Canadian History Dictionary Louisbourg
A seaport on the south-east coast of Cape Breton. Formerly
the...
Scott Thomas
(Sir John A Macdonald era) Murdered at Fort Garry by Riel's fol...
Lalemant Charles
First superior of Jesuit missions in Canada;
arrived at Quebec...
Special Council Of Lower Canada
(Lord Sydenham era) Summoned to consider question of
union, 19...
Canadien
(General Brock era) Newspaper founded in 1806, appealed to race...
Bib : Cyc Am Biog
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Bailiffs
(Lord Dorchester era) Accused of instigating litigation, 53.
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Lippincott Captain
(Lord Dorchester era) Hangs Joshua Huddy, 198.
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La Minerve
Montreal newspaper, established 1826. =Index=: (Louis Joseph Pa...
Stairs W J
(Joseph Howe era) President of Anti-Confederation League, Nova ...
Mckee Colonel
(John Graves Simcoe era) Indian superintendent in the west, 126...
Voyer Colonel
(Lord Dorchester era) Commands French militia in siege of Quebe...
Massachusetts
(Count Frontenac era) Charter of, declared null and void, 264; ...
Chauveau Pierre Joseph Olivier 1820-1890 Born At Quebec Educated
at Quebec; studied law and called to the bar of Lower Canada. F...
Pontiac's War
(Lord Dorchester era) History of, 4; fomented by French traders...
Le Ber Jeanne Daughter Of Jacques Le Ber Of Montreal Index : Bishop Laval Era
Birth, baptism, and virtues of, 91; mortifications practised by...
Big Mouth Grande Gueule
(Count Frontenac era) Onondaga orator, 184, 221.
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Dodd E M
(Joseph Howe era) Solicitor-general and member of Executive and...
Van Horne Major
American officer. =Index=: (General Brock era) Force of, disper...
Denys Charles Sieur De Fronsac
(Samuel de Champlain era) Settles in Miramichi, 237.
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Abercrombie James
Entered the army, and obtained a captaincy in the
42nd or 1st Battalion of Royal Highlanders, 1756. Appointed aide-de-camp
to Major-General Amherst, 1759, with whom he made the campaigns in
Canada of that and the following year. Appointed major of the 78th or
2nd Highland Battalion, 1760, and, in September following, employed by
General Amherst in communicating to the Marquis de Vaudreuil the
conditions preparatory to the surrender of Montreal, and in obtaining
his signature to them. The 78th Regiment having been disbanded in 1763,
retired on half-pay. Again entered active service, 1770, as
lieutenant-colonel of the 22nd Regiment, then serving in America under
the command of Lieutenant-General Gage; killed in the battle of Bunker
Hill, June 17, 1775. =Bib.=: Doughty, Siege of Quebec.
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