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VAN HORNE, Sir WILLIAM CORNELIUS
GRAY, JOHN HAMILTON, (1811-1887)
MACKENZIE, Sir ALEXANDER
TALON (Talon Du Quesnoy), JEAN
RIEL, LOUIS (1844-85)
DUPLESSIS, MAURICE LE NOBLET
CAMPBELL, Sir ALEXANDER
BETHUNE, HENRY NORMAN
DUGUA DE MONTS (Du Gua, de Mons), PIERRE
MARTIN, ABRAHAM (dit “l’Écossais” or “Maître Abraham”)
RICHARD, MAURICE, known as the Rocket
MURRAY, JAMES
STARKMAN, BESHA (Tobin)
WILSON, EDWARD ARTHUR (Brother XII; The Brother, XII; Brother Twelve; Amiel de Valdes)
COLES, GEORGE
MISTAHIMASKWA
CARTIER, Sir GEORGE-ÉTIENNE
HUBBARD, MABEL GARDINER (Bell)
DUMONT, GABRIEL
CABOT, SEBASTIAN
DOUGLAS, Sir JAMES
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