Baron St. Castin (1650-1712)
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Baron Jean Vincent de St. Castin was born in France and served in the French military in Acadia in the early 17th century.
He married a Penobscot Indian and was active in the beaver fur trade, establishing a trading post at Castine.
He engaged in many military skimishes against the English for dominance over land in Nova Scotia and northern Maine between 1665 and 1712.
Other Information
- Title: Baron St. Castin (1650-1712)
- Creator: Banks, Charles E.
- Creation Date: 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1670
- State: ME, Nova Scotia
- Media: Ink on paper, etching
- Dimensions (cm): 39 x 27
- Local Code: 1997.1.27.13_Baron Castine
- Object Type: Image
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Nova Scotia--History--1603-1713
Abenaki Indians--History--17th century
St. Castin, Jean Vincent dÂ’'Abbadie, baron de, 1652-1707
Acadia -- History
Maine--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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