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    Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie, Baron de Saint-Castin (1652–1707) was a French military officer serving in Acadia and an Abenaki chief. He is the father of two...
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    Saint-Castin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kastɛ̃]; Occitan: Sent Castin) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It...
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    boundary of Acadia. The town is named after Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin. Its commanding position at the mouth of the Penobscot River estuary...
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    During King William's War, Castin's settlement was plundered by English Governor Sir Edmund Andros in 1688. In response, Saint-Castin led an Abenaki war party...
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    military. Shay is also a direct descendant of Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin. Shay was drafted into the military in 1943 at the age of 19. He was...
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  • Joseph d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin (fl. 1720–1746) was a French and Acadian military officer serving in Acadia. He was also an Abenaki chief. [citation needed]...
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    Pentagouet (Castine, Maine) in 1690, near Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin, where he remained eight years. He acquired great influence over the...
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    Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour Bernard-Anselme d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin Joseph d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin François...
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    Joseph Broussard and French military officer Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin. While in high school, Knowles was a part of a singing group called the...
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  • Castin (French pronunciation: [kastɛ̃]) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Communes of the Gers department "Répertoire national...
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