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| | Albanel, Charles |
 | | Albanel, Charles, Jesuit priest, missionary and explorer (b in Auvergne, France c 1616; d at Sault Ste Marie 11 Jan 1696). |
 | | After joining the Jesuit missions in Canada in 1649, Albanel was stationed at TADOUSSAC, from which he made numerous expeditions into the surrounding wilderness with the local Indians. |
 | | During 1671-72 he was sent by Intendant Jean TALON to explore northward to Hudson Bay to verify rumours of the presence there of French-speaking Europeans (who were, in fact, RADISSON and DES GROSEILLIERS, then in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company). |
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