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Onondagas — Onondagas, Stamm der Irokesen, s.d. c) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Onondagas — n. member of the Onondaga Indian tribe (American Indian tribe which formerly resided in the New York area); language of the Onondaga tribe … English contemporary dictionary
Onondagas — A tribe of the Iroquois confederacy. Their country lay west of that of the Oneidas. They took the British side in the Revolutionary War; and on its conclusion many of them settled on Canadian reservations. Some are now on reservations in New… … The makers of Canada
Onondaga — Onondagas On on*da gas, n. pl.; sing. {Onondaga}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting what is now a part of the State of New York. They were the central or head tribe of the Five Nations. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Syracuse, New York — Syracuse City A view of the Downtown Syracuse skyline Nickname(s): Salt City, The Cuse, Emerald Cit … Wikipedia
Huron Indians — • If language may be taken as a fair criterion to go by, the Hurons proper were the original stock from which sprang all the branches of the great Iroquoian family, whether included in the primitive federation of the Five Nations, or standing… … Catholic encyclopedia
Syracuse (New York) — Syracuse † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Syracuse (Syracusensis) The Diocese of Syracuse, in the State of New York, comprises the counties of Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, and Oswego, and contains an area of… … Catholic encyclopedia
Onondaga, New York — Town … Wikipedia
Pierre Millet — Pierre Millet † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pierre Millet (Or Milet). A celebrated early Jesuit missionary in New York State, b. at Bourges, France, 19 November, 1635 (al. 1631); d. at Quebec, 31 December, 1708. Having graduated… … Catholic encyclopedia
Simon Le Moyne — Simon Le Moyne † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Simon Le Moyne A Jesuit missionary, b. at Beauvais, 1604; d. in 1665 at Cap de la Madeleine, near Three Rivers. He joined the Society in 1622, and reached Canada in 1638. He worked on the Huron … Catholic encyclopedia
