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RIEL, LOUIS (1844-85)
CURRIE, Sir ARTHUR WILLIAM
SIFTON, Sir CLIFFORD
SCOTT, THOMAS (d. 1870)
EATON, TIMOTHY
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BETHUNE, HENRY NORMAN
SWAN, ANNA HAINING
FRANKLIN, Sir JOHN
GILBERT, SIR HUMPHREY
THOMPSON, DAVID (1770-1857)
LAVAL, FRANÇOIS DE
MONTCALM, LOUIS-JOSEPH DE, Marquis de MONTCALM
KING, WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE
FRASER, SIMON
MEMBERTOU (baptized Henri)
MISTAHIMASKWA
BAFFIN, WILLIAM
JOLLIET, LOUIS
VANCOUVER, GEORGE
CABOT, JOHN
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