sermon on Champlain, 27. (Samuel de Champlain era) Celebrates mass in house of Mme. Hebert, 148; his letter on education of Indian children, 230, 231; describes first service in ch...
accompany Champlain to Canada, 111, 112; a valuable member of the colony, 112; signs complaint of the inhabitants, 136; his family, 146; previous life, 147; death of, 148; a native...
Anti-Slavery Society, 112; speech on Confederation, 1859, 135; George Brown's letter to, on his contemplated retirement from the leadership, 141; opposes proposal that opposition m...
Canada and Upper Canada Sketches.
(Egerton Ryerson era) Headmaster of Gore district Grammar School, Upper Canada, 4; Egerton Ryerson studies under, 5.
(Bishop Laval era) Sulpician, comes out in St. Andre, 31; his attentions to those suffering from the plague, 32; dies a martyr, 91.
Edward Island. Engaged in business as a general merchant. Sat in Prince Edward Island Assembly, 1853-1860; represented Kings South in Legislative Council, 1863-1873; member of Exec...
University for the church, but entered the navy, 1803, and the army, 1808. Served in the Peninsula under Sir John Moore, and in Canada during War of 1812-1814; wounded at the battl...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Huguenot, violent conduct of, towards Father Jean de Brebeuf, 201; his fate, 202.
Cambridge; ordained deacon, 1812, and priest, 1816. In 1814-1817 rector of Fredericton, New Brunswick; in 1817 rector of Quebec; and in 1821 archdeacon of Lower Canada. Appointed s...
England. In 1770 entered the navy; in 1794 served under Lord Hood in the capture of Corsica; under Sir John Jervis at the battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1797; and in 1798 defeated the...
(Samuel de Champlain era) Jesuit, sails for Canada, 167; vessel did not reach Quebec, 168, 177; drowned, 200.
(Samuel de Champlain era) De Monts stops at, 19.
Founded at Quebec in 1779. The first public library in what is now Canada. On Jan. 7 of that year, the following advertisement appeared in the Quebec Gazette: "A subscription has b...
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) His impression of Wolfe's conversation on night before battle, 179.
(Sir John A Macdonald era) Murdered at Fort Garry by Riel's followers, 160, 194, 242. See also Riel Rebellion, 1869-1870.
An important seaport of Nova Scotia; formerly the capital of the colony of Cape Breton. Founded in 1784, and the seat of the local government until 1820, when the island was united...
Glasgow University. Came to Nova Scotia; studied law, and called to the bar of that province, 1826. In 1832 elected to the Assembly for Cape Breton. In 1835 called to the bar of Pr...
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Obtains information as to movements of French provision boats, 172.
(Samuel de Champlain era) Director of Company of New France, 170.
(Count Frontenac era) Charter of, declared null and void, 264; takes lead in expedition against Quebec, 277. (General Brock era) War of 1812 unpopular in, 208.
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Makes reconnaissance of Island of Orleans, 92.
1667; sent to the Onondaga mission the following year; and in 1672 to Oneida, where he remained until 1686, labouring with characteristic devotion among his savage flock. Met Denon...
(Lord Elgin era) Sir John Macdonald's view on, 132-133.
Scotia. Educated at Pictou Academy, Nova Scotia. In 1838 called to the bar of New Brunswick; in 1846-1851 member for St. John in the Legislative Assembly, and in 1854-1855 appointe...
University, and at Edinburgh and Glasgow. Appointed assistant professor of philosophy at Queen's University, 1885; lecturer in political science, 1889; professor of political scien...
(Lord Sydenham era) Summoned to consider question of union, 192; legislation by, 255, 256; summoned for last time, 272; passes ordinance for establishment of municipal institutions...
came to Canada, 1665, with the Carignan-Salieres Regiment, as an ensign in the company of Chambly. Took part in the expedition of De Courcelles, and when his regiment was disbanded...