On the Richelieu River. =Index=: (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Fortifications of, 125, 133; Sherwood and Ira Allen in conference at, 204; refugees transported to, 250.
Named after Sir Alexander Mackenzie, who explored it from Great Slave Lake to the Arctic in 1789. It was known at one time as Disappointment River. Its ultimate source is in Thutag...
Educated at the Newcastle Grammar School; called to the bar, 1848. Engaged in the lumbering and shipbuilding trades. Elected to the Assembly, 1856; appointed to the Legislative Cou...
(General Brock era) Stationed on frontier between Kingston and Cornwall, 195. (John Graves Simcoe era) Member of Legislative Council, 79, 98.
(General Brock era) Island of, birthplace of Brock, 1-6.
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Generosity of, 505.
Lake and trading-post. The lake is on the upper waters of the Churchill River, in about long. 108 deg. Its name is derived from the Indian game of lacrosse, which was very popular...
(General Brock era) In Quebec, completely destroyed in siege of 1775, 90.
(Samuel de Champlain era) Granted by pope, celebrated in Quebec, 1618, 114.
Toronto, graduating in 1882; appointed to a clerkship in the post-office department at Ottawa the following year, and remained there up to the time of his death. Put the best of hi...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Jesuit, founder of missions at Nipisiguit and Chedabucto, 235.
(Count Frontenac era) Name given to Company of New France after 1645, 36. See also Company of New France.
Area, 260,862 square miles. Formerly Upper Canada. As a separate province, its existence dates from 1791. The population at that time was insignificant. Simcoe became the first gov...
(Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Liberal leader in Quebec, 25; protests against Dorion entering Cartier administration, 106-107.
Newspaper published at Toronto. =Index=: (William Lyon Mackenzie era) Publishes proceedings of House, 174. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Attacks Bagot, 142, 153; on the elec...
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Their bravery, 7, 8; take up lands in English colonies, 9; scheme to form them into a regiment, 9.
the Resolution with Captain Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775, and in the Discovery on his third voyage, 1776-1780. Lieutenant on the Martin, 1780; and served in the West Indies...
Educated at Prince of Wales's College, Charlottetown, and Acadia College, Wolfville. Edited the Acadian Recorder. Called to the bar, 1863; judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia...
(Tilley era) Opposition candidate in York County, 86; opposes Confederation, 87; afterwards governor of New Brunswick, 87; defeated in York, 108. =Bib.=: Hannay, History of New Bru...
Presbyterian Theological College, established, 1844.
Temple, London, 1851; governor of the colony of Neiro, 1860; governor of the island of St. Vincent, 1861; governor of Newfoundland, 1864-1869; governor of British Columbia, 1869; g...
In 1643 came to Canada and spent a year in study of Algonquian language. Soon became proficient in that tongue and accompanied wandering bands on their hunting trips. In 1646 went...
(1810-1880). (Count Frontenac era) French historian, referred to, 152. =Bib.=: Histoire de Louis XIV.
173. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog.
(Wilmot era) Member for Charlotte, in New Brunswick Assembly, nominates Wilmot for speakership, 66.
Canada, 1847, at the invitation of Sir William E. Logan, to accept the position of chemist and mineralogist to the Geological Survey, which he held until 1872. Also occupied the ch...
of, 16. (General Brock era) Secretary of war, 81; deals with matter of Leopard and Chesapeake, 83, 85; disapproves of Walcheren expedition, 118; foreign secretary, 120. =Bib.=: Can...
the Company formed by Champlain to plant colonies in New France, and to which a monopoly of the fur trade had been granted by the king. Had made the voyage to Tadoussac with Pont-G...
1741-1767; established a private press at Strawberry Hill, at which he printed his various works. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) His statement regarding Townshend, 74; on fall of...
See Frog Portage; Giscome Portage; Grand Portage; Methye Portage; Rocky Mountain Portage.