▁she ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁She ▁married ▁her ▁cousin ▁George ▁Sim pson ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁In ▁March ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁couple ▁set ▁sail ▁for ▁North ▁America , ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁res ume ▁his ▁respons ib ilities ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁fur ▁trade . ▁She ▁travel led ▁to ▁York ▁Factory ▁and ▁recorded ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁that ▁voyage ▁in ▁her ▁di ary . ▁The ▁fur ▁trad ing ▁post ▁on ▁Rain y ▁Lake ▁was ▁renamed ▁Fort ▁Frances ▁in ▁her ▁honour . ▁After ▁her ▁arrival ▁in ▁Ru pert ' s ▁Land , ▁First ▁Nations ▁women ▁married ▁to ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁officials ▁were ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁respect able ▁society . ▁Her ▁health ▁d eter ior ated ▁during ▁her ▁first ▁pre gn ancy ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁and ▁her ▁son ▁died ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁to ▁recover ▁but ▁her ▁health ▁continued ▁to ▁decl ine ▁during ▁three ▁subsequent ▁pre gn an cies . ▁ ▁She ▁visited ▁L achine , ▁just ▁up stream ▁of ▁Montreal , ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁moved ▁there ▁perman ently . ▁There ▁she ▁lived ▁with ▁her ▁sister ▁I so bel ▁and ▁I so bel ' s ▁husband ▁Dun can ▁Fin l ays on , ▁governor ▁of ▁Ass in ib o ia . ▁Sim pson ▁had ▁another ▁son ▁in ▁June