governor of all the New England colonies, 1685. Recalled on account of his extreme unpopularity, 1688. Subsequently governor of Virginia, 1692-1698. =Index=: (Count Frontenac era)...
(Sir James Douglas era) Vessel, attacked by Milbank Sound savages, 1805, 37.
Created by Act of the Legislature of Alberta passed at the first session after provincial autonomy had been granted. First president appointed, 1908. Seat of university at Strathco...
The first mention of the island is in Cartier's narrative of his first voyage, 1534. The following year he again visited the island, which he named Isle de l'Assomption. On the ori...
History of Canada; Smith, Our Struggle for the Fourteenth Colony; Jones, The Campaign for the Conquest of Canada in 1776.
A village on the St. Lawrence, north shore, below Quebec. Index: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) Wolfe seriously ill at, 154. From the John Ross Robertson collection]
(Count Frontenac era) Trader, La Barre's dealings with, 175.
(General Brock era) Brother of Sir Isaac, served in Royal Americans, 6; death of, 7, 70.
(Tilley era) Solicitor-general, New Brunswick, 1856, 41; opposition candidate in York, 1865, elected, 86; his sterling honesty, 87; attorney-general in Smith government, 91; a Cons...
1686, and rose to the rank of admiral in 1748. In 1726 appointed governor of New France, which position he held until 1747. Took a deep interest in Western exploration, and was a f...
Bourinot, Constitutional History of Canada; Egerton and Grant, Canadian Constitutional Documents; Houston, Constitutional Documents; Turcotte, Canada sous l'Union; Robinson, Canada...
(General Brock era) Flags hung there at half-mast on declaration of war against Great Britain, 208. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Rebellious sentiment comes to head at, 84; Haldima...
(Sir James Douglas era) Attacked by natives of Nootka, 1803, and crew murdered, 37.
See Church of England.
A village in Bellechasse County, on the St. Lawrence.
University, 1855-1865. =Index=: (Bishop Laval era) Quoted as to difficulty of educating young Indians, 63; passage quoted from on Mere de l'Incarnation, 93-95; on enterprise of Tal...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Physician, accompanied Champlain to Quebec, 41; death of, 46.
Newspaper published at New York. =Index=: (George Brown Era) Peter Brown contributes to, 2; a weekly newspaper, published at New York for British residents of United States, 2. (Ba...
Born in Ireland. Entered the army; served throughout the Peninsular War; afterwards in the West Indies; for a time in the service of the emperor of Brazil. Emigrated to Canada. Ser...
Married H. R. H. Princess Louise, 1871; succeeded to dukedom, 1900. Represented Argyllshire in Parliament, 1868-1878. Governor-general of Canada (as Marquis of Lorne), 1878-1883. F...
(Lord Dorchester era) Accused of instigating litigation, 53.
(Count Frontenac era) Onondaga orator, 184, 221.
Societies for improving the conditions of agriculture were founded in Nova Scotia, 1789; in Quebec the same year; and in Upper Canada in 1792. Simcoe in Upper Canada and Dorchester...
(Bishop Laval era) Founder of the Montmorency family, 16.
(General Brock era) Brother of Sir Isaac, becomes chief magistrate of Guernsey, 70.
See Stirling, Earl of.
(Bishop Laval era) Chapel dedicated to, in church at Quebec, 84.