Carleton Thomas 1736-1817 Served With Wolfe In 1755
quartermaster-general of the army in Canada, 1775; wounded in the naval
battle on Lake Champlain, 1776. Appointed first lieutenant-governor of
New Brunswick, 1784. Returned to England in 1803; the colony was
governed by administrators until 1817, when General Smyth was appointed
governor. =Index=: (Lord Dorchester era) Nephew of Lord Dorchester, 249;
lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, 249. (Wilmot era) First governor of New
Brunswick, 5; his Council, 5; opposes reforms in government, 13; grants
charter to Fredericton Academy, 86. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Devastates country bordering on
Lake Champlain, 149; his expedient for obtaining rebel letters, 194; his
connection with the Du Calvet case, 280, 281. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog.;
Bradley, The Making of Canada.
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Cap Du Ciel
(Samuel de Champlain era) French vessel seized by English, 222. ... Cap Rouge
On the St. Lawrence, above Quebec. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) Vaudreuil orders posting of two hundred men at, 162; Bougainville's headquarters at, 163; difficulty of crossing the river, 248. ... Cape Breton
An island at the eastern extremity of Nova Scotia, now forming part of that province. Discovered by John Cabot in 1497. First settlement made by the French in 1712. Town of Louisbourg built and strongly fortified. It was captured by Pepperrell and War... Cape Diamond Quebec
(Samuel de Champlain era) Fortified, 157. ... Cape St Vincent
(General Brock era) British naval victory of, 10. ... Car Brigade
(General Brock era) Formed, 196. ... Carden Major
(Lord Dorchester era) Killed in dispersing Ethan Allen's force, 99. ... Cardinal Joseph
(Louis Joseph Papineau era) At meeting of Constitutional Committee, 1834, 88. ... Carey
(Lord Sydenham era) Made deputy inspector-general, 333. ... Carheil Etienne De
A Breton, of noble birth. Came to Canada as a Jesuit missionary in 1666. After two years spent at Quebec, left in 1668 for his mission among the Cayugas. Spent a number of years there in a zealous but largely fruitless effort to convert the Indians to... Cariboo Gold-fields
(Sir James Douglas era) History of, 284-289. ... Carignan-salieres
The first regiment of regular troops sent to America from France. Raised in Savoy by the Prince of Carignan in 1644; employed for some years in the service of the king of France, and after the peace of the Pyrenees, was regularly incorporated in the F... Carillon Fort
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Repulse of British forces at, 18-21. (Wolfe / Montcalm era) The fort defended by Montcalm with De Levis and Bourlamaque, 54-55; attacked by the British under Abercromby, 55-60; failure of the attack, 60-61; Bourlamaque ev... Carion Philippe De
(Bishop Laval era) Lays second foundation stone of church at Montreal, 88. (Count Frontenac era) Officer at Montreal, refuses to recognize Frontenac's order for arrest of coureurs de bois, 91. ... Carleton Christopher
(Lord Dorchester era) Father of Guy Carleton, 29; his widow marries Rev. Thomas Skelton, 29. ... Carleton Island
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Indians of, 148; projects of Americans against, 150; reinforcements sent to, 153; depot for stores established at, great cost of transporting provisions to, 184. ... Carleton Lady Maria
(Lord Dorchester era) Gains social popularity at Quebec, 162; lives to great age, 308; her extreme hauteur, 309. ... Carleton Sir Guy
See Dorchester. ... Carleton Thomas 1736-1817 Served With Wolfe In 1755
quartermaster-general of the army in Canada, 1775; wounded in the naval battle on Lake Champlain, 1776. Appointed first lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, 1784. Returned to England in 1803; the colony was governed by administrators until 1817, when... Carling Sir John 1828- Represented Town Of London In Legislative
Assembly, 1857-1867; and continued to sit for the same constituency in the Dominion Parliament. Appointed receiver-general in Cartier-Macdonald ministry, 1862; and commissioner of agriculture and public works in Ontario government, 1867. Entered feder... Carlton House
Two forts of this name were founded by the Hudson's Bay Company. One stood on the banks of the Saskatchewan, above the forks; the other on the upper waters of the Assiniboine. Both were established about the end of the eighteenth century. =Index=: (Ma... Carnarvon Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert Fourth Earl Of 1831-1890
Colonial secretary, 1866-1867, and as such introduced the British North America Act; colonial secretary again, 1874-1878; chairman of Colonial Defence Commission, 1879-1882. Joined Imperial Federation League, 1884. ... Caroline
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Steamboat, goes over Niagara Falls, 419; cutting out of, 420; merits of act, 421; international complications, 423. =Bib.=: Drew and Wood, The Burning of the Caroline; Dent, Upper Canadian Rebellion. ... Caroline Almanac
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Mackenzie publishes, 459. ... Caron Rene Edouard 1800-1876 Born In The Parish Of Ste Anne
Lower Canada. Educated at the Seminary of Quebec and at St. Pierre College; studied law and called to the bar of Lower Canada, 1826. Mayor of Quebec, 1833-1837; sat in Assembly, 1834-1836; appointed a member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada ... Caron Sir Joseph Philippe Rene Adolphe 1843-1908 Born In Quebec
Studied law; entered public life in 1873 as member of Dominion House for Quebec County; elected for Rimouski, 1891. Minister of militia and defence, 1880-1892; postmaster-general, 1892. =Bib.=: Morgan, Can. Men; Dent, Can. Por. ... Carondelet
(John Graves Simcoe era) Spanish governor of Louisiana, his proposition to Simcoe to assist in repelling expected French invasion, 134-136. ... Carroll Charles 1737-1832 Represented Maryland In The Congress At
Philadelphia, 1776, and signed the Declaration of Independence. Afterwards elected to the Senate of Maryland and the federal Senate. ... Carte D'amerique Divisee En Ses Principaux Pays Par M L'abbe
Clouet, de l'Academie Royal de Rouen. Illustrated, 1782. Print from Plate. ... Carter Sir Frederic Bowker Terrington 1819-1900 Born At St
John's, Newfoundland. Studied law and called to the bar of Newfoundland, 1842; appointed Q. C., 1859. Member of the Legislative Assembly, 1855-1878; Speaker, 1861-1865; premier, 1865-1870 and 1874-1878; knighted, 1878; chief-justice of Newfoundland, 1... Carter Sir James 1805-1878 Born In England Educated At Cambridge
called to the bar, 1832. In 1834 a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick, and in 1851 chief-justice of the province, retiring on a pension in 1865. In 1859 knighted. Spent the latter part of his life in England. =Index=: (Wilmot era) Appo... Cartier And His Time
Minutes of the Executive Council, correspondence, registers, indexes, etc., Serie E. Despatches to and from Colonial Office, Serie G. Provincial Secretary's Correspondence, Serie S. Original Blue Books, Serie E. Correspondence of the Governor-General... Cartier Jacques 1491-1557 In 1534 Sailing Out Of St Malo Made
his first voyage to the New World, entering the Gulf of St. Lawrence by way of the Straits of Belle Isle, landing on the Gaspe shore, and coasting around the eastern end of Anticosti. Returned to France. The following year again sailed to the gulf, an... Cartier Sir Georges Etienne 1814-1873 Sir John A Macdonald Era Associated With
Macdonald in MacNab-Tache ministry, 75; forms administration, 86-88; member of mission to England to confer with British government on Confederation, defence, reciprocity, etc., 120; acquisition of North-West Territories, 156-157; supports demand of R... Cartwright J S
(Lord Sydenham era) Opposes union of provinces in Upper Canada Assembly, 207, 211. ... Cartwright Rev Richard
(Lord Sydenham era) Assists in funeral service of Lord Sydenham, 344. ...