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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Augustin Magloire Blanchet |
 | | Brother of François Norbert Blanchet, first Bishop of Walla Walla-Nesqually, State of Washington, U.S.A., born 22 August, 1797, on his father's farm near the village of Saint-Pierre, Riviere du Sud, Canada; died 25 February, 1887, at Fort Vancouver, Washington. |
 | | Fort Walla Walla was reached on 5 September, 1847. |
 | | In 1850 the See of Walla Walla was suppressed and that of Nesqually was erected in its stead, with headquarters at Fort Vancouver. |
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