Olivier Le Jeune
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Olivier Le Jeune was the first recorded Black person to be enslaved in New France (present-day Canada) in the early 17th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olivier Le Jeune canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2572626 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olivier Le Jeune Context triple: [Black Canadians, earliestDocumentedIndividuals, Olivier Le Jeune]
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A.
Julien BriseBois
Julien BriseBois is a Canadian ice hockey executive best known for building and leading the Tampa Bay Lightning into a modern NHL powerhouse and multiple-time Stanley Cup champion.
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B.
Jules Dormal
Jules Dormal was a Belgian-Argentine architect best known for helping complete and shape the design of Buenos Aires’ iconic Teatro Colón.
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C.
Laurent Durand
Laurent Durand was an 18th-century French publisher and bookseller best known for helping to produce the influential Enlightenment-era Encyclopédie.
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D.
Jean-Claude Olivier
Jean-Claude Olivier is a writer associated with the Juicy brand or publication.
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E.
Fabien Roussel
Fabien Roussel is a French politician who has served as the national secretary and presidential candidate of the French Communist Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olivier Le Jeune Target entity description: Olivier Le Jeune was the first recorded Black person to be enslaved in New France (present-day Canada) in the early 17th century.
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A.
Julien BriseBois
Julien BriseBois is a Canadian ice hockey executive best known for building and leading the Tampa Bay Lightning into a modern NHL powerhouse and multiple-time Stanley Cup champion.
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B.
Jules Dormal
Jules Dormal was a Belgian-Argentine architect best known for helping complete and shape the design of Buenos Aires’ iconic Teatro Colón.
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C.
Laurent Durand
Laurent Durand was an 18th-century French publisher and bookseller best known for helping to produce the influential Enlightenment-era Encyclopédie.
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D.
Jean-Claude Olivier
Jean-Claude Olivier is a writer associated with the Juicy brand or publication.
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E.
Fabien Roussel
Fabien Roussel is a French politician who has served as the national secretary and presidential candidate of the French Communist Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black Canadian historical figure
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enslaved person ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black history in Canada
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colonial history of New France ⓘ history of slavery in Canada ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New France ⓘ |
| documentation | mentioned in early Quebec colonial documents ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Black ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | New France ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of African slavery in what is now Canada
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evidence of slavery in French colonial Canada ⓘ |
| languageOfEnvironment | French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | enslaved ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest documented people of African descent in present-day Canada
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being the first recorded Black person enslaved in New France ⓘ |
| placeOfEnslavement |
New France
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Quebec City ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Canada
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Quebec, Canada ⓘ |
| recordStatus | first recorded Black enslaved person in New France ⓘ |
| religionOfEnvironment | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Quebec City ⓘ |
| sourceType | colonial records ⓘ |
| statusInHistoriography | symbol of the early presence of Black people in Canada ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Olivier Le Jeune Description of subject: Olivier Le Jeune was the first recorded Black person to be enslaved in New France (present-day Canada) in the early 17th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.