Quebec Library
Founded at Quebec in 1779. The first public library in
what is now Canada. On Jan. 7 of that year, the following advertisement
appeared in the Quebec Gazette: "A subscription has been commenced for
establishing a publick library for the city and district of Quebec. It
has met with the approbation of His Excellency the Governor and of the
Bishop, and it is hoped that the institution, so particularly useful in
this count
originated with Governor Haldimand, and the first lot of books was
purchased in England, under his instructions, by Richard Cumberland, the
dramatist. An Act of incorporation obtained in 1840. Five years later,
the library was absorbed by the Quebec Library Association, founded
1843; and in 1866 the Association dissolved and sold its books to the
Quebec Literary and Historical Society (q.v.). =Bib.=: A detailed
account of the Quebec Library, and the Quebec Library Association, will
be found in Wuertele's paper, in Quebec Lit. and Hist. Soc. Trans.,
1887-1889.
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Protestants
(Lord Dorchester era) Feeling aroused among, in connection with Quebec Act, 69. (Samuel de Champlain era) Fanaticism of Huguenot agents, 86; had large share of trade, 110; proposed to exclude, 110. (Bishop Laval era) Protestantism proscribed in Canada... Provencal
(Samuel de Champlain era) Uncle of Champlain, officer in Spanish naval service, 2. ... Provincial Secretaries
(Lord Sydenham era) Duties assigned to, 331. ... Prud'homme
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Commands Montreal militia, 105. ... Prussia
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Becomes a first-class power, 6. ... Public Works
(Lord Sydenham era) Expenditure on, in Lower and Upper Canada, respectively, 317, 318; home government advances money for completion of, 320. ... Puget Sound Agricultural Company
(Sir James Douglas era) Organized, 129; agricultural interests of Hudson's Bay Company handed over to, 129; its farms, 129-130; checkered career, 130; McLoughlin first manager, 130; disputes with United States, 130-131; claims settled by commission, 1... Punshon William Morley 1824-1881 Born In England Engaged For A
time in the timber business with his father; joined the Methodists, 1838, and ordained a Wesleyan minister, 1845. Worked in London, 1858-1868, and in Canada, 1868-1873, when he returned to England. ... Purchas Samuel 1575?-1626 A Graduate Of St John's College
Cambridge. Rector of St. Martin's, Ludgate, London, 1614-1626. Fell heir to a number of unpublished narratives left by Hakluyt, and edited them with many others, in his collections of voyages and travels. =Index=: (Samuel de Champlain era) Gives in hi... Purchase Of Commissions
(Lord Dorchester era) In Loyalist corps, 217. ... Putnam Charles S
(Wilmot era) A leading barrister of Fredericton, 11. ... Quadra Juan Francisco De La Bodega Y 1744?-1794 Knight Of The
Order of Santiago. Made voyages of exploration to the North-West Coast in 1775 and 1779. Governor of Nootka, and met Vancouver there in 1792 for the purpose of arranging the restoration of Nootka to the British crown. =Index=: (Sir James Douglas era) ... Quakers
(John Graves Simcoe era) Try to bring about peace with Indians, 122. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Of Pennsylvania, their opposition to the government, 11, 12. (General Brock era) Emigration of, from Pennsylvania to Upper Canada, 49. ... Quebec
Ville d'Amerique Septentrionale dans la Nouvelle France avec titre d'Eveche, situee sur le Fleuve St. Laurent a 310 degres, 17 Minutes de Longitude et 46 degres 55 Minutes de Latitude; elle fut assiegee par les Anglois sur les Francois par qui elle es... Quebec Act 1774
Provided that the boundaries of the province of Quebec in the west should extend from Lake Erie to the Ohio, along the Ohio to the Mississippi, and north to the territories of the Hudson's Bay Company; guaranteed the French-Canadians in the free exerc... Quebec City
Founded by Champlain (q.v.), in 1608. Seventy-three years earlier, Jacques Cartier had sailed up the great river, and landed near the same spot, wintering in a creek not far from the native town of Stadacone. Champlain, in 1608, built a rude fort, the... Quebec City
Plan de la Ville de Quebec, capitale de la Nouvelle France. Photo of Plan in British Museum. Plan of part of the Basse-Ville de Quebek. MS Coppie du plan de la censive de l'Eglise paroissialle de notre dame de Quebeck. MS. Vray Plan du haut & bas de Q... Quebec Committee
(Lord Sydenham era) Its address to the electors in opposition to the union, 288. ... Quebec Conference 1864
To discuss terms of Confederation. =Index=: (Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Cauchon's commentaries on the resolutions, 24. (George Brown Era) Division of authority between federal and provincial Legislatures, 163; residuary powers, 163-164; constitution ... Quebec General Hospital
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Care taken of wounded British in, 153; British guard placed on, 223; Levis takes possession of, 265; painful scenes at, described, 265, 266. =Bib.=: Doughty, Cradle of New France. ... Quebec Hotel Dieu
(Count Frontenac era) Origin of, 28. (Bishop Laval era) Laval lodges at, for a time, 33; nuns of, take charge of the general hospital, 236. =Bib.=: Doughty, Cradle of New France. ... Quebec Library
Founded at Quebec in 1779. The first public library in what is now Canada. On Jan. 7 of that year, the following advertisement appeared in the Quebec Gazette: "A subscription has been commenced for establishing a publick library for the city and distr... Quebec Literary And Historical Society
Founded at Quebec in 1824, largely through the influence and liberality of the Earl of Dalhousie, then governor-general. Its purposes were "to discover and rescue from the unsparing hand of time the records which yet remain of the earliest history of... Quebec Province Lower Canada Cartes Du Gouvernement De Quebec Leuee
en l'annee 1709 par les ordres de Monseigneur le Comre de Pontchartrain, Commandeur des Ordres du Roy, Ministre et Secretaire d'Estat par le Sr. Catalogne, Lieutenant des Troupes et dressee par Jean Bte. Decouagne. 3 Plans avec vue de Quebec. MS. Cart... Quebec Province Of
Area 351,873 square miles. Formed the principal part of Canada, as ceded to Britain in 1763. Under the Quebec Act, 1774, its boundaries extended west to the Ohio and Mississippi. In 1791, the province was divided into Upper and Lower Canada, with the ... Quebec Revenue Act
(Lord Sydenham era) Provided fund for carrying on colonial government, 83. =Bib.=: Houston, Constitutional Documents of Canada. ... Quebec Seminary
Opened 1668, in a house belonging to the widow of Guillaume Couillard, at the entrance to the governor's garden. Corner-stone of the first separate building laid in 1678; enlarged, 1701; restored and enlarged after the fire of 1866. =Index=: (Count Fr... Quebec Siege Of 1629
The previous year, David Kirke had sailed up the river, and sent a demand for the surrender of the fort, which Champlain peremptorily refused. Kirke thereupon returned to the gulf to meet the French fleet under De Roquemont, which he captured after a ... Quebec Siege Of 1690
Sir William Phipps, having captured Port Royal in May of this year, appeared before Quebec in October, with thirty-two ships and a force of over two thousand men. He immediately summoned Frontenac to surrender, and got a contemptuous refusal. Quebec w... Quebec Siege Of 1759
Following the capture of Louisbourg, Duquesne, and Fort Frontenac, in the campaign of 1758, two expeditions were sent the following year against Quebec, one by land under Amherst, the second by water under Wolfe and Saunders. The French forces were co... Quebec Siege Of 1760
After the battle of Ste. Foy, April 20, 1760, Murray retreated within the walls of Quebec, and Levis laid siege to the town. The defences were in a feeble state, but Murray strengthened them by forming a wall of ice. In May a British fleet appeared, a... Quebec Siege Of 1775-1776
See American invasion; Montgomery; Arnold; Dorchester. =Bib.=: Anderson, Siege and Blockade of Quebec (Quebec Lit. and Hist. Soc. Trans., 1872); Strange, Historical Notes on the Defence of Quebec (Quebec Lit. and Hist. Soc. Trans., 1875). ... Quebek De
Hoofstad van Kanada; an de Rivier van St. Laurens; das de Engelschen belegend en by Verdrag bemagtigd, mit jaar 1759. Coloured Print from Plate. Plan of the Battle fought the 28th of April, 1760, upon the Heights of Abraham, near Quebec between the Br... Queen Charlotte Islands
A group in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of British Columbia. Discovered by Captain Cook in 1778. Captain George Dixon examined both the eastern and western shores of the islands in 1787, and named them after his ship, the Queen Charlotte. The nati... Queen's Brigade French
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) In battle of Ste. Foy, 262. ... Queen's Rangers
(Lord Dorchester era) Commanded by Colonel Simcoe, 202. (John Graves Simcoe era) Raising of, 22; Simcoe obtains command of, 22; disperse large body of rebel militia, 26-29; ordered to Virginia, 33; capture large quantity of enemy's stores, 34; defeat ... Queen's University
Established at Kingston, Ontario. Founded in 1839, and incorporated by royal charter in 1841. The first principal was Rev. Thomas Liddell; succeeded by Dr. John Machar, Dr. John Cook, Dr. Leitch, Dr. Snodgrass. In 1877 Dr. George Monro Grant became pr... Queenston
Village on Canadian side of Niagara River. =Index=: (General Brock era) In 1803 an important village, 58. =Bib.=: Lovell, Gazetteer of Canada. ... Queenston Heights Battle Of
In War of 1812. Brock commanded the British forces, consisting of regulars and militia, between 1500 and 2000 men, scattered along the Niagara River from Fort Erie to Fort George. The opposing American forces numbered about 6000 men, similarly distri... Quen Jean De 1603-1659 Born At Amiens Came To Canada 1635
Laboured for many years among the Montagnais. In 1647, explored the upper Saguenay and Lake St. John. Five years later returned, and established a permanent mission on the shores of the lake. Superior of the Canadian missions, 1655-1656. =Index=: (Sam... Quentin Barthelemy
(Samuel de Champlain era) Director of Company of New France, 170. ... Quentin Bonaventure Sieur De Richebourg
(Samuel de Champlain era) Director of Company of New France, 170. ...