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Johnson John
(Tilley era) Returned for St. John, 25.
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Henry Alexander The Younger
Nephew of preceding. Entered service of
North West Company abo...
Mcgill James 1744-1813 Born In Glasgow Scotland Emigrated To
Canada. For some years engaged in the western fur trade; and in...
Ball
(Count Frontenac era) First given in Canada, 59. See also Amuse...
New France
Name given to the French possessions in North America,
otherwi...
Pijard Father
(Bishop Laval era) Establishes first brotherhood of the Holy Fa...
Crillon Count Edward De
(General Brock era) His connection with the John Henry
letters...
Bib : Doughty Siege Of Quebec
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Peel Sir Robert 1788-1850 Born In Lancaster England Educated At
Harrow, and Christ Church, Oxford. Entered Parliament, 1809;
u...
Gode Nicolas
(Bishop Laval era) Land bought from, for church at Montreal, 88...
George Iv 1762-1830 King Of England Son Of George Iii And The
Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. In 1795 married the...
Toronto University
Projected in 1797, and chartered, 1827, as King's
College, mai...
Protestants
(Lord Dorchester era) Feeling aroused among, in connection with...
Champlain Samuel 1567?-1635 Wolfe / Montcalm Era His Elevated Sentiments 20 Samuel De Champlain Era
Birth and education, 1; sails to West Indies, Mexico, and Panam...
Quebec Revenue Act
(Lord Sydenham era) Provided fund for carrying on colonial
gov...
Amherst Jeffrey Baron 1717-1797 Sent To America 1758 And In
co-operation with Admiral Boscawen, captured Louisbourg that ye...
Fox Charles James 1749-1806 British Statesman Index : Lord Dorchester Era
Thought Quebec Act should have been introduced in Commons, 66; ...
Victoria 1819-1901 Granddaughter Of George Iii And Only Child Of
George III's fourth son, Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, by Mary...
Salmon Falls
(Bishop Laval era) Hamlet, destruction of, 229. (Count Frontena...
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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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