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Port Au Mouton Acadia
(Samuel de Champlain era) De Monts stops at, 19. ... Port Aux Anglais
(Samuel de Champlain era) Louisbourg commonly known as, 236. See also Louisbourg. ... Port Hayes
On Hudson Bay, captured by Troyes, 206. ... Port Nelson
Fort built by the Hudson's Bay Company, at mouth of Hayes River, west coast of Hudson Bay, 1669. Afterwards known as York Factory (q.v.). It was captured by the French under Iberville in 1694, and again in 1697. =Index=: (Count Frontenac era) Captured... Port Royal
Founded by De Monts in 1605. The basin had been discovered the previous year, and the land granted to Poutrincourt, who named it Port Royal. The early settlement is described in Lescarbot's History of New France. Captured by Sedgwick, under the orders... Portages
See Frog Portage; Giscome Portage; Grand Portage; Methye Portage; Rocky Mountain Portage. ... Porter G R
(Lord Sydenham era) Statistician of Board of Trade, 54. ... Portland Railway Convention
(Wilmot era) Its object to secure a shorter route to Europe, 119-120. ... Portland William Henry Cavendish Bentinck Third Duke Of 1738-1809
Educated at Eton and Oxford; entered Parliament, 1760; prime minister in 1783; and again in 1807. =Index=: (Lord Dorchester era) Thanks Dorchester for surrendering his fees, 292. (John Graves Simcoe era) Secretary of state, Simcoe's despatch to, expla... Portlock
(Sir James Douglas era) With Dixon, sails from England, 1785, 22; discovers that Queen Charlotte Islands are not part of mainland, 22. ... Portneuf De
(Count Frontenac era) Commands war party from Quebec, 236; captures Fort Loyal, 252; removed for peculation, 330. ... Porto Bello
(Samuel de Champlain era) Champlain's description of, 4. ... Porto Rico Island
(Samuel de Champlain era) Taken and abandoned, by English in 1598, 3. ... Portuguese
(Samuel de Champlain era) Island of Cape Breton once occupied by, 236. ... Post Office
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Report on, 153; Mackenzie offered control of department, 225; Lord Goderich requests Mackenzie's opinion on, 235; Mackenzie's scheme for reform of, 236; control of the revenue from, 236. (General Brock era) Service in Uppe... Potash
(John Graves Simcoe era) Decline in production of, 107. ... Potenger Maria
(General Brock era) Niece of Sir Isaac Brock, 133. ... Potenger Zelia
(General Brock era) Niece of Sir Isaac Brock, 133. ... Pottawotomi Indians
An Algonquian tribe, allied to the Chippewas. They ranged over portions of what is now the state of Michigan, and in 1760, when Detroit fell into the hands of the British, occupied a village below the fort. One hundred and fifty of the tribe fought un... Pouchot 1712-1769 Born At Grenoble France Entered The Engineers'
corps of the French army in 1733, and served in Flanders, Corsica, and Germany. Accompanied Montcalm to Canada and took part in the defence of Fort Niagara and Fort de Levis. Served in the campaigns against the British and Indians, until the fall of Q... Poulariez
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Placed in command of French left (Beauport to Montmorency), 158, 174, 175; protests against idea of capitulation, 209; in battle of Ste. Foy, 262. ... Poulett
(Lord Sydenham era) Maiden name of Sydenham's mother, 4. ...