Chouart Dit Des Groseilliers Medard
Born in France about 1621.
Came to Canada, 1642. After serving the Jesuits for some years as a
donne, or lay helper, engaged in the fur trade, and with his
brother-in-law Radisson (q.v.) made extensive explorations in the West
and North, 1659-1663. With Radisson afterwards went to England and was
instrumental in establishing the Hudson's Bay Company, and laying the
foundations of its gigantic fur trading monopoly on the shores of Hudson
Bay. =Bib.=: Dionne, Chouart et Radisson (R. S. C., 1893); Sulte,
Radisson in the North-West (R. S. C., 1904); Sulte, Decouverte du
Mississippi (R. S. C., 1903); Bryce, Hudson's Bay Company; Laut,
Pathfinders of the West and Conquest of the Great North-West.
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Chaussegros De Lery Gaspard 1682-1756 Sent To Canada In 1716 To
superintend the fortifications of Quebec, Montreal, and other places in the colony. Prepared a plan of the cathedral at Quebec in 1725; and of the fortifications at Quebec in 1730. Mentioned as having been at Fort St. Frederic in 1742; made a plan of ... Chaussegros De Lery Gaspard-joseph
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(Lord Sydenham era) Sergeant-at-arms of Legislative Assembly, 334. ... Chittenden Thomas 1730-1797 First Governor Of Vermont 1778-1797
... Choiseul Etienne-francois Duc De 1719-1785 Minister Of Foreign
affairs; signed the treaty of 1759 with Austria; minister of war, 1761. ... Cholera Epidemic 1832 And 1834 Louis Joseph Papineau Era Imported By Immigrants 87
government blamed for neglect to provide quarantine, 88; committee formed to inquire into causes, etc., 88-89; one of the grievances in the Ninety-Two Resolutions, 89. See also Epidemics. ... Chouageun
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Born in France about 1621. Came to Canada, 1642. After serving the Jesuits for some years as a donne, or lay helper, engaged in the fur trade, and with his brother-in-law Radisson (q.v.) made extensive explorations in the West and North, 1659-1663. W... Christian Doctrine Brothers Of The
(Bishop Laval era) Arrival of, in Canada, 125. ... Christian Guardian
(Egerton Ryerson era) Founded at York (Toronto), 1829, 82; Egerton Ryerson, first editor, 82; exponent of Methodist views on religious, educational, and political questions, 82-83; its policy, 94-95; Ryerson's articles in, 96, 97, 98, 100, 109, 110, 1... Christie Alexander
(Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era) Chief factor, Hudson's Bay Company, and later governor of Assiniboia, 222. =Bib.=: Ryerson, Story of my Life. ... Christie David 1818-1880 Born In Edinburgh Scotland Educated At
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from the Assembly of Lower Canada; re-elected after the union, and held his seat until 1854. Contributed to Quebec Gazette and Mercury. ... Chronicle
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Battle in War of 1812-1814, fought Nov. 11th, 1813. The scene of the fight was near the head of the Long Sault Rapids, on the St. Lawrence. Morrison commanded the British troops, about 800 men, and Boyd the Americans, numbering 1800, increased during ... Chubb
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See Prince of Wales, Fort. ... Churchill River
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(Lord Sydenham era) Of the governor, large range of duties undertaken by, in pre-union times, 331. ...