(Wilmot era) Dissenting ministers forbidden to perform ceremony in New Brunswick, 14, 15; the Dissenters' Marriage Bill, 14, 15; question settled in 1834, 16. (Count Frontenac era)...
Born in Edmonton, Alberta. Educated at the Red River Settlement. For a time in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company. A member of the Council of Assiniboia and of the North-West...
(Egerton Ryerson era) First principal of Toronto Normal School, 173; his methods and influence, 173-174; inspector of schools, 253.
(John Graves Simcoe era) Taxes imposed upon, by Legislature of Upper Canada, 92.
(Samuel de Champlain era) French vessel, seized by the English, 222.
(Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Leaves Montreal for western fur country, 3.
(Lord Dorchester era) Largest vessel of flotilla on Lake Champlain, 154.
Accompanying Lieutenant-Colonel Hughes's letter to Lieutenant-General Mann, dated Aug. 16, 1814. J. B. Duberger, Jr., January, 1814. No. 9, plan of the fort at Point Henry. Accompa...
Area, 73,956 square miles. The province was created in 1870, the old Red River Settlement, founded by Lord Selkirk, forming the nucleus. The name is a contraction of the Cree word...
(Count Frontenac era) Mme. Frontenac's relations with, 63.
(Count Frontenac era) Governor Villebon of Acadia establishes himself at, 327.
Rises in northern British Columbia and flows into the Pacific, through Alaskan territory, after a course of 335 miles. The name is a corruption of the Thlinkit word sta-hane, meani...
(Egerton Ryerson era) Established by Methodists, June, 1836, 135; Ryerson on, 137-138; difficulty of raising funds, 138-139; Ryerson sent to England to obtain funds and secure roya...
1823, and established at Montreal the Daily Advertiser, the first daily newspaper published in British America, 1833. Connected with several other newspapers. A strong supporter of...
(Bishop Laval era) Devotes his fortune to religious work at Montreal, 135.
A literary and scientific society, founded at Montreal in 1844, and incorporated in 1852. It included among its early members most of the leaders of the more progressive and indepe...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Recollet missionary and commissary of the order in Canada, 85; returns to France, where he remains, 111, 112.
(Samuel de Champlain era) Meets Champlain on his return from the Upper Ottawa, 78.
(Lord Elgin era) Commenced in 1846, 99.
(Samuel de Champlain era) Settler from Normandy, 252.
Newspaper, published at Quebec. =Index=: (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) On the political situation in 1842, 116. (Sir Georges E. Cartier era) First French newspaper in Quebec...
(Sir James Douglas era) Or Derby, proposed as capital of British Columbia, 246.
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Seneca chief, serving under John Butler, 154.
(1799-1869). Entered Parliament, 1820; Irish secretary, 1830-1833; colonial secretary, 1833-1834 and 1841-1844. Prime minister, 1852, 1858-1859, and 1866-1868. =Index=: (Lord Elgin...
(General Brock era) Indian superintendent at Amherstburg, 151; in charge of Indians in western district, 230.
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) On the Mississippi, 22.
On Lake George. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) Siege and destruction of, 37, 42-46; ensuing massacre, 47-52. =Bib.=: Parkman, Montcalm and Wolfe.
the Dutch service. Educated for the engineers; disposed of his commission and settled in Quebec. Subsequently secretary to Sir Frederick Haldimand and a member of the Legislative a...
(General Brock era) Captain of Leopard, fires on Chesapeake, 83.