(Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) His account of the voyage of the third party of Red River settlers in 1813, 162-163; in charge at Red River, 173; colonists demand that he hand...
(Bishop Laval era) Title borne by Laval in his youth, 7, 19.
viceroyalty of New France from the Comte de Soissons, his brother-in-law, and retained Champlain as his lieutenant; in 1624 conveyed his rights as viceroy to Henri de Levi, Duc de...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Jesuit mission at, 235.
(Bishop Laval era) Clerk of Sovereign Council, 158, 167. (Count Frontenac era) Clerk of the Council, imprisoned by Frontenac, 135.
Military Academy at Woolwich as a cadet, 1746; promoted captain, 1756; commanded three companies of British artillery attached to the Duke of Brunswick's army, at Minden, 1759; ser...
See Red River Colony.
A western tribe, occupying the country between the west end of Lake Superior and the head waters of the Mississippi when French explorers and missionaries first went among them. Ra...
(Bishop Laval era) French vessel, 219. (Count Frontenac era) French frigate, brings supplies, 319
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Sent in charge of provisions to Quebec, 226; delayed by bad roads, 229.
(Samuel de Champlain era) French vessel seized by the English, 22.
(Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Chief factor of Hudson's Bay Company in New Caledonia, 221; accompanies Simon Fraser down the Fraser, 222; his intellectual tastes and correspon...
outbreak of the American Revolution, joined the ranks of the patriots, and as second in command took part in the capture of Ticonderoga and Crown Point. In 1775 ordered to Canada t...
(1819-1901). Born in Manchester, England. Educated there. In 1845 secretary of the Trent Valley Railway, and at various times connected with the London and North-Western Railway, t...
the enlargement of the Welland Canal, 1841-1845, and then transferred to the Ottawa River works, 1845-1849. Made a survey of the St. Lawrence rapids, 1850; and prepared the report...
(Bishop Laval era) Servant in the Seminary, Laval's account of, 250.
(General Brock era) Americans successful in skirmish at, 238-243.
West coast of British Columbia, north of Queen Charlotte Sound, and south of Princess Royal Island. Named in 1788 by Captain Charles Duncan, of the Princess Royal, after Vice-admir...
(Count Frontenac era) Member of Sovereign Council, 106. (Bishop Laval era) Appointed to Sovereign Council, 166.
Lemuel Wilmot, 3; his family, 3-4; a Baptist, 9; moves to Fredericton, 10; a local preacher, 10; in politics, 10. (Tilley era) In partnership with William Peters, 4.
confident prediction of conquest of Canada, 215. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog.
(1820-1883). Born in the territories of the Hudson's Bay Company; employed by the Company, 1838-1840, in the Mackenzie River district. Went to England, about 1841; educated there,...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Merchant, compensation awarded to, for goods seized, 221.
Quebec Conference, 77.
(Samuel de Champlain era) Uncle of Champlain, officer in Spanish naval service, 2.
at Upper Canada College; studied law and called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1845; practised his profession in Toronto; appointed Q.C., 1858; mayor of Toronto, 1858. =Index=: (Willi...
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Objects of, 495; Mackenzie attacks, 496; death of, 497.
Signed between France and Great Britain on March 29, 1632. Restored Quebec, Nova Scotia, and the island of Cape Breton to France. =Index=: (Samuel de Champlain era) Treaty signed,...
York. Entered the army in 1792 as a cornet of cavalry, later becoming captain. In 1794, while commanding a company of volunteers, severely wounded at the battle of Maumee Rapids. I...