Canadian History Dictionary Prince Of Wales Island
On the north-west coast of North America.
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St Julien
(Samuel de Champlain era) Spanish vessel, commanded by Champlai...
Riedesel Frederica Charlotte Louisa 1746-1808 Wife Of Baron
Friedrich Adolph Riedesel; born in Bradenburg, Germany. Educate...
Hornwork
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) A strong defence on left bank of St. Cha...
Tallon Major
(General Brock era) In command of 3d Brigade, 247.
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Ste Anne Brotherhood Of
(Bishop Laval era) At Quebec, 101.
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Eau Chevalier D'
(Count Frontenac era) Goes on embassy to Iroquois, 262.
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Priests
(Lord Dorchester era) Introduction of, from France, prohibited,...
Macdonald Sir John Alexander 1815-1891 Joseph Howe Era Attends Charlottetown
Conference, 1864, and proposes union of all the provinces, 178;...
News
Newspaper published at Toronto. Established, 1880. =Index=: (Wi...
Du Bois D'egriseilles Abbe J B
(Bishop Laval era) Devotes his fortune to religious
work at Mo...
Agriculture
Societies for improving the conditions of agriculture
were fou...
Franklin Sir John 1786-1847 Served At Trafalgar In The
Bellerophon. Headed overland expedition of 1819-1822, from York...
Sulpicians
A Canadian order, founded by Jean Jacques Olier, in 1640,
as p...
Stoney Creek Battle Of
Took place on June 5, 1813, when the American
troops, under Ge...
Lemaistre Simon
(Samuel de Champlain era) Director of Company of New France, 17...
Cauchon Joseph Edouard 1816-1885 Educated At The Seminaire De
Quebec; studied law and called to the bar, but turned immediate...
Eustache Sir J R
Born 1795. Educated at St. Peter's College,
Cambridge. Entered...
Fraser Duncan Cameron 1845-1910 Born In New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Educated at Dalhousie University; studied law and called to the...
Bib : Works: Dreamland And Other Poems Tecumseh: A Drama For
biog., see Morgan, Can. Men; MacMurchy, Canadian Literature.
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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 Columbia. =Index=: (Sir James Douglas era)
Their influence upon development of Pacific coast, 4; their first
vessel, the Tonquin, captured by natives and the crew murdered, 1811,
37; the overland expedition, 71. See also Pacific Fur Company;
Tonquin.
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