Moise Dupuis (1673-1750) Moyse Dupuis was born on 10 July 1673, baptized on the 18th in Québec (ND), son of François Dupuis and of Georgette Richer; his godfather was Moyse Hilaret, his godmother Catherine Marchand, wife of Laurent Nafrichou. Historical ContextDuring the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the fur trade was a significant economic activity in New France. Coureurs de bois, or “wood runners,” were French-Canadian traders and explorers who ventured into the wilderness to trade with Indigenous peoples and collect furs. Moïse Dupuis’s Possible InvolvementWhile I couldn’t find direct evidence that Moïse Dupuis was a licensed coureur de bois, some records suggest he might have been involved in…