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*Few Scottish families settled in Canada before the British conquest in 1759. The majority of these early Scottish settlers were '''Roman Catholics seeking political and religious refuge, fur traders with the Hudson's Bay Company, merchants and disbanded soldiers.''' | *Few Scottish families settled in Canada before the British conquest in 1759. The majority of these early Scottish settlers were '''Roman Catholics seeking political and religious refuge, fur traders with the Hudson's Bay Company, merchants and disbanded soldiers.''' | ||