Founded at Montreal, 1784, in opposition to the North West Company. Two Montreal merchants, John Gregory and Alexander Norman McLeod, formed a partnership with Peter Pond and Peter...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Name given to young Algonquian taken as hostage for Nicolas Marsolet, 63.
A city of Quebec, at the mouth of the Richelieu River. Named after Pierre de Sorel. A fort was built here by Montmagny in 1642, of which Senneterre was commandant in 1645. It was a...
Plan of the Seigneurie House at William Henry. Original MS. A plan of the Seigniory of Sorel in the Province of Quebec, the property of MM. Greenwood & Higginson, Merchants in Lond...
(Count Frontenac era) Captured at Fort Loyal, 252; a prisoner in Quebec, during siege by Phipps, 294.
as chief-justice of Upper Canada, 1796, and again as chief-justice of Lower Canada, 1802. At the same time became a member of the Executive Council. In February, 1803, appointed pr...
Accompanied Elisa to North-West Coast, 1790; founded a Spanish settlement in Fuca Strait, 1792, and removed the post the same year to Nootka. Still there in 1793 when Vancouver vis...
(Lord Dorchester era) Large admixture of, among United Empire Loyalists, 240.
(John Graves Simcoe era) Simcoe's desire to establish, 169. See Education.
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) The domain of France, 18. See also under names of the individual lakes. =Bib.=: Curwood, The Great Lakes; Channing, Story of the Great Lakes.
(Sir James Douglas era) Voyage of 1785, 22; on enormous profits of sea-otter trade, 22.
(Tilley era) Returned for St. John, 25, 30, 43.
against position taken by Carleton, 34; dismissed from Council, 39.
(John Graves Simcoe era) First sergeant at arms of the Upper Canada Assembly, 85; a retired officer of the Queen's Rangers, 85.
An Algonquian tribe. The name means "Little prairie people." They were known to the French as Nation du feu. First mentioned by Champlain in 1616; Perrot visited their village, nea...
(Tilley era) Candidate in York, New Brunswick, 95; defeated, 96, 108.
(Lord Dorchester era) Feeling aroused among, in connection with Quebec Act, 69. (Samuel de Champlain era) Fanaticism of Huguenot agents, 86; had large share of trade, 110; proposed...
the militia, 1685, and served in the colonial and Indian wars. In 1709 second in command of the expedition against Montreal. Became president of the Council, 1719; and acted as gov...
solicitation of Champlain, who was in desperate need of a powerful protector to shield the infant colony of New France from rival intrigues, the Comte de Soissons was appointed by...
(Wilmot era) A Loyalist of Poughkeepsie, New York, 3; a captain in Loyal American Regiment, came to New Brunswick after the war, 3.
1633 became interested in the fisheries of Nova Scotia. A short time after made one of the lieutenants of Acadia under the Company of New France, and settled at Miscou. In 1647 his...
Elected to Parliament for Newark, 22; defeated at Manchester, 48. (Lord Elgin era) His opinion of Lord Elgin, 7, 78; sympathy for Confederate States, 202. (George Brown Era) Defend...
The first building in Quebec. Erected by Champlain, 1608. Stood about where the church of Notre Dame des Victoires stands to-day. An illustration of the Habitation is in Champlain'...
member of Council of Public Instruction of Upper Canada, 236. =Bib.=: Dent, Can. Por.; Cyc. Am. Biog.
school legislation, 144. =Bib.=: Morgan, Can. Men; Canadian Who's Who; Dent, Last Forty Years.
(Lord Elgin era) Member of the Parti Rouge, 108.
Commanded Fort St. Frederic (Crown Point) in 1749, when the Swedish naturalist, Peter Kalm, visited the place; and remained there for several years. Served under Montcalm at the si...
Entered the army, 1792. Served in Flanders, 1794-1798; in Spain, 1809 and 1812; promoted major-general, 1814; took part in the battle of Waterloo and made K.C.B for his services. L...