Marguerite de La Rocque
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Marguerite de La Rocque de Roberval was a French noblewoman who spent some years marooned on the Île des Démons while on her way to New France. She became well known after her subsequent rescue and re
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Marooning is the intentional act of abandoning someone in an uninhabited area, such as a desert island. The word is attested in 1699, and is derived from the term maroon, a word for a fugitive slave,
Marguerite de La Rocque
…Marguerite de La Rocque de Roberval (fl 1515–?) was a French noblewoman who spent some years marooned on the Île des Démons while on her way to New France. She became well known after her subsequent rescue and return to France; her story was recounted…
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