(Lord Elgin era) Chartered, 1845, to connect with Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railway, 99; provincial guarantee, 1849, 99. (Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Built in 1849,--gives Montreal...
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Ordered to occupy Crown Point, 211; unjust complaints against, by chaplain of regiment, 256; his application on behalf of his son, 295; commandant of...
in West India trade. Afterwards studied law and called to the bar of Nova Scotia, 1822. Elected to the Assembly, 1826; member of the Legislative Council, 1837; and of the Executive...
in the Fenian Raids, 1865-1866; employed in the Department of Militia and Defence, 1870-1903; president of Royal Society of Canada, 1904.
(Samuel de Champlain era) Director of Company of New France, 170.
(George Brown Era) On George Brown's attitude in the Legislature at Quebec, 65; describes Brown's personal appearance, 73.
Riel not commuted, 280-281. =Bib.=: Morgan, Can. Men.
River St. Lawrence to the Lakes Huron and Erie. For the use of H. M. Secretary of State, Quebec, Oct. I, 1790. Samuel Holland, Surveyor-General, John Collins, D.S.G.
(Tilley era) Assists at funeral service of Sir Leonard Tilley, 146.
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Charged with murder of Amos Durfee, 423; trial and acquittal, 424.
1828. Studied law and called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1854. Practised at Sandwich. Defeated for the Assembly, 1861; elected, 1863, but unseated by order of the House. Elected to...
A tributary of the St. Lawrence. Total length, 685 miles. Explored by Champlain in 1613 and 1615. Named after Ottawa Indians. The river formed for many years the thoroughfare of ex...
(Louis Joseph Papineau era) Represents Montreal in first Parliament, 1792, 4; his patriotism, 4; oratorical gifts, 4; services during American invasion, 1775-1776, 5, 33; acquires...
(Count Frontenac era) Commands war party from Quebec, 236; captures Fort Loyal, 252; removed for peculation, 330.
priesthood and ordained, 1600. In 1617 founded the Congregation of Priests of the Mission, which was established in the Priory of St. Lazare in Paris, 1632. =Index=: (Bishop Laval...
Queen Charlotte; born in Buckingham Palace. On June 26, 1830, succeeded George IV. =Index=: (Lord Sydenham era) Accession of, 25; dismisses Lord Melbourne, 45; death of, 48. (Lord...
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Placed under general command of Admiral Charles Saunders, 75; ascends the river, 78; anchors at Ile-aux-Coudres, 83; anchors in Baie St. Paul, 90; at the ent...
Kingston, 1840. Throughout his life largely interested in inland navigation, and the first to introduce iron vessels on Canadian waters. Sat in the Legislative Council of Upper Can...
French seaport, on the Atlantic, long a stronghold of the Huguenots. =Index=: (Samuel de Champlain era) Merchants of, contraband traders, 140.
McGill University, and called to the bar, 1864. Entered public life in 1871 as member for Drummond and Arthabaska in the Quebec Assembly; three years later returned to the House of...
A seaport on the south-east coast of Cape Breton. Formerly the chief stronghold of France in America. The fortress, named after Louis XIV, was begun in 1790; twenty-five years were...
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) British post at mouth of Oswego River, 25; battle at, 26, 40, 121; Haldimand returns to, from Niagara, 27; Indians around, 28; derivation of name, 32;...
(Bishop Laval era) Member of Congregation de Notre Dame, 91.
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Retreating army halts at, 218; Levis hears news of surrender of Quebec at, 234. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Haldimand's headquarters for a time, 78-80.
(Samuel de Champlain era) One of the vessels of Company of New France, 245.
army, and for a time attached to the staff of Governor Simcoe. Resigning his commission, obtained in 1801 a grant of 5000 acres on the north shore of Lake Erie for the purposes of...
Mackenzie's petition before the House, 222; presents case against Upper Canadian officials, 231; suggests independence of Canada, 250; his "baneful domination" letter, 262-263; tha...
Born, 1582. Governor of New France, 1651-1656; had already been associated with the interests of the colony by reason of his position as president of the Company of New France, and...
novitiate in 1612; and came to Canada in 1626. For several years laboured among the Hurons and Montagnais, and from 1632 spent the remainder of his life in mission work in the Fren...
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Haldimand acquires seigniory of, 50; sends his nephew there, 73; not profitable, 111.