Ohio River
One of the largest tributaries of the Mississippi,
discovered by La Salle in 1669. Its short portages from Lake Erie to the
navigable tributaries of the Ohio, and the continuous waterway to the
Gulf of Mexico, made the river an important route for the explorer,
missionary, and settler of the early colonial days. =Index=: (Wolfe / Montcalm era) First
named La Belle Riviere, 19. (John Graves Simcoe era) Demanded as boundary of Indian
territory, 120, 122. =Bib.=: Parkman, La Salle.
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O'connor John 1824-1887 Born In Boston Mass Came To Canada
1828. Studied law and called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1854. Practised at Sandwich. Defeated for the Assembly, 1861; elected, 1863, but unseated by order of the House. Elected to the House of Commons, 1867; president of the Council, 1872; minister o... O'donoghue William B
A professor in St. Boniface College. Elected a member of the first convention called by Louis Riel, and afterwards a member of the Council. When the Rebellion was suppressed, fled to the United States. Pardoned, 1877. Died in St. Paul, Minn., 1878. ... O'grady Doctor
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Publishes Correspondent and Advocate, 259; visits Quebec with Mackenzie, 287; prepares answer to governor, 298; pens "Declaration of Independence," 330. =Bib.=: Dent, Upper Canadian Rebellion. ... Oblate Fathers
A religious order founded in 1816 in France, and first established in Canada at St. Hillaire, Quebec, in 1841. Its headquarters in Canada are at Montreal, and it has missions in Quebec, Ontario, and in the North-West. =Index=: (Bishop Laval era) Their... Observer
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Carey's newspaper, allowed to print legislative reports, 107; defends Judge Willis, 132, 133. ... Ochateguin
(Samuel de Champlain era) Huron chief, 48; forms alliance with Champlain, 55; wounded in battle, 103. ... Ochterlony Captain
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Rescued by French grenadier from Indian about to scalp him, 142; carefully tended by nuns of General Hospital, 145. ... Odell
(Wilmot era) Father of W. F. Odell, 8; provincial secretary, New Brunswick, 8, 34, 57. ... Odell William Franklin
(Wilmot era) Provincial secretary, New Brunswick, 8, 34, 57, 72; dies at Fredericton, 1844, 75, 76. ... Odell William Hunter 1811-1891 Born In New Brunswick Called To
the bar, 1838; appointed clerk of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick, and subsequently deputy provincial secretary, registrar and clerk of the Executive Council. In 1847 appointed judge of the Court of Common Pleas; and in 1850 a member of the Legisla... Ogden
(John Graves Simcoe era) Methodist preacher, not allowed to officiate, being a citizen of the United States, 190. ... Ogden Charles Richard 1791-1866 Son Of Following Studied Law And
called to the bar, 1812; elected to the Assembly for Three Rivers, 1815; attorney-general for district of Three Rivers, 1818; solicitor-general, 1823; attorney-general for Lower Canada, 1833-1842. On his retirement went to England, and appointed attor... Ogden Isaac
Born in New England. Took the Loyalist side in the Revolution, and, when New York was evacuated in 1783, went to England. Came to Canada, 1784, and appointed judge of the Admiralty Court for the Montreal district; judge of the Superior Court, 1796. ... Ogden Peter Skene 1794?-1854 Son Of Isaac Ogden Qv Entered
the fur trade, was sent out to Astoria by Astor, and, finding that Astoria had been transferred to the North West Company, entered their service. Led trading expeditions into the interior, explored the Yellowstone country, Lewis River and Utah, and di... Ogdensburg
See Oswegatchie. ... Ohio River
One of the largest tributaries of the Mississippi, discovered by La Salle in 1669. Its short portages from Lake Erie to the navigable tributaries of the Ohio, and the continuous waterway to the Gulf of Mexico, made the river an important route for the... Ohio Valley
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) French retreat from, 62. ... Olbeau Jean D'
Born in Langres. Joined the Jesuit College there in 1628. In 1640 came to Canada, and laboured as a missionary at Miscou until 1643. =Index=: (Samuel de Champlain era) Recollet missionary, 85; his missionary labours, 107; returns to France to report t... Old Company
(Count Frontenac era) Name given to Company of New France after 1645, 36. See also Company of New France. ... Olier De Verneuil Jean Jacques 1608-1687 In 1640 Parish Priest Of
St. Sulpice, Paris, and established the St. Sulpice Seminary in 1645. Founded in 1636 the Company of Montreal, through whose instrumentality Maisonneuve was sent out in 1641-1642 to lay the foundations of the future city. =Index=: (Bishop Laval era) H... Oneidas
A tribe of the Iroquois confederacy. Their villages stood between those of the Mohawks on the east and the Onondagas on the west. In the American Revolution, they alone with some of the Tuscaroras took the side of the rebellious colonists, the remaind... Onneyouts
See Oneidas. ... Onondaga
(John Graves Simcoe era) Armed schooner of eighty tons, 113; Prince Edward embarks on, at Kingston, 183. ... Onondagas
A tribe of the Iroquois confederacy. Their country lay west of that of the Oneidas. They took the British side in the Revolutionary War; and on its conclusion many of them settled on Canadian reservations. Some are now on reservations in New York. =In... Onontagues
See Onondagas. ... Onontio Big Mountain
(Count Frontenac era) Name applied by Indians to French governors, 35. ... Ontario
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Armed vessel, foundering of, 163. ... Ontario
Area, 260,862 square miles. Formerly Upper Canada. As a separate province, its existence dates from 1791. The population at that time was insignificant. Simcoe became the first governor, and the first Legislature met at Newark (Niagara) in 1792. The p... Ontario Boundary Dispute
(Sir John A Macdonald era) Began in 1871, 254; arbitration arranged, 254-255; Macdonald refuses to accept award, 255; federal influence in Manitoba dispute, 255-256; Manitoba's claims, 256; settlement of, 257-258. =Bib.=: Mills, Report on Boundaries o... Ontario Lake
The smallest of the Great Lakes; area, 7,260 square miles. Discovered by Etienne Brule in 1615. ...