New Orleans
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Haldimand's enquiries regarding, 64; embassy to, 73;
dissatisfaction at, 77; Haldimand's visit to, 78; Spaniards send troops
to, 80, 81.
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(Samuel de Champlain era) Brings out settlers, 252. ... Neuchatel Canton Of
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Haldimand born in, 3. ... Neutral Nation
An Iroquoian tribe, occupying the north shore of Lake Erie. First visited by the Jesuit Fathers, Brebeuf and Chaumonot, in 1640, who described them as ferocious and extremely superstitious. Despite all efforts, the attempted mission had to be abandone... New Brunswick
The gulf coast of the province was discovered by Cartier in 1534; first settlement made by De Monts and Champlain, on St. Croix Island, near the entrance to the Bay of Fundy, in 1604. The same year they discovered and named the St. John River, at the ... New Brunswick College Of
(Wilmot era) Early history of, 10. See also New Brunswick, University of; King's College (New Brunswick). ... New Brunswick Land Company
(Wilmot era) Involved in crown lands dispute, 26, 29, 36. ... New Brunswick University Of
(Wilmot era) Established as provincial university, 1859, 51; formerly King's College, previous history, 86; part of Madras school property handed over to, 88. (Tilley era) History of, 48-49. See also New Brunswick, College of; King's College (New Bru... New Caledonia
(Sir James Douglas era) Traversed by Mackenzie, 56; origin of name, 56; extent of district, 56; so named about 1806, 59; described, 97; furs and other products of the district, 99. =Bib.=: Bancroft, History of the North-West Coast; Morice, Northern In... New Company
(Count Frontenac era) Name given to trading Company formed by inhabitants of Canada in 1645, 36. ... New France
Name given to the French possessions in North America, otherwise known as Canada and Acadia. First discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1534. First settlement made in Acadia by De Monts, in 1604; and in Canada, by Champlain, in 1608. =Index=: (Lord Elgin ... New Langley
(Sir James Douglas era) Or Derby, proposed as capital of British Columbia, 246. ... New Ontario
Includes that part of the province known as northern and north-western Ontario, lying west of the Upper Ottawa River and its tributary lakes north of Lake Huron and Lake Superior, and extending to the eastern boundary of the province of Manitoba on th... New Orleans
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Haldimand's enquiries regarding, 64; embassy to, 73; dissatisfaction at, 77; Haldimand's visit to, 78; Spaniards send troops to, 80, 81. ... New Westminster
A city of British Columbia, founded by Colonel R. C. Moody in 1859, and first named Queensborough. The present name was given by Queen Victoria the same year, when the new town was selected as the capital of British Columbia. It was incorporated in 18... New York City
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Haldimand in command at, 1, 87, 90, 91, 96, 121; Amherst in command at, 41; Gage in command at, 53; influenced by outbreak of violence at Boston, 86; rioting in, 91, 95; Lord North burnt in effigy at, 97; Haldimand's depa... New York State
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Proposal to build Florida barracks there, 79; slow in joining revolt, 98, 101; Vermont's dispute with, 198, 203, 209, 215, 217; Indians migrate from, 258. (Count Frontenac era) British colony, plan for conquest of, 231. ... Newark
See Niagara. ... Newcastle Henry Pelham Tiennes Pelham Clinton Duke Of 1811-1864
Entered Parliament, 1832; chief secretary for Ireland, 1846; and secretary for war and the colonies, 1852-1854; secretary for war in 1854-1855; colonial secretary, 1859-1864; visited Canada in 1860, with the Prince of Wales, afterwards Edward VII. =In... Newfoundland
Discovered by Cabot in 1497. Sir Humphrey Gilbert established a short-lived colony on the island in 1583. Another attempt was made in 1610, by the Company of London. A more successful effort at colonization was that of Lord Baltimore in 1621. For a ti... News
Newspaper published at Toronto. Established, 1880. =Index=: (William Lyon Mackenzie era) Urges monument to Mackenzie, 521. ... Newspapers
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Postage on, 93, 103, 106; their tributes to Mackenzie, 509-523. See also under names of individual newspapers. ... Niagara
Entree de la Riviere Niagara, dans le fond du Lac Ontario ou est marque la maison a Machicoulis et le fort proposee, 21 Juin 1726; fait a Niagara le Juin 21, 1726. Chaussegros de Lery. Coloured MS. Original in the Depot des Fortifications a Paris. Pla... Niagara Newark Settled By Loyalists About 1782 Selected By
Simcoe ten years later as the capital of Upper Canada, and named by him Newark. The first Legislature of the province met there in 1792. The first public library in the province established in 1800. =Index=: (General Brock era) First seat of governmen... Niagara Falls
First described from actual observation by Father Hennepin, in the narrative of his journey of 1678. The falls are indicated on Champlain's map of 1632, and are briefly mentioned in Ragueneau's Relation des Hurons, 1648. The name is of Iroquois origin...