Lucius Levy Solomons (born 1730 in
England
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– died May 18, 1792 at
Montreal
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) was a
Jewish
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Canadian
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merchant
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and
fur trade
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r.
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1730 births
1792 deaths
Canadian Jews
Canadian fur traders
English emigrants to pre-Confederation Quebec
English Jews
Pre-Confederation Canadian businesspeople
People of pre-Confederation Canada
Immigrants to New France
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