Joseph "Jos" Montferrand (French: [ʒozɛf mɔ̃fɛʁɑ̃]; born Joseph Favre [favʁ]; October 25, 1802 – October 4, 1864) was a French-Canadian logger, strongman...
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woodsman who supposedly kicked knots off frozen logs barefooted, and Joseph Montferrand (better known as Big Joe Mufferaw), the French-Canadian known for...
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folk hero, Big Joe Mufferaw, who is based on real-life Joseph Montferrand (French: Jos Montferrand), who is often credited as a lumberjack from the Ottawa...
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woodsman from the Ottawa Valley, loosely based on real-life lumberjack Joseph Montferrand Johnny Chinook, a Métis cowboy and rancher in Alberta. Sam McGee,...
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storytellers transformed a real historical figure, the Quebec lumberjack Joseph Montferrand, into "Joe Muffreau" or "Big Joe Mufferaw". Other lumberjack heroes...
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Jesse Marunde John Matuszak Billy Meeske Trey Mitchell Tarmo Mitt Joseph Montferrand Andrus Murumets Tom Magee Martin Muhr Kodi Rammurthy Naidu (1882–1942)...
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1802 – Richard Parkes Bonington, English painter (d. 1828) 1802 – Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (d. 1864) 1803 – Maria Doolaeghe, Flemish...
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the last 60 years in the 13 November 2006 issue of Time Magazine. Joseph Montferrand – Canada, a larger than life French Canadian woodsman popularly known...
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Auguste de Montferrand (French: [ogyst də mɔ̃fɛʁɑ̃]; Russian: Огюст Монферран, romanized: Ogyust Monferran; January 23, 1786 – July 10, 1858) was a French...
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Karl Baedeker, German publisher, founded Baedeker (b. 1801) 1864 – Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (b. 1802) 1867 – Francis Xavier Seelos...
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