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Dunn Robert
(John Graves Simcoe era) Presbyterian clergyman, performed marriage services in contravention of the law, 164; second clergyman to settle in Niagara district, 165; drowned in wreck of the Speedy, 165. ... Dunn Thomas 1731-1818 Engaged In Mercantile Life Came To Canada
shortly after the conquest. In 1764 appointed a member of the first Legislative Council of Quebec. A member of the new Council formed under Quebec Act, and one of the five selected by Carleton for the Special Privy Council. On the passing of the Const... Dunning John
See Ashburton. ... Dunvegan
A trading-post on the left bank of the Peace River, about lat. 56 deg., and long. 118 deg. 40'. Built by A. R. McLeod for the North West Company about the beginning of the nineteenth century. It was named after the "cold, bleak, rock-built castle of t... Dupleix General
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Abandonment of, by French government, 53. ... Duplessis De Ste Helene Mere Andre
(Bishop Laval era) Her piety, 92. ... Duplessis Pacifique
Came to Canada with Champlain, 1615. Returned to France, 1618. Came again, 1619, and died the same year. =Index=: (Samuel de Champlain era) Recollet missionary, 85; death of, 117. =Bib.=: Douglas, Old France in the New World; Parkman, Pioneers of Fran... Duplessis-bochart Guillaume Guillemot
Sent to Canada, 1632, by the Company of New France. Led a trading expedition up the Ottawa River, 1636. Killed by the Iroquois at Three Rivers, 1651. =Index=: (Samuel de Champlain era) Presents pictures to church of Notre-Dame de la Recouvrance, 240; ... Duplessis-mornay
See Mornay. ... Dupont
(Samuel de Champlain era) Name given by Champlain to the Nicolet River, 52. ... Dupont Nicolas
(Count Frontenac era) Member of Sovereign Council, 106. (Bishop Laval era) Member of Sovereign Council, 158, 166. ... Dupont-grave
See Pont-Grave. ... Duprat Captain
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Brings word of impending attack on left of French position, 138. ... Dupuis Captain
(Bishop Laval era) Heads mission established at Gannentaha, 65, 67. ... Dupuy Claude Thomas
Intendant of New France, 1726-1728. Although a man of some ability, was extremely pretentious and self-opinionated, and became involved in constant quarrels with the governor and the bishop. ... Duquesne De Menneville Michel Ange Marquis De
Appointed governor of New France 1752, in succession to La Jonquiere. His policy was to intercept communication between New England and the western Indians and thus to restore the Indians to dependence on France. In the spring of 1753 sent a force of... Durell Philip
Second-in-command, under Admiral Saunders, before Quebec, 1759. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) Instructed to cruise off St. Lawrence, 75; makes some captures, 78; arrives at Ile-aux-Coudres, and establishes camp, 88; his grandson captured, 90. =Bib.=... Durham John George Lambton Earl Of 1792-1840 Entered British
Parliament, 1814, for county of Durham, and won recognition as an advanced Reformer. Brought forward plan of parliamentary reform in 1821. Raised to peerage, 1828. Member of Grey's ministry, 1830. Sent to St. Petersburg on special mission, 1833. Ambas... Dutch Colonists
(Samuel de Champlain era) Their relations with the Iroquois, 52. (Lord Dorchester era) Admixture of, among United Empire Loyalists, 240. (General Brock era) Emigration of, from Pennsylvania to Upper Canada, 49. ... Duval Jean
(Count Frontenac era) Executed for conspiracy against Champlain, 8. (Samuel de Champlain era) Locksmith, accompanies Champlain to Quebec, 41; leads conspiracy to assassinate him, 42; executed, 43. =Bib.=: Parkman, Pioneers of France. ... Duval Jean Francois Joseph 1801-1881 Born In Quebec Studied Law
and called to the bar of Lower Canada, 1823. Represented Quebec in the Assembly, 1830-1834. Appointed to the bench, 1839; judge of the Superior Court, 1852; judge of the Queen's Bench, 1855; chief justice of the Queen's Bench, 1864; retired, 1874. Die... Earthquake Of 1663
Known in Canadian history as the "Great Earthquake." The most extravagant accounts have come down as to the circumstances attending this earthquake, but it was undoubtedly the most serious disturbance of the earth's crust, in Canadian territory, of w...