Maizerets Louis Ange De
(Bishop Laval era) Comes to Canada, 41; director of the
Seminary, 55; transfers his personal income to Seminary, 56; made
archdeacon of chapter of Quebec, 197; administers diocese, with
Glandelet, in absence of Laval, 243.
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Madison James 1751-1836 Fourth President Of The United States
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(Count Frontenac era) Abenaquis chief, 329. ... Madras Schools
(Wilmot era) Founded by Joseph Lancaster, 86; the system described, 86-87; established in New Brunswick, 87. (Tilley era) At Gagetown, 5; system popular, 5. ... Magdalen Islands
In Gulf of St. Lawrence. Uncertain who first discovered the group. They were known for many years as the Isles Ramees, or Ramea. This name first appears in narratives of voyages to the Gulf in 1590-1597, in Hakluyt. Champlain applied the present name ... Magistrates
(Lord Dorchester era) Poor character and scandalous methods of many of them, 52; some of them most worthy men, 55. ... Magnan Pierre
(Samuel de Champlain era) Goes on embassy to Iroquois, 163; is murdered, 164. ... Maguaga
(General Brock era) Americans successful in skirmish at, 238-243. ... Mahicanaticouche
(Samuel de Champlain era) Montagnais chief, 139, 163; found to have been guilty of murder, 165. ... Mail
Newspaper published at Niagara. =Index=: (George Brown Era) Ridicules Globe's proposal for annexation of North-West Territories, 217-218. ... Maillard Antoine Simon
Missionary to the Indians and French of Acadia and Cape Breton, 1734. Vicar-general at Louisbourg for several years. Invited by the governor of Nova Scotia to settle at Halifax, 1759. At first opposed British supremacy, but afterwards a strong suppor... Mair Charles 1840- Born In Lanark Ontario Educated At Queen's
University, Kingston. Paymaster for the Dominion government at Fort Garry, 1868; captured by the rebels in Riel's first rising, 1869; condemned to death, but escaped. In the second rising, 1885, served as quartermaster of the Governor-General's Body G... Maisonneuve Paul De Chomedy Sieur De
In this "devout and valiant gentleman," as Parkman says, lived again the spirit of Godfrey de Bouillon, leader of the first Crusade. He had seen much service in European wars, before the opportunity came to consecrate his sword to the church in Canad... Maitland Sir Peregrine 1777-1854 Born In Hampshire England
Entered the army, 1792. Served in Flanders, 1794-1798; in Spain, 1809 and 1812; promoted major-general, 1814; took part in the battle of Waterloo and made K.C.B for his services. Lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, 1818-1828; and lieutenant-governor ... Maizerets Louis Ange De
(Bishop Laval era) Comes to Canada, 41; director of the Seminary, 55; transfers his personal income to Seminary, 56; made archdeacon of chapter of Quebec, 197; administers diocese, with Glandelet, in absence of Laval, 243. ... Malartic Anne Joseph Hyppolite Count De 1730-1800 Born In France
In 1745 entered the army; and in 1749 came to Quebec as assistant major. In 1756 served under Montcalm, and took part in all his campaigns; bore a conspicuous part in the siege of Quebec, 1759-1760, and severely wounded at the battle of Ste. Foy; serv... Malaspina
(Lord Dorchester era) In search for Strait of Anian, 26. ... Malot Louis
(Samuel de Champlain era) Jesuit, drowned, 200. ... Mance Jeanne 1606-1673 Born At Nogent-le-roi Infected With The
prevailing enthusiasm for missionary work in Canada, and in 1640 journeyed to Rochelle, intending to embark for the New World. At Rochelle met Dauversiere and others interested in the project of a missionary settlement at Montreal, and determined to t... Manchester
In England. =Index=: (Lord Sydenham era) Poulett Thomson elected for, 31; his free trade views find support in, 36; great dinner to Thomson in, 37. ... Manet Jean
(Samuel de Champlain era) Interpreter, 144. ... Manitoba
Area, 73,956 square miles. The province was created in 1870, the old Red River Settlement, founded by Lord Selkirk, forming the nucleus. The name is a contraction of the Cree word Manitowaban. La Verendrye and his sons were the first white men to set ... Manson Donald
Engaged in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company, west of the Rocky Mountains. Led three brigades from the Columbia to Langley on the Fraser, 1848. Appointed a justice of the peace. =Index=: (Sir James Douglas era) At Fort McLoughlin, 117; establish... Mantet Nicholas D'ailleboust Sieur De 1663-1709 In 1689 Defeated
the Iroquois at the Lake of the Two Mountains; and in 1690 led an expedition against Schenectady. Killed during an attack on Fort St. Anne, Hudson Bay. =Index=: (Count Frontenac era) One of the leaders of war party against Schenectady, 235. =Bib.=: Pa... Map Of Major Pond's Discoveries 1785 Ms
... Map Of The Country Between The Great Lakes And The Mississippi April
11, 1777. MS. ... Map Of Part Of Canada From Bay De La Val And Island Of Barnaby In The
River St. Lawrence to the Lakes Huron and Erie. For the use of H. M. Secretary of State, Quebec, Oct. I, 1790. Samuel Holland, Surveyor-General, John Collins, D.S.G. ...