Gaspereau River
A small tidal stream, flowing into the Basin of
Minas. Grand Pre, once a principal settlement of the Acadians, stands
upon its banks.
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Galt John 1779-1839 Came To Canada 1824 Returned To England
came out again in 1826, remaining until 1829. Associated, in the Canada Company, with William Dunlop, Thomas Talbot, and Samuel Strickland. Founded towns of Guelph and Goderich. Town of Galt named after him. See Canada Company; Dunlop; Talbot; Strickl... Galt Sir Alexander Tilloch 1817-1893 Son Of John Galt Qv
Elected to the Legislature, 1849, for Sherbrooke. Dropped out of public life for several years, but in 1853 again elected for Sherbrooke. Took an active part in the movement leading up to Confederation; a member of several administrations before and a... Gamache Rene De Rohault Marquis De
(Samuel de Champlain era) Endows Jesuit College at Quebec, 228. ... Gannentaha
(Bishop Laval era) Mission at, miraculously escapes massacre, 65. =Bib.=: Parkman, Jesuits in North America. ... Garakontie
(Bishop Laval era) Iroquois chief, conversion of, 65; edifying death of, 73. ... Garfield James Abram 1831-1881 Twentieth President Of The United
States. =Index=: (George Brown Era) Favourable to proposed Reciprocity Treaty of 1864, 230-231. =Bib.=: Hinsdale, Works of Garfield; Gilmore, Life of Garfield; Cyc. Am. Biog. ... Garneau Francois-xavier 1809-1866 Studied Law And Practised As A
notary; afterwards clerk of the Legislative Assembly and city clerk of Quebec; member of the Council of Public Instruction; president of the Institut Canadien. =Index=: (Louis Joseph Papineau era) Condemns Papineau's conduct in rejecting Lord Goderich... Garnier Charles
Accompanied Jogues and Chatelain to the Huron mission, 1636; and, with the former, to the Tobacco Nation, near Nottawassaga Bay, 1639-1640. Returned to the Huron mission, where, in 1649, died a martyr to his faith, slain by an Iroquois hatchet. =Index... Garnier De Chapouin
(Samuel de Champlain era) Provincial of Recollets, appoints four missionaries for Canada, 85. ... Garreau Leonard
Jesuit father. =Index=: (Bishop Laval era) Death of, 11. ... Garry Nicholas
The Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company having been amalgamated in 1821, Garry, then a director of the former Company, was sent out to the North-West with Simon McGillivray, in that year, to make the necessary arrangements. Garry's diary o... Gaspe
See Aubert de Gaspe. ... Gaspereau River
A small tidal stream, flowing into the Basin of Minas. Grand Pre, once a principal settlement of the Acadians, stands upon its banks. ... Gates Sir Thomas 1596-1621 Governor Of Virginia Index : Samuel De Champlain Era
Grant to, by James I of England, 223. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog.; Cyc. Am. Biog. ... Gaudais-dupont Louis
(Bishop Laval era) Comes out as royal commissioner to take over Canada from Company of New France, 41. ... Gaufestre Jean
(Samuel de Champlain era) Recollet, returns to France, 209. ... Gavazzi Riots
(Lord Elgin era) Father Gavazzi's lectures, 124; cause riots in Quebec and Montreal, 124-125; Clear Grits attack Hincks and the government for failure to suppress riots, 125. =Bib.=: Gavazzi, Lectures and Life; Dent, Last Forty Years; Hincks, Reminisc... Gazette Halifax
Established 1752. First newspaper published in what is now the Dominion of Canada. =Bib.=: Wallis, Hist. Sketch of Can. Journalism in Canada: An Ency., vol. 5. ... Gazette Montreal
Established 1778. =Index=: (Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Denounces ministerial responsibility, 97. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Establishment of, 276. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Denounces La Fontaine-Baldwin government, 140. (General Brock er... Gazette Quebec
Established 1764. =Index=: (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) First newspaper printed in Quebec, 190; its news columns censored, 191; publishes letters contained in an intercepted rebel mail, 225; advertisements in, 231-242; articles on moral themes, 246. ... Gazette Toronto
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Mackenzie's newspaper, first published May 12, 1838, 433; last issue, 461. =Bib.=: Dent, Upper Canadian Rebellion. ... General Election 1841 Lord Sydenham Era Rioting In Connection With 290 291
result of, 291. ... Genest Edmond Charles 1765-1834 Lord Dorchester Era Minister Of France To The
United States, 272; his intrigues in Canada, 273, 274. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog. ... Genevay Jean Francois Louis
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) French secretary to Haldimand, 305; receives bequest from Haldimand, 342; his tomb, 346. ...