Franchere Gabriel 1786-1856 Born At Montreal Joined The Pacific
Fur Company, organized by John Jacob Astor, and sailed from New York for
the mouth of the Columbia, 1810. Returned overland, reaching Montreal in
September, 1814. Continuing in the fur trade, established at Sault Ste.
Marie in 1834; and later in New York. =Bib.=: Relation d'un Voyage a la
Cote du Nord-Ouest de l'Amerique Septentrionale, trans. by J. V.
Huntington. For biog., see Morice, Dict.; Bibaud, Pan. Can.
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Fort Wayne
(General Brock era) Expedition to, under Captain Muir, 274, 275. ... Fort William
At mouth of Kaministiquia River, Lake Superior. =Index=: (Sir James Douglas era) Headquarters of North West Company, 59. (Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Replaces Grand Portage, 13; named after William MacGillivray, 100; Selkirk at, with the De Meu... Fort William Henry
On Lake George. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) Siege and destruction of, 37, 42-46; ensuing massacre, 47-52. =Bib.=: Parkman, Montcalm and Wolfe. ... Fort Yale
(Sir James Douglas era) Founded in 1848, by the Hudson's Bay Company, on Fraser River, 186. ... Fort Yukon
Built by Alexander Hunter Murray of the Hudson's Bay Company, at the mouth of Porcupine River in 1847. John Bell had descended the Porcupine to its mouth in 1844. Although Fort Yukon was on Russian territory, the Company maintained it until the sale o... Forts
See also Carillon, Chambly, Crown Point, Frontenac, Kaministiquia, Miami, Michilimackinac, Niagara, St. Johns, Sorel, Three Rivers, Ticonderoga, Western Forts. ... Foster Captain
(Lord Dorchester era) Captures American post at Cedars, 142; gives up his prisoners under agreement with Arnold, 143. ... Foster George Eulas 1847- Born In Carleton County New Brunswick
Entered political life as member for King's County, New Brunswick, in the Dominion House of Commons, 1882; minister of marine and fisheries, 1885; minister of finance, 1888-1896. Elected for York, New Brunswick, 1896; and for Toronto North, 1904. =Ind... Foster S K
(Tilley era) Candidate for St. John, New Brunswick, defeated, 25. ... Fothergill Charles
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Attacks Mackenzie in Upper Canada Gazette, 38; accuses Mackenzie of disloyalty, 99; moves to pay Mackenzie for report of debates, 102, 103; dismissed from position of king's printer, 110. =Bib.=: Dent, Upper Canadian Rebel... Foucher Jean
(Samuel de Champlain era) Chief farmer at Cap Tourmente, informs Champlain of destruction of establishment at Tadoussac, 176. ... Fouez
See St. Maurice River. ... Fournier Telesphore 1824-1896 Studied Law And Called To The Bar
1846; one of principal editorial writers on Le National; elected to the House of Commons for Bellechasse, 1870; minister of inland revenue, in Mackenzie government, 1873; minister of justice, 1874; postmaster-general, 1875. Appointed judge of Supreme ... Fox Charles James 1749-1806 British Statesman Index : Lord Dorchester Era
Thought Quebec Act should have been introduced in Commons, 66; discusses Constitutional Act in House of Commons, 265. S Discusses Constitutional Bill in House of Commons, 9. (General Brock era) Death of, 80. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog.; Russell, Life of ... France
(Count Frontenac era) Condition of, in 1675-1676, 150, 151. (Lord Dorchester era) Declares war against Britain, 271; anger in, on conclusion of Jay Treaty, 287; refugees from, permitted to enter Canada, 289; some dangerous characters arrive from, 289;... Franchere Gabriel 1786-1856 Born At Montreal Joined The Pacific
Fur Company, organized by John Jacob Astor, and sailed from New York for the mouth of the Columbia, 1810. Returned overland, reaching Montreal in September, 1814. Continuing in the fur trade, established at Sault Ste. Marie in 1834; and later in New Y... Franchise Act 1885
(Sir John A Macdonald era) Its terms, 258-259; fiercely opposed by Liberals, 259-260; repealed by Laurier administration, 260. =Bib.=: Pope, Memoirs of Sir John A. Macdonald; Willison, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Liberal Party. ... Francois Xavier Saint
(Bishop Laval era) Patron saint of Canada, 87. ... Franklin Benjamin 1706-1790 American Statesman And Philosopher
... Franklin Michael
Born in England. Came to Halifax, 1752. Elected to the Assembly, 1759; appointed to the Council, 1762; lieutenant-governor, 1766. Organized the militia of the province, 1776-1777: largely instrumental in securing the peace of Nova Scotia during the R... Franklin Sir John 1786-1847 Served At Trafalgar In The
Bellerophon. Headed overland expedition of 1819-1822, from York Factory by way of Great Slave Lake, to the mouth of the Coppermine, and the Arctic coast; and second expedition, 1825-1827, in which he continued his explorations of the northern coast of... Fraser
(Lord Dorchester era) Appointed judge, 183. ... Fraser Captain
(Lord Dorchester era) His connection with the Walker case, 19, 36, 38. ... Fraser Captain Malcolm
(Lord Dorchester era) Of Royal Emigrants, 112, 124; with Laws on rear attack on Arnold, 130; in charge at Three Rivers, 144; repulses Thompson's attack, 145. (Sir James Douglas era) Grandfather of Dr. John McLoughlin, 94; brings Highland Regiment to C... Fraser Duncan Cameron 1845-1910 Born In New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Educated at Dalhousie University; studied law and called to the bar of Nova Scotia, 1873. Appointed to the Legislative Council, 1878, but resigned same year to run for the Assembly. Again called to the Legislative and Executive Councils, 1888. Sat in ... Fraser John James
(Tilley era) Opposition candidate in York County, 86; opposes Confederation, 87; afterwards governor of New Brunswick, 87; defeated in York, 108. =Bib.=: Hannay, History of New Brunswick. ... Fraser River
Rises in Rocky Mountains, and flows into Strait of Georgia. Its upper waters discovered by Alexander Mackenzie, 1793; and first explored down to its mouth by Simon Fraser, 1808. The total length of the river is 695 miles. =Index=: (Sir James Douglas e... Fraser Simon 1776?-1862 Brought To Canada As A Child From New York
state, his widowed mother settling near Cornwall. Joined the North West Company in 1792, and ten years later became a bourgeois or partner. Served for a time at Grand Portage, and sent to the Athabaska district; in 1805, when the Company decided to ca... Fraser's Highlanders
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Captain of, replies to French sentries in French, 180. =Bib.=: Kelly, The Fighting Frasers of the Forty-Five and Quebec. ... Frechette Louis 1839-1908 Practised Law And Then Journalism
Represented Levis in the House of Commons, 1874-1878. Chiefly known as a poet. Two of his poems were crowned by the French Academy, 1880, and he was granted the first Montyon prize. =Index=: (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) His poem on Du Calvet, 292. =B...