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RICHARD, MAURICE, known as the Rocket
GRAY, JOHN HAMILTON (1811-1887)
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RIEL, LOUIS (1844-85)
SMITH, DONALD ALEXANDER, 1st Baron STRATHCONA and MOUNT ROYAL
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New Biographies and Minor Corrections
Minor Correction ABBOTT, WILSON RUFFIN
Minor Correction AVENEAU, CLAUDE
Minor Correction BOUDREAU, CÉCILE (Pitre; Pellerin)
Minor Correction AGRAIN, JEAN-ANTOINE D’, Comte d’Agrain
Minor Correction DURAND, JAMES
Minor Correction AMEAU, Saint-Séverin, SÉVERIN
Minor Correction BUISSON, EDWIGE (Hedwige, Hedwidge), named Saint-Joseph
New Biography BÉÏQUE, FRÉDÉRIC-LIGORI (baptized Frédéric-Liguory Beic)
Minor Correction ALLARD DE SAINTE-MARIE, JEAN-JOSEPH D’