Canadian History Dictionary Holy Scapulary
(Bishop Laval era) Chapel dedicated to, in church at Quebec, 84...
Pontiac 1720-1769 Born On The Ottawa River An Ally Of The French
during their struggles against the British colonists. In 1746 h...
Prescott Sir Robert 1725-1816 Born In Lancashire England
Educated for the army. Promoted captain of the 15th Foot, 1755;...
Dickey Robert Barry 1811-1903 Born In Amherst Nova Scotia
Studied law, and called to the bar of Nova Scotia, and of New B...
Sitka
Capital of Alaska. Baranof built a fort there in 1799, which he...
Hebert Anne
Eldest daughter of Louis Hebert, Quebec; married to
Stephen Jo...
Montgomery John
(Wilmot era) Becomes member of New Brunswick government, 72.
(...
Fraser Captain
(Lord Dorchester era) His connection with the Walker case, 19, ...
Savage Thomas 1608-1682 Went To Massachusetts In 1635 With Sir
Harry Vane, and the following year elected a freeman of Boston....
Mercier Honore 1840-1894 Born At Ste Athanase Quebec Educated
at the Jesuit College, Montreal. In 1865 called to the Quebec b...
Borden Robert Laird 1854- Born In Grand Pre Nova Scotia Called
to the bar, 1878, and practised at Kentville and Halifax; appoi...
Houssart
(Bishop Laval era) Devoted servant of Bishop Laval, 251; detail...
Pacific Coast
See North-West Coast.
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Detroit
Founded by Antoine de la Motte Cadillac (q.v.) in 1701. The
fo...
Oneidas
A tribe of the Iroquois confederacy. Their villages stood
betw...
Giscome Portage
Leading from the Parsnip River to the Fraser, in
northern Brit...
Richelieu River
Rises in Bennington county, Vermont, and flows into
the St. La...
Christie David 1818-1880 Born In Edinburgh Scotland Educated At
Edinburgh High School. Came to Canada, 1833, and devoted himsel...
Bodega Bay
On the coast of California, lat. 38 deg. 18' 20" N., long.
123...
Nouvelle France
Description de la Nouvelle France, ou sont remarquees
les dive...
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