Strickland, and sister of Agnes Strickland and Katherine Parr Traill. In 1832 emigrated to Canada with her husband, John Wedderbar Dunbar Moodie, and settled in the forest near the...
(Sir James Douglas era) Tenacity of belief in its existence, 50; Mackenzie's journey to Pacific is additional blow to belief in, 55.
emigrated to Canada, and practised medicine at Quebec. Edited the Vindicator, 1834. Elected to the Assembly of Lower Canada, 1836, as a supporter of Papineau. Having been involved...
Assisted in Bougainville's promotion, 177.
Founded at Quebec in 1824, largely through the influence and liberality of the Earl of Dalhousie, then governor-general. Its purposes were "to discover and rescue from the unsparin...
Capital of the province of Saskatchewan, and formerly of the North-West Territories. Founded in 1882, and named by the Marquis of Lorne (now Duke of Argyll), after Queen Victoria....
(Lord Elgin era) His seigniory of Portneuf made a barony, 181.
(Lord Dorchester era) Their grievances, 5. (John Graves Simcoe era) Lands allotted to, on Grand River, 74. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Too few in number to be important as allies...
Educated at the Westmoreland County Grammar School; studied law, and called to the bar, 1847. Represented Westmoreland in the New Brunswick Assembly, 1851-1867. A member of the gov...
(John Graves Simcoe era) Little observed in Simcoe's time, so far as transaction of public business was concerned, 198.
and called to the bar of Lower Canada, 1823. Represented Quebec in the Assembly, 1830-1834. Appointed to the bench, 1839; judge of the Superior Court, 1852; judge of the Queen's Be...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Provincial of Recollets, appoints four missionaries for Canada, 85.
Intendant of New France. Son of Jean-Hyacinthe Hocquart, chevalier, and seigneur d'Essenlis et de Muscourt. Held for a time the office of commissary of marine, and in 1729 obtained...
(John Graves Simcoe era) Second Church of England clergyman to arrive in Upper Canada, 158.
(Samuel de Champlain era) His definition of the territory of New France, 211.
(George Brown Era) Proposes Metcalfe's health at St. Andrew's Society banquet, 27.
Parliament, 1818; appointed governor of Jamaica, 1832; entered the Cabinet as lord of the privy seal, 1834; lord lieutenant of Ireland, 1835; secretary of war and the colonies, 183...
Ascended the throne, 1796. =Index=: (General Brock era) Withdraws from British alliance, 23; murder of, 30.
See Ripon.
(Lord Elgin era) Member of Seigniorial Court, 187.
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Home of the Haldimand family, 2, 3; visited by Haldimand, 113, 116; his death there, June 5, 1791, 340; its institutions remembered in his will, 342.
(Bishop Laval era) Established by La Salle in Illinois country, 148; attacked by Iroquois, 149. (Count Frontenac era) Built by La Salle, 160. =Bib.=: Parkman, La Salle; Sulte, Les...
(Sir James Douglas era) Hudson's Bay Company post, built on branch of Liard River, 123.
colonies, 1830-1833; secretary for war, 1835-1841; succeeded to the earldom, 1845; again secretary for the colonies, 1846-1852. =Index=: (Lord Elgin era) Colonial secretary, 13; on...
Dict. Nat. Biog.; Bradley, The Fight with France; Parkman, Montcalm and Wolfe.
City of Ontario; founded by Peter McGregor, in 1826. =Index=: (John Graves Simcoe era) Site of present city, selected by Simcoe as best place for capital of Upper Canada, 200, 205.
Took the colonial side in the Revolution; marched with Arnold to Quebec; captured in an assault on one of the batteries, 1776, and released on parole. Subsequently served under Was...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Indian, brings news to Champlain of Kirke's arrival, 176.
(Wilmot era) A leading barrister of Fredericton, 11.
Member of the provincial Parliament, 1846-1861 and in 1865-1867; and surveyor-general, 1851-1854. Provincial secretary in the Wilmot-Gray ministry, and in 1867 called to the Senate...