Ashburton Treaty
Negotiated between Great Britain and the United
States, 1842, Lord Ashburton acting for the former and Daniel Webster on
behalf of the latter. Provided for the settlement of the international
boundary between Maine and Canada. Of the territory in dispute, the
United States got about seven-twelfths and Canada five-twelfths. Also
provided for the determination of the boundary in the St. Mary River
and thence to the Lake
John River; for the suppression of the slave trade, and for the
extradition of criminals. =Index=: (Lord Sydenham era) Sydenham takes part in
negotiations leading to, 336. (Wilmot era) Boundary question settled by, 135. (Tilley era)
Settlement of, checks projected railway from St. Andrews to Quebec, 53.
(Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Settlement of, 118. =Bib.=: Dent, Last Forty Years; Winsor,
Narrative and Critical History, Vol. vii; White, The Ashburton
Treaty, in Univ. Mag., October, 1907; The Ashburton Treaty: an
Afterword, in Univ. Mag., December, 1908; Houston, Canadian
Constitutional Documents; Hertslet, Treaties and Conventions.
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(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. ... Argall Sir Samuel
Born in Walthamstow, England. A type of the founders of British colonial dominion. Sent, May, 1609, with a small vessel to the new settlement at Jamestown, Va., to trade and fish. The following year took out Lord Delaware to Jamestown, arriving in tim... Argenson Pierre De Voyer Vicomte D' 1626-1710 Succeeded Jean De
Lauson as governor of New France, 1658. His governorship marked by personal quarrels with Laval, and a series of humiliating raids throughout the colony by the Iroquois. Recalled in 1661. =Index=: (Count Frontenac era) Arrives as governor, 43; on Lava... Argyll John Douglas Sutherland Campbell Ninth Duke Of 1845-
Married H. R. H. Princess Louise, 1871; succeeded to dukedom, 1900. Represented Argyllshire in Parliament, 1868-1878. Governor-general of Canada (as Marquis of Lorne), 1878-1883. Founded Royal Society of Canada, 1881. =Index=: (Sir John A Macdonald er... Arkansas River
(Bishop Laval era) Reached by Jolliet and Marquette, 146. ... Armistice
In War of 1812. =Index=: (General Brock era) Effects of, 261-263, 269, 272; termination of, 270; position of enemy strengthened during its continuance, 272. ... Armour John Douglas 1830-1903 Educated At Upper Canada College And
the University of Toronto; studied law and called to the bar, 1853; made Q.C., 1867; Bencher of the Law Society, 1871. Appointed a puisne judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of Ontario, 1877; raised to the chief-justiceship, 1887. Chief-justice of Ont... Armstrong Lawrence
Came to Nova Scotia as lieutenant-colonel of General Philipps's regiment. Appointed to the governor's Council, 1720. Appointed lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia, 1724; held office until 1739. Served in America for more than thirty years. Committed su... Arnold Benedict 1741-1801 A Druggist At New Haven Conn When The
War of Independence broke out, in 1775, organized an expedition against British on Lake Champlain. The same year led a body of picked men to Quebec by way of the Kennebec and Chaudiere. After the unsuccessful assault on Quebec, was in several small en... Arnoux
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) King's surgeon, Montcalm carried into house of, 218. ... Aroostook War 1839 Wilmot Era Arose Out Of Unsettled Boundary Question
between Maine and New Brunswick, 135. =Bib.=: Sprague, The North-Eastern Boundary Controversy and the Aroostook War. ... Arrangement Of 1830
Provided that United States vessels should have access to ports in the British West Indies, in return for a similar privilege granted to British vessels in the ports of the United States. ... Arthur
Clergyman. =Index=: (John Graves Simcoe era) Teaches school at Niagara, 167-168. ... Arthur Sir George 1784-1854 The Last Lieutenant-governor Of Upper
Canada, 1838-1841. The chief event of his tenure of office was the suppression of the Upper Canadian Rebellion. Had been successively governor of Honduras and Van Diemen's Land previous to his Canadian appointment; and on leaving Canada appointed to t... Asgill Sir Charles 1762-1823 A Lieutenant In Cornwallis's Army
1780. Taken prisoner at Yorktown, condemned to death by the Americans, to avenge death of a Revolutionary officer. Marie Antoinette having been interested in his fate, interceded, and Asgill was released. Afterwards served in the Low Countries and in ... Ashburton Alexander Baring Baron 1774-1848 Entered Parliament In
1806. Opposed measures against American commerce. President of board of trade and master of mint, 1834. Raised to peerage, 1835. Commissioner at Washington for settlement of boundary dispute, 1842. =Index=: (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Settles... Ashburton John Dunning First Baron 1731-1783 Index : Lord Dorchester Era
Opposes Quebec Act in House of Commons, 65. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog. ... Ashburton Treaty
Negotiated between Great Britain and the United States, 1842, Lord Ashburton acting for the former and Daniel Webster on behalf of the latter. Provided for the settlement of the international boundary between Maine and Canada. Of the territory in disp... Assembly
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One of the provisional districts carved out of the North-West Territories, in 1882. Now included in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, principally in the latter. ... Assiniboine Indians
A tribe of the Siouan family; first mentioned in the Jesuit Relation of 1640. They separated from the parent stock early in the seventeenth century, and moved north and north-west to the region about Lake Winnipeg. Later they spread over the country w... Assiniboine River
Discovered by La Verendrye in 1736. Fort Rouge was built at the mouth of the river in that year, as well as Fort La Reine, near the present city of Portage la Prairie. From the latter fort, two years later, La Verendrye set forth on his memorable jour... Association Of Canadian Refugees
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Formed in 1839, 448; object of, independence of Canada, 449; ended further expeditions against Canada, 449. ... Astor Fur Company
... Astor John Jacob 1763-1848 Founder Of Astor Fur Company Index :
(General Brock era) Sends news of declaration of war in 1812, 204. =Bib.=: Bryce, Hudson's Bay Company; Cyc. Am. Biog. ... Astoria
Established by Pacific Fur Company, 1811. Turned over to the North West Company, 1813, and renamed Fort George. The scene of Washington Irving's delightful narrative Astoria. The fort stood on the banks of the Columbia River, near its mouth. =Index=: ... Astorians
Name applied to members of the two expeditions fitted out by John Jacob Astor, to found trading establishment at the mouth of the Columbia. One party sailed around the Horn in the Tonquin; the other went overland by way of the Missouri and the Columbi... Atahualpa
(Sir James Douglas era) Vessel, attacked by Milbank Sound savages, 1805, 37. ... Atalanta
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Vessel in which Haldimand embarked for England, 309. ... Atalante
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) French frigate, loads stores at Sorel, 243. ... Athabaska
One of the provisional districts formed out of the North-West Territories in 1882; area about 122,000 square miles. Now divided between the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, forming the northern half of each. ... Athabaska Lake
First discovered by Peter Pond, about 1778. Ten years later the first trading post on the lake was built by Roderick McKenzie of the North West Company, and named Fort Chipewyan. It was afterwards moved to the north side of the lake. =Index=: Frobishe... Athabaska Pass
Discovered by David Thompson of the North West Company, in January, 1811. The pass was used thereafter by the traders as a route from the Athabaska to the Columbia. =Index=: (Sir James Douglas era) Discovered by David Thompson, 58. ... Athabaska River
Rises in the watershed range of the Rocky Mountains, close to the head waters of the north branch of the North Saskatchewan, and after a course of 765 miles empties into Athabaska Lake. Discovered by Peter Pond in 1778. =Index=: (Mackenzie / Selkirk /... Atkins D A
(John Graves Simcoe era) Opens school at Napanee, 167. ... Attignaouantans
(Samuel de Champlain era) Huron tribe (the Bears), 88, 91. ... Attigninonghacs
(Samuel de Champlain era) Huron tribe devoted to the French, 92. ... Aube-riviere Francois Louis De Pourroy De L'
Appointed bishop of Quebec, Aug. 16, 1739. Arrived at Quebec, Aug. 12, 1740, and died of fever on the 20th of the same month. =Index=: (Bishop Laval era) Bishop of Quebec, 12. ... Aubere Father Joseph
(Samuel de Champlain era) Jesuit missionary, his labours in Acadia, 236. ...