surgeon in War of 1812 and in India. Came to Canada in 1826, with John Galt (q.v.); and took part in the establishment of the Canada Company (q.v.). In Scotland, had been the intim...
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Formerly known as Fort Duquesne, Bouquet's victorious march to, 16; Pouchot's designs on, 26; Bouquet stationed at, 40; Haldimand's interest in, 90. S...
Philadelphia, 1776, and signed the Declaration of Independence. Afterwards elected to the Senate of Maryland and the federal Senate.
(Lord Sydenham era) Act passed establishing, 339.
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Commands night expedition to destroy British batteries at Pointe Levis, 113-115; commands Canadians in battle of the Plains, 192, 195.
A member of a noble family of Brittany; came to Canada in 1668. With his fellow-Sulpician, Dollier de Casson (q.v.), carried out an important exploration in 1669-1670, from Montrea...
for the Western Sea.
command of the forces on Lake Ontario; and served in the Royal Canadian volunteers. In 1813 on active service; and in 1814-1816 in England, where he published his topographical and...
Represented city of St. John in Dominion Parliament, 1872-1885; minister of customs, 1873-1878. Died in New York. =Bib.=: Dent, Can. Por.
Born in Connecticut. In 1759 served under Sir William Johnson in the Niagara campaign, and in 1760 in the Montreal expedition. During the Revolution served on the British side in N...
company of rangers raised by John Burk of Northfield, 1756-1757. After the treaty of Paris, 1763, conceived the idea of exploring the Western territory acquired by England. Between...
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Reports legislative debates, 106; publishes Canadian Freeman in 1825, 111; convicted of libel, 134; fined and imprisoned, 134. =Bib.=: Dent, Upper Cana...
Governor of Canada, 1665-1672. His tenure of office marked by an unsuccessful expedition against the Iroquois, and a long and acrimonious dispute with Laval and the Jesuits. The Ma...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Assisted in forming Company of New France, 168.
(Lord Dorchester era) American officer, demands surrender of Carleton at Sorel, 113. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog.
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) On Miami River, 22. (General Brock era) Reconstruction of, by order of Lord Dorchester, 53. (John Graves Simcoe era) Erected by Simcoe at rapids of Miami Riv...
Discovered by Samuel Champlain, July, 1609. Here took place the first hostile encounter between the French and the Iroquois. The French were the aggressors, and had bitter enough c...
Or Portage de Traite, leading from the Saskatchewan River, by way of Cumberland Lake, the Sturgeon-Weir River, Heron, Pelican, and Woody Lakes, to the Churchill. It was discovered...
Leading from the Parsnip River to the Fraser, in northern British Columbia. Named by an independent trader, Peter Dunlevy, after his cook, about the year 1873. Both Mackenzie and S...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Merchant, assists in taking Fort St. Pierre, 236.
(Lord Dorchester era) On conclusion of siege, dismissed and thanked, 144.
(Lord Sydenham era) An associate of Sydenham's, 13; trade commissioner to France, 29.
Capital of Prince Edward Island. Originally founded by the French, about 1750, and then known as Port la Joie. In 1713 it was a fortified post, with a garrison of sixty soldiers. T...
On Fraser River. =Index=: (Sir James Douglas era) Hudson's Bay Company post, founded shortly after Fort Yale, 186.
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Trade route to the interior, 163. See Grand Portage.
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Grand-nephew of Sir Frederick Haldimand; and director of Bank of England, 343.
(Lord Dorchester era) Surrender of Hessians at, 164.
(Bishop Laval era) Sulpician, makes liberal contribution towards erection of church at Montreal, 88; foundation stone laid on his behalf by M. Dollier de Casson, 89; devotes his fo...