early age; studied law and called to the bar of Upper Canada. Went back to England and for a time engaged in newspaper work in London. Returned to America, 1847, and spent three ye...
state for colonies, 1768-1772. =Index=: (Lord Dorchester era) Approves Carleton's recommendations, 51. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog.
Came to Canada with Champlain, 1615. Returned to France, 1618. Came again, 1619, and died the same year. =Index=: (Samuel de Champlain era) Recollet missionary, 85; death of, 117....
Hudson's Bay Company post at mouth of Albany River, west coast of James Bay. Established about 1683; captured by Iberville, 1686, and held by the French for seven years. Finally re...
Rises in Rocky Mountains, and flows into Strait of Georgia. Its upper waters discovered by Alexander Mackenzie, 1793; and first explored down to its mouth by Simon Fraser, 1808. Th...
Born in Vermont. Entered service of North West Company, 1800, at Montreal, and left immediately for the western fur country. Returned to the east in 1819, bringing with him his Jou...
Made four notable voyages: the first, in 1607, for the Muscovy Company, in search of a north-eastern passage to China; the second, in 1608, for the same Company, and in search of t...
(Egerton Ryerson era) His visit to England in 1831, 90.
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Secretly transferred to Spain by France, 64; Spanish rule unpopular, 77; revolution in, 79; counter-revolution, 81; contemplated invasion of, 81. (Bis...
(Louis Joseph Papineau era) Criticizes Papineau for accepting mission to England, 65-66.
On Hudson Bay. =Index=: (Bishop Laval era) Captured by Iberville, 233. See Fort Nelson.
On Stuart Lake, northern British Columbia. =Index=: (Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Governor Simpson there in 1828, 237-238. (Sir James Douglas era) North West Company post, bu...
(Bishop Laval era) Patron saint of Canada, 87.
First seignior in New France. Mentioned at Quebec in 1627; returned to France, 1629; established at his Beauport seigneury, 1634; a member of the Council, 1646; syndic of Quebec, 1...
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Commands the Montreal militia with Prud'homme, 105.
independence, 143; attitude towards United States during war with the South, 144; on Canadian defence, 147. (Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Advocates independence of Canada and other...
Son of Claude de la Tour. Came to Acadia in 1610 with his father. Driven out of Port Royal by the English; built a post near Cape Sable, on what is now known as Port Latour. In 163...
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Carey's newspaper, allowed to print legislative reports, 107; defends Judge Willis, 132, 133.
(John Graves Simcoe era) Methodist preacher, not allowed to officiate, being a citizen of the United States, 190.
Capital of Newfoundland. Founded in 1582 by Sir Humphrey Gilbert. It was captured by Iberville in 1696, and again during the Seven Years' War, but finally reverted to Britain, with...
A city on the Richelieu River, Province of Quebec. It was a military station during the American invasion; captured by Arnold in 1775; and relieved by Preston with troops from Mont...
Victoria College; commissioned as surveyor of public lands, 1842. Assisted in the organization of the Canadian militia, 1855; raised and appointed to the command of the Toronto Fie...
(John Graves Simcoe era) Fort major, 47.
In Northern British Columbia. =Index=: (Sir James Douglas era) Hudson's Bay Company post, on Babine Lake, built in 1822, 98-99.
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Captain of, replies to French sentries in French, 180. =Bib.=: Kelly, The Fighting Frasers of the Forty-Five and Quebec.
restores New France and Acadia to France, 221. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog.
(Bishop Laval era) Sulpician, arrival of, 105.
(Bishop Laval era) Presents shrine to Bonsecours chapel, 177.
River, foot of James Bay, 1667. =Index=: (Count Frontenac era) Captured by Troyes, 206. (Bishop Laval era) Captured from English, 204. =Bib.=: Burpee, Search for the Western Sea; L...
Parliament, 1754; chancellor of the exchequer 1767; premier, 1770; resigned in 1783. =Index=: (Lord Dorchester era) On Quebec Act, 66; defeat of his government, 191. (Sir Frederick...