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To: SJackson
The French Huguenots celebrated a Thanksgiving circa 1600 at St. Sauveur (at Bar Harbor, Maine). Later, the English colonists celebrated a Thanksgiving circa 1609 at Jamestown, Virginia.

The Pilgrim Thanksgiving was, at best, the 4th or 5th such event recorded.

A Thanksgiving feast seems to have been quite a logical thing for European people from every country to hold. My own research suggests that one individual who attended the St. Sauveur celebration also attended the Jamestown event, and later the Plymouth Plantation event.

He was an agent for a land sales company owned by King James and his associates.

16 posted on 11/23/2005 5:39:05 PM PST by muawiyah (u)
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To: muawiyah
The French Huguenots celebrated a Thanksgiving circa 1600 at St. Sauveur, at Bar Harbor, Maine

where they had "dindon, casserole aux haricots verts, des petits pains, et pommes de terres avec de la sauce brune." Bon appetit!

26 posted on 11/23/2005 7:51:33 PM PST by Ciexyz (Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
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>>"He was an agent for a land sales company">>

A Realtor! Wouldn't know know he would horn in! Was there an insurance salesman there too?
34 posted on 11/24/2005 6:17:29 AM PST by Ditter
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