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(Samuel de Champlain era) English vessel seized by French, 221. ... Jacques Cartier River
A tributary of the St. Lawrence, north shore, above Quebec. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) Retreat of French army to, 212, 216, 217; retreat described as disorderly flight, 217. ... James Bay
Southern extension of Hudson Bay, discovered in 1610, by Henry Hudson who wintered there, 1610-1611, with the Discovery. The bay was named after Captain Thomas James of Bristol, who explored the west coast in 1631. ... Jameson Anna Brownell 1794-1860 Author Married Robert Jameson
afterwards vice-chancellor of the Court of Equity of Upper Canada. ... Jameson Robert Simpson
A member of the English bar. Reporter in Lord Eldon's Court, 1824. Married Anna Brownell Murphy, 1826. Judge in the Island of Dominica, 1829; retired, 1833, and returned to England. Appointed attorney-general of Upper Canada by the Imperial government... Jamet Father Denis
(Samuel de Champlain era) Recollet missionary and commissary of the order in Canada, 85; returns to France, where he remains, 111, 112. ... Jarvis F S
(Lord Sydenham era) Gentleman usher of black rod, 334. ... Jarvis W B
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Loyalists retreat under, 373. ... Jarvis William
(John Graves Simcoe era) Recommended by Simcoe as clerk of Council, 46; provincial secretary, 79, 178. ... Jay John 1745-1829 American Statesman And Jurist Index : Lord Dorchester Era
Negotiates treaty with Great Britain, 283, 286. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog. ... Jay's Treaty
Between Great Britain and the United States; negotiated Nov. 19, 1794. Provided for the evacuation by Great Britain of the western posts; the settlement by commission of pecuniary claims between the two countries; the appointment of a joint commission... Jefferson Thomas 1743-1826 Third President Of The United States
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On Jemseg Creek, Queen's County, New Brunswick. =Index=: (Count Frontenac era) For a time headquarters in Acadia, 270. ... Jenkins William
(Tilley era) Teacher in Gagetown Grammar School, New Brunswick, 5; conducts large school in Quebec, 6; visited by Sir Leonard Tilley in 1858, 6; dies in 1863, 6. ... Jersey Volunteers
(Lord Dorchester era) Loyalists, 202. ... Jervis John
See St. Vincent. ... Jesuit Missions
(Bishop Laval era) Zeal of the missionaries compared with that of the Apostles, 61; among the Iroquois, 64-67; wide extension of, 103; to the Algonquians, destroyed by drunkenness, 175. (Count Frontenac era) Pure lives of missionaries produces good ef... Jesuit Relations
The Relations were published in Paris, by the provincial of the order, in small annual volumes. The original narratives were written in Canada, or in one or other of the remote mission fields, by the devoted missionaries, and are invaluable as a reco... Jesuits
The first missionaries of the order, Lalemant, Masse, and Brebeuf, arrived in Canada in 1625. Work among the Algonquians began that year; and among the Hurons in 1626. The mission to the Iroquois dates from 1642. With the Iroquois mission are particul... Jesuits' Estates Act
Passed by the Mercier government in Quebec, 1888. Following the suppression of the Society of Jesus by the pope, in 1773, the property of the order in Canada became vested in the crown, and was set apart for purposes of education in the province of Qu... Jette Sir Louis 1836- Studied Law And Called To The Bar 1857
Practised in Montreal. Entered public life in 1872 as member for Montreal East, defeating Sir Georges E. Cartier. Appointed puisne judge of Supreme Court of Quebec, 1878; and the same year became professor of civil law in Laval University; later dean ... Jews
(General Brock era) Resolution of Lower Canada Assembly excluding, 104; further discussion of question, 116. ...