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The most common cause of death among voyageurs was hernia.
Fact: In my reading of fur trade journals from the height of the voyageur era (1774-1821), I haven't found a single death attributable to strangulated hernia (rupture), and only two cases of illness.
Most voyageur deaths were due to drowning and starvation.
Your humble & obedient servant,
Angela Gottfred
Editor, Northwest Journal
www.telusplanet.net/public/gottfred/nwj.html
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