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Bouchard
(Bishop Laval era) Founder of the Montmorency family, 16.
Botsford Bliss 1813-1890 Born At Sackville New Brunswick
Boucher De Grosbois Et De Boucherville Pierre 1622-1717 Came To
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Bonnycastle Sir Richard Henry 1791-1848 Born In England Served In
Canada in 1812, and engaged in the capture of Fort Castine. During the Rebellion of 1837-1838 commanded the engineers in Canada West, and defended Kingston in 1838; knighted for distinguished service, 1837. Afterwards commander of engineers in Newfoun...
Bonsecours Chapel Of
(Bishop Laval era) United to parish of Montreal, 176; commenced by Sister Bourgeois, 177; held in high honour, 178. ...
Bontemps Captain
(Samuel de Champlain era) Brings out settlers, 252. ...
Books
(John Graves Simcoe era) Scarcity of, in Upper Canada, 175. See also Libraries. ...
Borden Robert Laird 1854- Born In Grand Pre Nova Scotia Called
to the bar, 1878, and practised at Kentville and Halifax; appointed Q.C., 1890. In 1896 elected for the city and county of Halifax to the Dominion Parliament, and for Carleton County, Ontario, 1905. In 1901 succeeded Sir Charles Tupper as leader of th...
Borgia's House
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Wolfe occupies, 189; set on fire by Canadians, 193. ...
Boscawen Edward 1711-1761 Born In England Served At Porto Bello
1739-1740; at Cartagena, 1741; and in the West Indies, 1747. Commanded on the North American station between 1755 and 1757, and in 1758 commander-in-chief of the fleet at the siege of Louisbourg. In 1759 defeated the French in Lagos Bay, and in 1760 c...
Bossuet Jacques Benigne 1627-1704 Churchman And Orator Bishop Of
Meaux; took a leading part in the Gallican controversy. =Index=: (Bishop Laval era) On poverty and liberty, 123. =Bib.=: Works: Histoire Universelle; Oraisons Funebres. For biog., see Chambers, Biog. Dict. ...
Boston
(General Brock era) Flags hung there at half-mast on declaration of war against Great Britain, 208. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Rebellious sentiment comes to head at, 84; Haldimand doubts wisdom of closing the port, 85; dangerous condition of affair...
Boston
(Sir James Douglas era) Attacked by natives of Nootka, 1803, and crew murdered, 37. ...
Botsford Bliss 1813-1890 Born At Sackville New Brunswick
Educated at King's College, Fredericton; called to the bar, 1838, and practised at Moncton until 1870. A member of the New Brunswick Assembly, with brief intervals, from 1851 to 1870. In 1865 surveyor-general in the Smith ministry, and a member of the...
Bouchard
(Bishop Laval era) Founder of the Montmorency family, 16. ...
Boucher De Grosbois Et De Boucherville Pierre 1622-1717 Came To
Canada in 1634 with his father; served as a soldier of the little garrison of Quebec in 1641. Four years later settled at Three Rivers, and having made himself familiar with several Indian languages, employed as interpreter. For nearly a quarter of a ...
Bouchette Captain
(Lord Dorchester era) Conducts Carleton safely to Three Rivers, 113. ...
Bouchette Joseph 1774-1841 Entered The Naval Service 1791 In
command of the forces on Lake Ontario; and served in the Royal Canadian volunteers. In 1813 on active service; and in 1814-1816 in England, where he published his topographical and geographical description of Canada. Employed as surveyor-general in de...
Bouchette Robert Shore Milnes
(Louis Joseph Papineau era) Exiled to Bermuda for his participation in Rebellion of 1837, 138; commissioner of customs, Ottawa, 149; sides with Papineau, 149; arrested as a rebel, 149; his letter to Colonel Dundas, 150-153. ...
Boudon Abbe Henri-marie
(Bishop Laval era) Succeeds Laval as archdeacon of Evreux, 23. ...
Boues Charles De
(Samuel de Champlain era) Vicar-general of Pontoise, contributes to building of Recollet convent, 117; syndic of Canadian missions, 148. ...
Bougainville Louis Antoine Comte De 1729-1811 Born In Paris
Educated for his father's profession of notary; and soon obtained recognition as an advocate in the Parliament of Paris. As a student displayed a remarkable talent for mathematics, and at the age of twenty-two wrote the first volume of a treatise on t...
Boulay Angelique Louise Talon Du
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Wife of Montcalm, 5; her grief at his departure for Canada, 8. ...
Boulduc
(Count Frontenac era) Prosecutor of Prevote, dismissed, 138. ...
Boulle Eustache
(Samuel de Champlain era) Brother-in-law of Champlain, 134, 145; appointed by Champlain as his lieutenant, 155; returns to France, 209; converted to Roman Catholicism, receives bequest from his sister, 267. ...