Beauharnois Francois De 1665-1746 Born In France Became
intendant of New France in 1702 and held the position until 1705. In 1707 granted the barony of Beauville. Appointed intendant de l'armee navale, 1706; intendant of marines, 1710; intendant generale des armees navales, 1739. =Bib.=: Roy, Intendants de... Beaumont
A village in Bellechasse County, on the St. Lawrence. ... Beauport
A village two miles below Quebec. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) Defended by entrenched camp, 80; headquarters of intendant and commissary of stores, 88; hasty abandonment of camp at, with all its stores, 228. ... Beaupre Seigniory Of
(Bishop Laval era) Acquired for Seminary of Quebec, 58; chapels and churches erected to Ste. Anne at, 101, 102; pilgrimages to, 102, 103. ... Beausejour
A fort built by the French in 1750-1751, on Chignecto Bay, three miles from the British Fort Lawrence. A little tidal stream, the Missaguash, ran between--nominally marking the dividing line between British and French territory. The fort was captured ... Beaver
(Sir James Douglas era) First steamship on the Pacific, 1835, 47; carries party to build Fort Camosun (Victoria), 178; north to Forts Taku and McLoughlin, 178; returns to Victoria, 179; to Fort Vancouver, 180; history of ship, 180-181. =Bib.=: McCain,... Beaver Club
Founded in Montreal in 1775 by the partners of the North West Company. It opened with nineteen members, and at one time the registry showed ninety-three members, with eleven honorary members. Among them were such famous fur traders and explorers as Al... Beaver Dam Battle Of
In War of 1812. FitzGibbon commanded a detachment of the 49th Regiment, with several hundred Indians. Boerstler, with a party of 600 men, advanced from Fort George by way of Queenston to surprise him, but was ambushed by a body of Indians. FitzGibbon... Beckwith John A
(Tilley era) Confederate candidate in York, 108. ... Becquet Romain
(Bishop Laval era) Clerk of Ecclesiastical Court, arrested, 163. ... Bedard Dr William
(Tilley era) Life-long friend of Sir Leonard Tilley, 145. ... Bedard Elzear
For some years a member of the Assembly of Lower Canada. Moved the celebrated Ninety-Two Resolutions, 1837. Puisne judge of the Court of Queen's Bench, 1837; suspended, but afterwards reinstated. Died, 1849. =Index=: (Louis Joseph Papineau era) Moves ... Bedard Pierre Stanislas 1762-1829 Educated At The Seminary Of
Quebec; studied law, and appointed advocate, 1790. Elected for Northumberland to the first Legislature of Lower Canada, 1792. In 1806, with a number of other French-Canadians in the Assembly, founded Le Canadien, to represent the views of the popular ... Beer Henry 1835-1886 Born In Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
Elected to the Assembly, 1870; a member of the ministry, 1872; Speaker of the Assembly, 1877; mayor of Charlottetown, 1885-1886. ... Begbie Sir Matthew Baillie 1819-1894 Educated At Cambridge And
called to the English bar in 1844. Judge of the colony of British Columbia and judge of the Vice-admiralty Court, 1858-1870. Chief-justice of British Columbia, 1870-1894, and also judge of the Admiralty district of British Columbia, 1891-1894. Knighte...

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