Fraser, John Fraser (his London agent) and Donald McTavish were his cousins; Angus Shaw and John MacDonald of Garth were his nephews-in-law. Through his wife, MacDonald was the brother-in-law of David Thompson. Sir Alexander Mackenzie was the cousin of Roderick Mackenzie of Terrebonne, brother-in-law of McTavish's wife. References External links Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Simon McTavish Papers at Rare Books and Special Collections, McGill University. 1750s births 1804 deaths Canadian philanthropists Canadian fur traders North West Company people People from Inverness Pre-Confederation Canadian businesspeople Pre-Confederation Quebec people Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Quebec Anglophone Quebec people Explorers of North America Explorers of the United States 18th-century philanthropists