Joseph "Jos" Montferrand (French: [ʒozɛf mɔ̃fɛʁɑ̃]; born Joseph Favre [favʁ]; October 25, 1802 – October 4, 1864) was a French-Canadian logger, strongman...
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woodsman who supposedly kicked knots off frozen logs barefooted, and Joseph Montferrand (better known as Big Joe Mufferaw), the French-Canadian known for...
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woodsman from the Ottawa Valley, loosely based on real-life lumberjack Joseph Montferrand Johnny Chinook, a Métis cowboy and rancher in Alberta. Sam McGee,...
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Jesse Marunde John Matuszak Billy Meeske Trey Mitchell Tarmo Mitt Joseph Montferrand Andrus Murumets Tom Magee Martin Muhr Kodi Rammurthy Naidu (1882–1942)...
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folk hero, Big Joe Mufferaw, who is based on real-life Joseph Montferrand (French: Jos Montferrand), who is often credited as a lumberjack from the Ottawa...
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storytellers transformed a real historical figure, the Quebec lumberjack Joseph Montferrand, into "Joe Muffreau" or "Big Joe Mufferaw". Other lumberjack heroes...
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the last 60 years in the 13 November 2006 issue of Time Magazine. Joseph Montferrand – Canada, a larger than life French Canadian woodsman popularly known...
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Karl Baedeker, German publisher, founded Baedeker (b. 1801) 1864 – Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (b. 1802) 1867 – Francis Xavier Seelos...
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1802 – Richard Parkes Bonington, English painter (d. 1828) 1802 – Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (d. 1864) 1803 – Maria Doolaeghe, Flemish...
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Auguste de Montferrand (French: [ogyst də mɔ̃fɛʁɑ̃]; Russian: Огюст Монферран, romanized: Ogyust Monferran; January 23, 1786 – July 10, 1858) was a French...
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W.O. Mitchell (2000) Leo Mol (2002) John Molson (1986) Joseph Montferrand (1992) Louis Joseph de Montcalm (1908) Lucy Maud Montgomery (1975) Édouard Montpetit...
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Irish-Catholic immigrants, led by Peter Aylen, and French Canadians, led by Joseph Montferrand. The war began when Aylen, a major Irish timber operator, organized...
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General Hospital in Saint John, New Brunswick, to Isabel Connors and Thomas Joseph Sullivan. Isabel's family were Irish Protestants, and his maternal grandfather...
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curator Melchior Mbonimpa, writer and academic Marc Méthot, NHL player Joseph Montferrand (1802–1864), logger, inspiration for Big Joe Mufferaw legend Blain...
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the basis for many Paul Bunyan stories. They include tales about Joseph Montferrand ("Joe Muffreau" or "Big Joe Mufferaw"), Julius Neville, Louis Cyr...
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Irish workers and called himself "King of the Shiners". The logger Joseph Montferrand took the side of the French-Canadians, inspiring many tales elevating...
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Ottawa River. At one time, the legendary French-Canadian lumberjack Joseph Montferrand worked for Bowman on the upper Ottawa. Bowman was a justice of the...
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restrictions Lumber industry Big Joe Mufferaw, a Canadian tall tale Joseph Montferrand, the inspiration for Big Joe Mufferaw himself "Logging in the Ottawa...
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Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality. Joseph Montferrand (1802-1864), a logger of imposing stature and extraordinary physical...
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Alexander Column (category Auguste de Montferrand buildings and structures)
Alexander Column was designed by the French-born architect Auguste de Montferrand, built between 1830 and 1834 with Swiss-born architect Antonio Adamini...
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designed by Auguste de Montferrand, is unveiled. October 7 – Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, England, designed by Joseph Hansom and Edward Welch...
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name to the whole town in 848, to which the small episcopal town of Montferrand was attached in 1731, together taking the name of Clermont-Ferrand. The...
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administrator (1469-1472) Giuliano della Rovere (1472-1476) Benoît de Montferrand (1476-1491) Aymon de Montfalcon (1491-1517) Sébastien de Montfalcon (1517-1536/60)...
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college of his native city. He then entered the Sulpician-run seminary of Montferrand in 1831, and upon completing his course in philosophy and theology, was...
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d'Auvergne, troubadour and patron of troubadours, Count of Clermont and Montferrand Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), mathematician, inventor, Christian apologist...
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as the last level: there is no departmental championship Refers to AS Montferrand Football who are a U20 team. Entrance of the team from Saint Pierre and...
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Jean Joseph François Poujoulat (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʒozɛf fʁɑ̃swa puʒula]; 28 January 1808, Montferrand-la-Fare – 5 January 1880, Paris), was a...
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List of ambassadors of France to Japan (redirect from Joseph Adam Sienkiewicz)
Französische Botschaft in Deutschland, Lebenslauf Botschafter Bernard de Montferrand Archived 25 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine "officiel de la République...
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seminary at Clermont and theological coursework in the Major seminary at Montferrand, where he was trained by the Sulpician Fathers (Society of Saint-Sulpice)...
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status in part of his county, especially Beaumont, Chamalières, and Montferrand. From this smaller county raised, in 1302, the Dauphinate of Auvergne...
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