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HEARNE, SAMUEL
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GRANT, CUTHBERT (d. 1854)
GUYART, MARIE, named de l’Incarnation (Martin)
MANCE, JEANNE
CAVELIER DE LA SALLE, RENÉ-ROBERT
MARTIN, ABRAHAM (dit “l’Écossais” or “Maître Abraham”)
MOLSON, JOHN (1763-1836)
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