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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face=Tahoma>I am trying to sort wheat from chaff, in researching the provenance of a bell by: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face=Tahoma>P. Cossé / Michelin 1723 <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face=Tahoma>The (original) bell was cast for the parish of St Pierre-du-Nord, an Acadian Catholic church in the eastern district of Prince Edward Island, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>, near the town of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bay Fortune</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face=Tahoma>In 1870, a Mr Barry of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">St Peters</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Harbour</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> was ploughing a field and struck a metallic object below ground: the persecuted Acadians, driven out of the province in/around 1755, had apparently buried their 'treasure'. The bell subsequently cracked from exuberant overuse & was re-cast by Meneeley (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Troy</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">NY</st1:State> <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>). The re-cast bell was stolen some years ago.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face=Tahoma>I am trying to find out more about Cossé. Not sure whether Cossé was French, Flemish or Wallonian. Any leads?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face=Tahoma>Many thanks.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Timothy Hurd QSM</SPAN></DIV>
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