Bonne Captain De
Born in France, and before coming to Canada served
in the regiment of Conde. At the siege of Quebec, 1759, in command of
the Quebec and Three Rivers militia, and took part in the battle of the
Plains and the battle of Ste. Foy. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) Commands Quebec and
Three Rivers militia, 105. =Bib.=: Doughty, Siege of Quebec.
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(General Brock era) Arrested, 127; discharged, 128. ... Blanshard Richard
Appointed governor of Vancouver Island by Earl Grey; left England, 1849, and reached Victoria in March of the following year by way of Panama. Resigned office in 1850, and in 1851 returned to England. =Index=: (Sir James Douglas era) First governor of... Bleury
(Louis Joseph Papineau era) Joins Papineau party, 78. ... Bliss Daniel 1740-1806 Born In Concord Mass Educated At Harvard
University, Cambridge, graduating in 1774. In 1778 proscribed as a Loyalist, and served with the British army as commissary. At the end of the war, moved to New Brunswick; appointed a member of the provincial Council, and later chief-justice of the Co... Bliss John Murray 1771-1834 Born In Massachusetts Came To New
Brunswick in 1786; called to the bar; and elected to the House of Assembly for the county of York. Appointed to the bench in 1816; became a member of the king's Council; and in 1824 administrator of the province for one year. Subsequently a judge of t... Bliss Jonathan 1742-1822 Born In Springfield Mass Educated At
Harvard University, Cambridge. Emigrated to New Brunswick in 1783. In 1785 elected a member of the provincial Legislature and appointed attorney-general. From 1809 to 1822 chief-justice. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog. ... Blue Archibald 1840- Born In Orford Ontario From 1867 To 1881
engaged in journalism. In 1882 appointed secretary of the Ontario Bureau of Industries, which he organized. Deputy minister of agriculture, 1884, and director of the Bureau of Mines, 1891. Appointed Dominion census commissioner, 1900. =Index=: (George... Bodega Bay
On the coast of California, lat. 38 deg. 18' 20" N., long. 123 deg. 2' 28". =Index=: (Sir James Douglas era) Russian colony there in 1812, 45. ... Boileau Maitre
(Samuel de Champlain era) Lawyer, employed to contest Champlain's will, 265. ... Bolduc Father
(Sir James Douglas era) Jesuit missionary--supposed to be first priest on Vancouver Island, 178; at Whidby Island, 179. ... Bolton Colonel
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Commander at Niagara, lost in foundering of Ontario, 163. ... Bompas William Carpenter 1853-1906 Born In London England
Ordained deacon, 1859; priest, 1865; came to Canada latter year and assigned to the Mackenzie River district. In 1874 consecrated bishop of Athabaska. In 1884 transferred to see of Mackenzie River, and in 1891 to that of Selkirk. Author of a number of... Bonaventure
... Bond William Bennett 1815-1906 Born In Truro England At An Early
age went to Newfoundland. Removed to Quebec, 1840; the same year admitted deacon, and ordained priest, 1841. For some time engaged as a travelling missionary; assistant to the rector of St. George's Church, Montreal, 1848; rector 1862; archdeacon of H... Bonne Captain De
Born in France, and before coming to Canada served in the regiment of Conde. At the siege of Quebec, 1759, in command of the Quebec and Three Rivers militia, and took part in the battle of the Plains and the battle of Ste. Foy. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montc... Bonnecamps Joseph Pierre De 1707-1790 Born In France Entered The
Jesuit order, and came to Canada in 1741, when he was appointed instructor of hydrography at the Seminary of Quebec. Held that position until the fall of Quebec in 1759. In 1765-1766 laboured among the French refugees on the islands of St. Pierre and ... Bonnerme
(Samuel de Champlain era) Physician, accompanied Champlain to Quebec, 41; death of, 46. ... Bonnycastle Sir Richard Henry 1791-1848 Born In England Served In
Canada in 1812, and engaged in the capture of Fort Castine. During the Rebellion of 1837-1838 commanded the engineers in Canada West, and defended Kingston in 1838; knighted for distinguished service, 1837. Afterwards commander of engineers in Newfoun... Bonsecours Chapel Of
(Bishop Laval era) United to parish of Montreal, 176; commenced by Sister Bourgeois, 177; held in high honour, 178. ... Bontemps Captain
(Samuel de Champlain era) Brings out settlers, 252. ... Books
(John Graves Simcoe era) Scarcity of, in Upper Canada, 175. See also Libraries. ... Borden Robert Laird 1854- Born In Grand Pre Nova Scotia Called
to the bar, 1878, and practised at Kentville and Halifax; appointed Q.C., 1890. In 1896 elected for the city and county of Halifax to the Dominion Parliament, and for Carleton County, Ontario, 1905. In 1901 succeeded Sir Charles Tupper as leader of th... Borgia's House
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Wolfe occupies, 189; set on fire by Canadians, 193. ... Boscawen Edward 1711-1761 Born In England Served At Porto Bello
1739-1740; at Cartagena, 1741; and in the West Indies, 1747. Commanded on the North American station between 1755 and 1757, and in 1758 commander-in-chief of the fleet at the siege of Louisbourg. In 1759 defeated the French in Lagos Bay, and in 1760 c... Bossuet Jacques Benigne 1627-1704 Churchman And Orator Bishop Of
Meaux; took a leading part in the Gallican controversy. =Index=: (Bishop Laval era) On poverty and liberty, 123. =Bib.=: Works: Histoire Universelle; Oraisons Funebres. For biog., see Chambers, Biog. Dict. ... Boston
(General Brock era) Flags hung there at half-mast on declaration of war against Great Britain, 208. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Rebellious sentiment comes to head at, 84; Haldimand doubts wisdom of closing the port, 85; dangerous condition of affair... Boston
(Sir James Douglas era) Attacked by natives of Nootka, 1803, and crew murdered, 37. ... Botsford Bliss 1813-1890 Born At Sackville New Brunswick
Educated at King's College, Fredericton; called to the bar, 1838, and practised at Moncton until 1870. A member of the New Brunswick Assembly, with brief intervals, from 1851 to 1870. In 1865 surveyor-general in the Smith ministry, and a member of the...