these expeditions with Thompson than did the American explorers Lewis and Clark. When David Thompson wrote in his journal "Today wed Charlotte Small", few could have imagined just how long he would honour that commitment.
The couple were married for 58 years until Thompson"s death in 1857.
Charlotte Small died a few months later on May 4, 1857. They are buried together at Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.