Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin
Military Person
1652 – 1707
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Who was Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin?
Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin was a French military officer serving in Acadia and an Abenaki chief. He is the father of two prominent sons who were also military leaders in Acadia, Bernard-Anselme and Joseph. He is the namesake of the former capital of Acadia, Castine, Maine.
He was immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow who wrote "The Baron of St. Castine".
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- Born
- 1652
Béarn - Children
- Nationality
- France
- Lived in
- Maine
- Died
- 1707
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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on July 23, 2013
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