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Sébastien Rale

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French missionary

FranceLived 1657 to 1724 · aged 67
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Sébastien Rale was a French Jesuit missionary and lexicographer who preached amongst the Abenaki and encouraged their resistance to British colonization during the early 18th century. This encouragement culminated in Dummer's War (1722-1725), where Rale was killed by a group of New England militiamen.

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Sébastien Rale was a French Jesuit missionary and lexicographer who preached amongst the Abenaki and encouraged their resistance to British colonization during the early 18th century. This encouragement culminated in Dummer's War (1722-1725), where Rale was killed by a group of New England militiamen. Rale also worked on an Abenaki-French dictionary during his time in North America.

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France
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Lived 1657 to 1724 · aged 67
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