Guillaume Blanchard (1650 – 1716) was an early settler at

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at a site on the

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. He was involved in a struggle over land and seigneurial rights for the settlers of the area. The settlers lost any hopes of seigneurial rights in a legal decision but did retain their homesteads. The Blanchards of the area all descend from this pioneer.

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* 1650 births 1716 deaths Settlers of Canada French emigrants to pre-Confederation Nova Scotia {{Canada-bio-stub