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Repose en paix, Henri Membertou.  The first Native leader to be baptised by the French, Membertou remembered meeting both Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain in his younger years, making him at least a centenarian (and probably solidly in his mid-100s) at the time of his death on this date in 1611.

Stamp details: Issued on: July 26, 2007 From: Ottawa, Canada MC #2421