(Samuel de Champlain era) French vessel, seized by the English, 222.
(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...
Born in France. Came to Canada in 1639 as superior of the missions. With him were the Jesuits, Chaumonot and Poncet, and the Ursulines, Madame de la Peltrie and Marie de l'Incarnat...
Lieutenant-governor of Detroit during Revolutionary War; captured at Vincennes, 1779, and imprisoned. Retired from the army, 1783; lieutenant-governor of Quebec, 1784-1785; governo...
Waterloo; travelled in South America, 1825-1826; appointed lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, 1835-1837; made privy councillor, 1867. =Index=: (William Lyon Mackenzie era) Govern...
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...
Educated at St. Joseph's College, Memramcook; studied law and called to the bar of New Brunswick, 1870. Member of the Assembly, 1878-1883; elected to the House of Commons, 1883; ap...
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...
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...
(Count Frontenac era) Mme. Frontenac's relations with, 63.
(Count Frontenac era) Governor Villebon of Acadia establishes himself at, 327.
(Egerton Ryerson era) First principal of Toronto Normal School, 173; his methods and influence, 173-174; inspector of schools, 253.
(Bishop Laval era) Devotes his fortune to religious work at Montreal, 135.
(Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Leaves Montreal for western fur country, 3.
On Lake George. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) Siege and destruction of, 37, 42-46; ensuing massacre, 47-52. =Bib.=: Parkman, Montcalm and Wolfe.
(Lord Dorchester era) Largest vessel of flotilla on Lake Champlain, 154.
(Samuel de Champlain era) Recollet missionary and commissary of the order in Canada, 85; returns to France, where he remains, 111, 112.
(Bishop Laval era) Chapel dedicated to, in church at Quebec, 84; patron saint of Canada, 87. (Samuel de Champlain era) Jesuit mission in Huron country, 93; French colony placed und...
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...
(Lord Elgin era) Commenced in 1846, 99.
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...
Founded May 17, 1642, by Chomedy de Maisonneuve. Champlain had selected the site thirty-one years before, as adapted to a settlement. With Maisonneuve, at the historic ceremony whi...
(Sir James Douglas era) Or Derby, proposed as capital of British Columbia, 246.
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...
(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...
Flanders, and present at the battle of Seneffe, 1664. Came to Canada latter year. Left Montreal for the West, 1678, and the following year took possession of the country of the Sio...
A group of Tory leaders in Upper Canada, so nicknamed by their political opponents because they held power as a distinct group, allied by bonds of political, social, and religious...
(General Brock era) Captain of Leopard, fires on Chesapeake, 83.