Saco River
(Count Frontenac era) Fort built at falls of, 329.
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Ryerson Colonel Joseph
(Egerton Ryerson era) Father of Egerton Ryerson, a United Empire Loyalist, serves as an officer in Prince of Wales Regiment of New Jersey, in American Revolution, native of New Jersey, emigrates to New Brunswick and marries there a Miss Stickney, foll... Ryerson Egerton 1803-1882 Egerton Ryerson Era Born March 24 1803 Near Village Of
Vittoria, Upper Canada, 1; parentage, 1; his father a United Empire Loyalist, 1; his mother's influence, 2; his early life on the farm, 3; school days, 4; hard study brings on brain fever, 5; enters Methodist ministry, 5, 15; moral development, 5-9; e... Ryerson George
(Egerton Ryerson era) Joins Methodists, and sent as missionary to the Indians, 18; appears before British parliamentary committee, 75, 136. (General Brock era) Carries news of victory at Detroit to Talbot Settlement, 259. ... Ryerson John 1800-1878 Born In Norfolk Ontario Educated At The
public schools. In 1818 became a Wesleyan preacher, and active for many years in the establishment of missionary and other institutions of the Methodist-Episcopal Church. In 1854 sent by the Canadian Conference of that church on a visit to the mission... Ryerson William
(Egerton Ryerson era) His brother, Egerton, takes his place in the Methodist ministry for a year, 15; describes Egerton's Indian school, 24-25; closely associated with Egerton in Methodist Conference, etc., 281. ... Ryland Herman W
(General Brock era) Private secretary to Lieutenant-Governor Milnes, 47; unfriendly to French-Canadians and Roman Catholics, 48, 86; his violent language, 92; his mission to London, 129; his recommendations not adopted, 146; mission a failure, 147; Jo... Rymal Jacob
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Aids Mackenzie's escape, 390. ... Rynd
(John Graves Simcoe era) Simcoe's account of death of, 34. ... Ryswick Treaty Of
Concluded in 1697; brought peace between Great Britain and France. Provided for the mutual restoration of all places taken by either party during the war; the appointment of commissioners to determine their respective rights in Hudson Bay; formally re... Sable Island
Off the coast of Nova Scotia. It was known from about the beginning of the sixteenth century as Santa Cruz, and so appears on Reinel's map of 1505, and on the Cabot mappemonde of 1544. First appears under its present name on a map of Joannes Freire, d... Sackville George Sackville Germain First Viscount 1716-1785
Served with distinction at Fontenoy, 1745; major-general, 1755; lieutenant-general of the ordnance, 1757; second in command of St. Malo expedition, 1758; dismissed from the service for gross incompetence at Minden, 1760; secretary of state for colonie... Saco River
(Count Frontenac era) Fort built at falls of, 329. ... Sagard-theodat Gabriel
(Count Frontenac era) Recollet, on bad examples shown by colonists to Indians, 14. (Bishop Laval era) Missionary labours of, 3. (Samuel de Champlain era) Recollet friar, 139; sails for France, 141; arrives and proceeds to Huron country, 149; recalled ... Saguenay River
One of the principal tributaries of the St. Lawrence. Rises at the head waters of the Peribonka in lat. 52 deg. N. and long. 71 deg. 10' W., and joins the St. Lawrence after a course of 405 miles. It was discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1535. Its orig... Salaberry Charles Michel D'irumberry De 1778-1829 Born At
Beauport, near Quebec. Entered the British army; served for eleven years under General Robert Prescott; and in 1794 took part in the capture of Martinique. In 1809 served in Ireland; and in 1810 took part in the Walcheren expedition. In 1811 major and... Salaberry Colonel De
(Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Comes to Kingston to solicit office of provincial aide-de-camp, 172; La Fontaine's opposition to appointment, 173. ... Salaries Civil
(John Graves Simcoe era) In Upper Canada, 177. ... Salmon Falls
(Bishop Laval era) Hamlet, destruction of, 229. (Count Frontenac era) Massacre of, 251. ... Salmon River
(Bishop Laval era) La Barre's expedition encamps at, 184. ... Salt
(John Graves Simcoe era) Production of, in Upper Canada, 115. ... Samos
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Battery at, captured, 182. ... San Juan Boundary
Dispute arose between the United States and Great Britain out of a difference of opinion as to the meaning of the phrase "middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver Island" in the treaty of 1846, and by which the rightful posse...