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Author Bio

574: A Cree hymn book, for the use of the Christian Indians in the missions of the Wesleyan Missionary Society in North-West America . 1870?.
Hunter, Jean Ross (1822-1910.)
1822-1910. Born at Norway House, daughter of HBC factor; spent girlhood at Cumberland House; became second wife of Rev. James Hunter, 1848; translated parts of the Bible, prayers, and hymns into Cree; Pilling, who corresponded with her, gives her name as Jean and her birthdate as July 26, 1822; Rev. J. Smithurst, who officiated at her wedding, referred to her as Jane (Letters of Letitia Hargrave; Pilling, Bibliography of the Algonquian languages).

Other authors of Peel 574

  • Steinhauer, Henry Bird (1820-1884.) [info].
  • Erasmus, Peter (1833-1931.) [info].