Fremin Father Jacques
(Samuel de Champlain era) Jesuit, put in charge of Richibucto
mission, 235.
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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... Fredericton
Capital of New Brunswick. Situated on the west bank of the St. John River. Founded by Sir Guy Carleton in 1785, and named by him after the Duke of York. =Index=: (Wilmot era) Popular demonstration at, 46; education in, 85-86. (Tilley era) Abandonment ... Fredin Jean
(Bishop Laval era) House of charity established by, 245. ... Free Trade
(George Brown Era) Its effect on Canadian invasion, 15, 31-32; recommended by Reform convention of 1857, 217; advocated by George Brown, 47, 233. (Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Peel's measure (1846) kills Canadian industries, 43-44; Cartier's views on, ... Freeman
Newspaper published at St. John, New Brunswick. =Index=: (Tilley era) Edited by T. W. Anglin, 85. ... Freemason's Hall Niagara
(John Graves Simcoe era) First session of Upper Canada Legislature held in, 83, 96; church services held in, 159. ... Fremin Father Jacques
(Samuel de Champlain era) Jesuit, put in charge of Richibucto mission, 235. ... French Colonization
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Principle of, 17; Parkman on, 19. ... French Language
(Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Imperial Parliament repeals clause of Union Act making English the sole official language, 287; Elgin reads speech from the throne in French as well as English, 287. ... French Priests
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Attempts to introduce, 181, 187. ... French Revolution
(Lord Dorchester era) Its effect in the United States, 272, 273; principles of, disseminated in Lower Canada, 279. (Lord Sydenham era) Effects of, in Britain, 11. ... French-canadians
(Bishop Laval era) Aubert's description of, 118, 119; habits and customs, 120-124. (Lord Sydenham era) Tenacious of their legal institutions, 69; become disaffected, 70; inconsistency of British policy regarding, 71; Constitutional Act increases their... Frobisher Benjamin
A partner of the North West Company. =Index=: (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Petition to Haldimand, 261. =Bib.=: See the memorials of Benjamin Frobisher and Joseph Frobisher, his brother, on the western fur trade, in Archives Report, 1890, and particul... Frobisher Benjamin
Probably, according to Masson, a son of Joseph Frobisher. Entered service of North West Company, about 1798. Mentioned as clerk of that Company, in 1804 and 1805, and took a violent part in the troubles between the North West and Hudson's Bay Companie... Frobisher Joseph
A partner of the North West Company. Member of the fur-trading firm of McTavish, Frobisher and Company. Built a fort on Red River, and penetrated to the Churchill River, 1774, where, at Frog Portage, he built a post. Gave the name of English River to ... Frobisher Sir Martin 1535?-1594 Navigator Made Three Voyages To
America in search of the North-West Passage, 1576, 1577, and 1578. Vice-admiral in Drake's expedition to West Indies, 1586; led one of the squadrons against the Spanish Armada; took part in Hawkins's expedition, 1590. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog. ... Frobisher Thomas 1744-1788 Partner Of The North West Company With
Joseph Frobisher, Alexander Henry, and Peter Pond, in the North-West, 1775. In that year, explored the Churchill River as far as Isle a la Crosse Lake. =Index=: (Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Builds trading-post at Sturgeon Lake, 1772, 4. =Bib.=:...