Pellegrin
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Pilot of Montcalm's squadron, 81.
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(General Brock era) Raised in Canada during war with Napoleon, 46. ... Patterson James Colebrooke 1839- Born In Ireland Came To Canada
1857; entered civil service at Ottawa; studied law and called to the Ontario bar, 1876. Represented North Essex in the Ontario Assembly, 1874-1878; and the county of Essex in the House of Commons, 1882-1891. Defeated at the general election of 1891, b... Patterson Walter
Born in Ireland. Entered the army; came to Prince Edward Island in 1770 as first governor of the colony. It was then known as the Island of St. John. Patterson, who was one the largest landed proprietors in the Island, had an Act passed by the Assembl... Paul I 1754-1801 Czar Of Russia Son Of Peter Iii And Catherine Ii
Ascended the throne, 1796. =Index=: (General Brock era) Withdraws from British alliance, 23; murder of, 30. ... Paul V Pope 1552-1621 Camillo Borghese: Elected Pope 1605
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(Lord Dorchester era) His connection with the Walker case, 19. ... Peace River
A tributary of the Mackenzie; rises in Thutage Lake, in northern British Columbia, its total length being 1065 miles. It is first mentioned in the Voyages of Alexander Mackenzie. Mackenzie ascended the river, in 1792, on his way to the Pacific. He say... Peace River Pass
The gorge cut by the Peace River through the Rocky Mountains. The summit of the pass is 2000 feet above the sea. First traversed and described by Alexander Mackenzie, 1793. Simon Fraser followed in 1805, to build several trading-posts in New Caledonia... Pean Mdme Hugues Nee Davennes Des Meloises
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Casemate made for, 87. ... Pearson Lieutenant-colonel
(General Brock era) Captured at sea by United States privateer, 224. ... Peel Sir Robert 1788-1850 Born In Lancaster England Educated At
Harrow, and Christ Church, Oxford. Entered Parliament, 1809; under-secretary for war and the colonies, 1811-1812; chief secretary for Ireland, 1812-1818; and home secretary, 1822; premier in 1834, but resigned the following year; again premier, 1841-1... Pellegrin
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Pilot of Montcalm's squadron, 81. ... Pelletier Captain
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Takes soundings in the Traverse, 82. ... Pelletier Sir Charles Alphonse Pantaleon 1837- Born At Riviere
Ouelle, Quebec. Educated at Laval University; studied law, and called to the bar, of Lower Canada, 1860. Represented Kamouraska in House of Commons, 1869-1877. Appointed minister of agriculture in Mackenzie ministry, 1877. President of the Canadian Co... Pelly River
Rises in the Pelly Mountains about lat. 62 deg., and flows into the Yukon after a course of 330 miles. Discovered and explored by Robert Campbell between the years 1840-1848. Campbell reached the upper waters of the Pelly, by way of the Liard, in 1840... Pennahouel
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Ancient Indian warrior, 38, 41, 42. ... Pennsylvania
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Independent temper of the colony, 11. ... Pennsylvania Loyalists
(Lord Dorchester era) Commanded by Allen, 202. ... Penny Edward Goff 1820-1881 Born In England In 1844 Came To
Canada, studied law, and in 1850 called to the bar of Lower Canada. Became editor-in-chief of the Montreal Herald and afterwards one of the proprietors. In 1869 published a pamphlet giving his views in opposition to Confederation. In 1874 appointed to... Pensacola
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Bouquet at, 58, 63; Haldimand's headquarters in Florida, 63, 65, 70; his labours to improve, 67, 68; watch kept on Spaniards from, 77; troops transferred from, to St. Augustine, 78; Haldimand again in charge at, 79, 80; b... Pentagouet
(Count Frontenac era) Fortress on western boundary of Acadia, captured by freebooters, 269; captured by New Englanders, 275. ... Perceval Spencer 1762-1812 General Brock Era British Prime Minister
assassinated, 192. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog. ...