Nipigon Lake
Discovered by Charles de Greysolon, Sieur de La
Tourette, brother of Du Lhut, about 1678. Built several trading-posts on
or near the lake, between 1678 and 1686. La Verendrye had charge of
these forts in 1727-1728, and acquired there much of the information
which induced him to undertake his long search for the Western Sea. In
1784 Edouard Umfreville was sent by the North West Company to discover a
canoe route from the lake west to the Winnipeg River. The narrative of
his successful expedition is in the archives of McGill University.
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(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Haldimand in command at, 1, 87, 90, 91, 96, 121; Amherst in command at, 41; Gage in command at, 53; influenced by outbreak of violence at Boston, 86; rioting in, 91, 95; Lord North burnt in effigy at, 97; Haldimand's depa... New York State
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Proposal to build Florida barracks there, 79; slow in joining revolt, 98, 101; Vermont's dispute with, 198, 203, 209, 215, 217; Indians migrate from, 258. (Count Frontenac era) British colony, plan for conquest of, 231. ... Newark
See Niagara. ... Newcastle Henry Pelham Tiennes Pelham Clinton Duke Of 1811-1864
Entered Parliament, 1832; chief secretary for Ireland, 1846; and secretary for war and the colonies, 1852-1854; secretary for war in 1854-1855; colonial secretary, 1859-1864; visited Canada in 1860, with the Prince of Wales, afterwards Edward VII. =In... Newfoundland
Discovered by Cabot in 1497. Sir Humphrey Gilbert established a short-lived colony on the island in 1583. Another attempt was made in 1610, by the Company of London. A more successful effort at colonization was that of Lord Baltimore in 1621. For a ti... News
Newspaper published at Toronto. Established, 1880. =Index=: (William Lyon Mackenzie era) Urges monument to Mackenzie, 521. ... Newspapers
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Postage on, 93, 103, 106; their tributes to Mackenzie, 509-523. See also under names of individual newspapers. ... Niagara
Entree de la Riviere Niagara, dans le fond du Lac Ontario ou est marque la maison a Machicoulis et le fort proposee, 21 Juin 1726; fait a Niagara le Juin 21, 1726. Chaussegros de Lery. Coloured MS. Original in the Depot des Fortifications a Paris. Pla... Niagara Newark Settled By Loyalists About 1782 Selected By
Simcoe ten years later as the capital of Upper Canada, and named by him Newark. The first Legislature of the province met there in 1792. The first public library in the province established in 1800. =Index=: (General Brock era) First seat of governmen... Niagara Falls
First described from actual observation by Father Hennepin, in the narrative of his journey of 1678. The falls are indicated on Champlain's map of 1632, and are briefly mentioned in Ragueneau's Relation des Hurons, 1648. The name is of Iroquois origin... Niagara Fort
(John Graves Simcoe era) Guards entrance to Niagara River, 51; held by the British pending settlement of Loyalist affairs, 55; cannon mounted on, 129; handed over to United States, 142. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Surrendered to British, 26; number ... Nichol Lieutenant-colonel
(General Brock era) Quartermaster-general of militia, Upper Canada, 206; his statistical account of Upper Canada, 207; supports Brock's proposal to attack Detroit, 248. ... Nicholson Sir Francis 1660-1728 Born In England Entered The Army
1678; lieutenant-governor of the colonies north of Chesapeake Bay, 1686-1689; and lieutenant-governor of Virginia, 1690-1694. Governor of Maryland, 1694; and of Virginia, 1698-1705. From 1705 to 1713 engaged in military operations against the French i... Nicolas Deny's Map With Designs Attached Of Charnier En Forme
depressoir"; "Charnier en barrique"; "Les Brouettes"; "Timbre a laver la Morue"; Edifice de l'eschaffaut, complet hormis la couvertur d'un voile; Plan de l'eschaffaut, planchaye" et "Plan de l'eschaffaut portant la Terre"; MS. copy of map in the Louvr... Nicolet Jean 1598-1642 Born At Cherbourg Normandy Came To
Canada, 1618, and the same year sent to the Algonquians of Allumette Island, on the Ottawa, to learn their language. Remained with the tribe two years; and afterwards spent eight or nine years with the Nipissings, gaining so much of their confidence t... Ninety-two Resolutions
(Louis Joseph Papineau era) Drafted by Morin--embodied the grievances of Papineau and his followers, 85; inspired by Papineau, 85-86; their intemperate language, 89-93; real grievances set forth, 94-96; voiced complaints and indignation of the people,... Nipigon Lake
Discovered by Charles de Greysolon, Sieur de La Tourette, brother of Du Lhut, about 1678. Built several trading-posts on or near the lake, between 1678 and 1686. La Verendrye had charge of these forts in 1727-1728, and acquired there much of the infor... Nipisiguit
(Samuel de Champlain era) Jesuit mission at, 235. ... Nipissing Indians
A tribe of the widespread Algonquian family, occupying the upper waters of the Ottawa River, and the country about Lake Nipissing. First mentioned and described by Champlain, who calls them the Nebecerini. The name also appears, in ever-varying form, ... Nipissing Lake
Named after the Algonquian tribe of the same name. Discovered by the Recollet missionary Le Caron in 1615, on his way to the country of the Hurons. Traversed by Champlain the same year. Constant references are made to the lake in the early journals of... Nipissirini
See Nipissing. ... Noble Colonel Arthur
A Massachusetts officer, sent by Governor Shirley in 1746 to oppose Ramesay in Acadia. Occupied Grand Pre without opposition, Ramesay having retreated to Chignecto. In February of the following year a party of Canadians and Indians under Coulon de Vil... Nomenclature
(Sir James Douglas era) Of Pacific coast, largely due to Vancouver, 34, 36; Spanish, 36. =Bib.=: Walbran, British Columbia Coast Names. ... Non-importation Act
(General Brock era) Passed by Congress, 84. ... Nootka Affair
(Sir James Douglas era) Origin of the dispute, 26; history of, 26-35; Martinez claims Nootka by right of discovery, 28; Martinez seizes Iphigenie and North-West America, 28; held by Spaniards until 1795, 29; restored to British, 31; terms of treaty, 3... Nootka Sound
On west coast of Vancouver Island. Discovered and named by Captain James Cook in 1778. Prior discovery in 1774 claimed by Spaniards, but not established. They built a fort there in 1789, and remained in possession until 1795, when the district was tak... Normanby Constantine Henry Phipps Marquis Of 1797-1863 Entered
Parliament, 1818; appointed governor of Jamaica, 1832; entered the Cabinet as lord of the privy seal, 1834; lord lieutenant of Ireland, 1835; secretary of war and the colonies, 1839; home secretary, 1839-1841; ambassador at Paris, 1846-1852; minister ... Normandy
(Bishop Laval era) Many of colonists natives of, 116. ... Norquay John 1841-1889 Born In St Andrews Manitoba After The
suppression of the Riel Rebellion, elected to the Assembly of Manitoba, and entered the ministry as minister of public works. Defeated for election to the House of Commons, 1872. Resigned from the ministry, 1874, but became provincial secretary, 1875;... North America From The French Of M D'anville Improved With The
English Surveys made since the Peace. London. Printed for Robt. Sayer and J. Bennett, Map and Print Sellers, No. 53, Fleet Street, June 10, 1775. Print from Plate. North American Atlas. ... North American
Newspaper published at Toronto. =Index.=: (George Brown Era) The organ of the Clear Grits, edited by Macdougall, 40; absorbed by the Globe, 74; publishes personal attack on George Brown, editor apologizes, 93. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Radi... North American Colonial Association
(Lord Sydenham era) On appointment of Poulett Thomson (Sydenham), 132. ...