Anne Saint
(Bishop Laval era) Chapel dedicated to, in the church at Quebec, 84;
chapels erected to, at Beaupre, 101; relic of, 102.
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Anderson David 1814-1885 Born In London England Educated At
Edinburgh Academy and at Exeter College, Oxford. Vice-principal of St. Bees College, Cumberland, 1841-1847, and incumbent of All Saints', Derby, 1848-1849. Came to the Red River Settlement as bishop of Rupert's Land, 1849. Remained until 1864, when he... Andros Sir Edmund 1637-1713 Appointed Governor Of New York 1674
governor of all the New England colonies, 1685. Recalled on account of his extreme unpopularity, 1688. Subsequently governor of Virginia, 1692-1698. =Index=: (Count Frontenac era) Governor of New England, 263; seized and imprisoned, 266. (Bishop Laval... Aneda
(Samuel de Champlain era) An Indian chief, 29. ... Aneda
An evergreen, used by Jacques Cartier and his men as a remedy against scurvy. Parkman suggests that it was a spruce, or, more probably, an arbor-vitae. Douglas believes it to have been balsam. Cartier spells the name ameda, and Lescarbot, annedda. =In... Ange Gardien
A village on the St. Lawrence, north shore, below Quebec. Index: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) Wolfe seriously ill at, 154. From the John Ross Robertson collection] ... Angers Auguste Real 1838- Born In Quebec Studied Law And
called to the bar; made Q.C. 1880, and the same year appointed a puisne judge of the Superior Court of Quebec. Lieutenant-governor of Quebec, 1887; resigned and called to the Senate, 1892. Minister of agriculture, 1892-1895; president of the Council, ... Anglican Church
See Church of England. ... Anglin Timothy Warren 1822-1886 Born In Ireland Came To St John
New Brunswick, 1849. Established Weekly Freeman that year. Elected to New Brunswick Legislature for St. John, 1860. Opposed Confederation. Elected to the House of Commons, 1867, for Gloucester. Elected Speaker, 1874, and again in 1878. =Index=: (Sir G... Angus Richard Bladworth 1831- Born At Bathgate Near Edinburgh
Came to Canada, 1857, and joined the staff of the Bank of Montreal. Rose steadily in the service of the bank, and in 1869 became general manager. President of the Bank of Montreal, 1910; and director of the Canadian Pacific Railway. =Index=: (Sir John... Anian Strait Of
Dr. Ruge says that the name arose through a misunderstanding of Marco Polo's book (bk. 3, ch. 5). His Ania "is no doubt the present Anam, but the Dutch cartographers thought that this land was in north-east Asia, and called the strait that was said to... Annand William 1808-1892 Born In Halifax County Entered The Nova
Scotia Assembly as one of the members for Halifax, 1836; financial secretary in Howe's ministry, 1860-1863. An active opponent of Confederation. Formed the first Anti-Confederate or repeal government in Nova Scotia, 1867; retired in 1874 to accept the... Annapolis Royal
When Nicholson, with his fleet and New England troops, captured Port Royal in 1710, he changed the name to Annapolis Royal, in honour of Queen Anne. It was besieged the following year by the Acadians with their Micmac and Penobscot allies, but the New... Anne Saint
(Bishop Laval era) Chapel dedicated to, in the church at Quebec, 84; chapels erected to, at Beaupre, 101; relic of, 102. ... Annexation To United States
A fitful movement, never reaching serious proportions, and generally the result of temporary or local dissatisfaction with political conditions, or of commercial depression. Goldwin Smith was for many years its prophet. =Index=: (Sir John A Macdonald ... Anse Des Meres
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Frigates stationed at, 87; British vessels anchored at, 124. ... Anstruther's Regiment
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) In the attack on Quebec, 135; secures Sillery road, 183; detachment keeps Bougainville's corps in check, 189. ... Antell
(Lord Dorchester era) A disaffected Montrealer, 122. ... Anticosti
The first mention of the island is in Cartier's narrative of his first voyage, 1534. The following year he again visited the island, which he named Isle de l'Assomption. On the origin of the present Indian name, see W. F. Ganong's note, Royal Society ... Apprenticeship System Of
(Bishop Laval era) Adopted with new-comers, in New France, 78. ... Archambault Louis
(Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Confirms statements as to Cartier's action in connection with alleged alterations in British North America Act, 103. (Lord Elgin era) Member of Seigniorial Commission, 186. ... Archibald Samuel George William 1777-1846 Born In Colchester
County, Nova Scotia. Studied law and practised in Nova Scotia; obtained a seat in the Legislature; became Speaker, solicitor-general, and afterwards attorney-general of the province. Chief-justice of Prince Edward Island, 1824-1828, remaining Speaker ... Archibald Sir Adams George 1814-1892 Educated At Pictou Academy
Studied law; in 1838 called to the bar of Prince Edward Island; and to that of Nova Scotia in 1839. Elected to the Nova Scotia Assembly for Colchester, 1851. Attorney-general of Nova Scotia, 1860-1863. Delegate to the various Conferences leading up to... Archives
Provision was made by the Parliament of Canada, in 1872, for an Archives Branch, and Douglas Brymner was appointed Dominion Archivist. His first report appeared in 1873. The earlier reports were of a preliminary nature, but in 1884 the first of the im... Arctic Archipelago
Embraces the islands lying north of the mainland of Canada. Transferred to the Dominion by an Imperial order-in-council, Sept. 1, 1880. =Bib.=: Johnson, Canada's Northern Fringe. ...