Attignaouantans
(Samuel de Champlain era) Huron tribe (the Bears), 88, 91.
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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. ... Aubert De Gaspe Philippe 1786-1871 French-canadian Writer
... Aubert De La Chesnaye Charles 1630-1702 Born At Amiens Came To
Canada, 1655. Chief clerk of the Compagnie des Indes Occidentales, 1665. Engaged in the fur-trade at Cataraqui, 1674. In 1677 obtained a grant of Ile Dupas. In 1679 made a visit to Paris, and in 1683 back again at Cataraqui. In 1696 prepared an import... Aubert De La Chesnaye Jacques
(Count Frontenac era) Trader, La Barre's dealings with, 175. ... Aubert Joseph
(Samuel de Champlain era) Director of the Company of New France, 170. ... Aubry
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Force gathered by, and Ligneris, dispersed, 146. ... Aubry
(Samuel de Champlain era) Priest of De Monts's expedition, at Ste. Croix, 25. ... Auckland George Eden Earl Of 1784-4849 Index : Lord Sydenham Era President Of
board of trade, when Poulett Thomson was vice-president, 26. ...