Sackville George Sackville Germain First Viscount 1716-1785
Served with distinction at Fontenoy, 1745; major-general, 1755;
lieutenant-general of the ordnance, 1757; second in command of St. Malo
expedition, 1758; dismissed from the service for gross incompetence at
Minden, 1760; secretary of state for colonies, 1775-1782. =Index=: (Lord Dorchester era)
Succeeds Dartmouth as secretary of state, 148; his character, 149; his
hostility to Carleton, 163, 170; criticizes Carleton's action, 164;<
generally distrusted, 170; his plan of campaign, 171; created peer as
Viscount Sackville, 192. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Colonial secretary, 107; errors made by,
112; his disapproval of Carleton's methods, 113; ignorant of conditions
in Canada, 125; characterized, 132, 165; Haldimand's despatches to,
132-143, 153; Haldimand reproved by, 155-156; letters of Haldimand to,
164-166, 170, 176, 178, 294; Hamilton a correspondent of, 167; his
instructions in matter of Vermont, 199, 216; Haldimand's low opinion of
people of Vermont, 199-201; Haldimand reports progress of Vermont
negotiations to, 206, 208; his letter to Haldimand, 275. =Bib.=: Dict.
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Ruette D'auteuil Denis-joseph
(Bishop Laval era) Crown prosecutor, 167; temporarily banished from Quebec, 168. (Count Frontenac era) Attorney-general, 106; death of, 138. ... Ruette D'auteuil Francois-madeleine-fortune
(Count Frontenac era) Son of Denis, succeeds him, 138; makes trouble for Intendant Meulles, 174; waits on Frontenac, 255. ... Rumigny
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) At Sillery, directs artillery fire on enemy on opposite shore, 161. ... Rupert Prince 1619-1683 Third Son Of The Elector Palatine
Frederick V, and Elizabeth, daughter of James I of England. Served in the army during the Thirty Years' War; commanded the royal cavalry in the Civil War in England. Returned to England at the Restoration. The first governor of the Hudson's Bay Compan... Rupert's Land
The name applied to the territories of the Hudson's Bay Company, particularly to that portion lying west of Hudson Bay and east of the Rocky Mountains. The Company held these lands under royal charter granted by Charles II in 1670. The first governor ... Russell Alexander J
(Samuel de Champlain era) His papers on Champlain's astrolabe, 76. ... Russell John First Earl 1792-1878 Born In London Entered
Parliament, 1813; home secretary, 1835, in Melbourne's ministry; in 1839 colonial secretary; and in 1846 premier. In 1852 foreign secretary in Aberdeen's ministry; in 1854 president of the Council, and in 1855 secretary for the colonies. Prime ministe... Russell Peter 1755-1825 Born In England In 1791 Accompanied
Simcoe to Canada, and appointed inspector-general; later becoming a member of the Assembly and of the Executive Council. Administered the government of Upper Canada, 1796-1799. =Index=: (John Graves Simcoe era) Recommended by Simcoe as collector of cu... Russian Convention 1825
(Sir James Douglas era) Its provisions, 118-119. ... Russian Explorations
(Sir James Douglas era) Stimulated by fur trade, 38; America reached by way of Siberia, 38; Vitus Bering's expeditions, 39-40; explorations between 1764 and 1769, 42; discoveries and colonies along the coast, 44-45; Baranof, Wrangell and Etoline, 44-4... Russian Fur Trade
(Sir James Douglas era) In Alaska, 4, 12, 17; grew out of Bering's voyages, 41; character of the traders, 41; expansion of the trade, 42; companies formed, 42-43; Russian-American Company, 43-44. =Bib.=: See Russian Explorations. ... Russian-american Fur Company
Chartered in 1799, with a monopoly of the fur trade of Russian America. It absorbed the various smaller independent companies, and for a time was a powerful rival of the Hudson's Bay Company. Its operations were directed by Baranof, as governor of Ru... Ryerson Colonel Joseph
(Egerton Ryerson era) Father of Egerton Ryerson, a United Empire Loyalist, serves as an officer in Prince of Wales Regiment of New Jersey, in American Revolution, native of New Jersey, emigrates to New Brunswick and marries there a Miss Stickney, foll... Ryerson Egerton 1803-1882 Egerton Ryerson Era Born March 24 1803 Near Village Of
Vittoria, Upper Canada, 1; parentage, 1; his father a United Empire Loyalist, 1; his mother's influence, 2; his early life on the farm, 3; school days, 4; hard study brings on brain fever, 5; enters Methodist ministry, 5, 15; moral development, 5-9; e... Ryerson George
(Egerton Ryerson era) Joins Methodists, and sent as missionary to the Indians, 18; appears before British parliamentary committee, 75, 136. (General Brock era) Carries news of victory at Detroit to Talbot Settlement, 259. ... Ryerson John 1800-1878 Born In Norfolk Ontario Educated At The
public schools. In 1818 became a Wesleyan preacher, and active for many years in the establishment of missionary and other institutions of the Methodist-Episcopal Church. In 1854 sent by the Canadian Conference of that church on a visit to the mission... Ryerson William
(Egerton Ryerson era) His brother, Egerton, takes his place in the Methodist ministry for a year, 15; describes Egerton's Indian school, 24-25; closely associated with Egerton in Methodist Conference, etc., 281. ... Ryland Herman W
(General Brock era) Private secretary to Lieutenant-Governor Milnes, 47; unfriendly to French-Canadians and Roman Catholics, 48, 86; his violent language, 92; his mission to London, 129; his recommendations not adopted, 146; mission a failure, 147; Jo... Rymal Jacob
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Aids Mackenzie's escape, 390. ... Rynd
(John Graves Simcoe era) Simcoe's account of death of, 34. ... Ryswick Treaty Of
Concluded in 1697; brought peace between Great Britain and France. Provided for the mutual restoration of all places taken by either party during the war; the appointment of commissioners to determine their respective rights in Hudson Bay; formally re... Sable Island
Off the coast of Nova Scotia. It was known from about the beginning of the sixteenth century as Santa Cruz, and so appears on Reinel's map of 1505, and on the Cabot mappemonde of 1544. First appears under its present name on a map of Joannes Freire, d... Sackville George Sackville Germain First Viscount 1716-1785
Served with distinction at Fontenoy, 1745; major-general, 1755; lieutenant-general of the ordnance, 1757; second in command of St. Malo expedition, 1758; dismissed from the service for gross incompetence at Minden, 1760; secretary of state for colonie... Saco River
(Count Frontenac era) Fort built at falls of, 329. ... Sagard-theodat Gabriel
(Count Frontenac era) Recollet, on bad examples shown by colonists to Indians, 14. (Bishop Laval era) Missionary labours of, 3. (Samuel de Champlain era) Recollet friar, 139; sails for France, 141; arrives and proceeds to Huron country, 149; recalled ... Saguenay River
One of the principal tributaries of the St. Lawrence. Rises at the head waters of the Peribonka in lat. 52 deg. N. and long. 71 deg. 10' W., and joins the St. Lawrence after a course of 405 miles. It was discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1535. Its orig... Salaberry Charles Michel D'irumberry De 1778-1829 Born At
Beauport, near Quebec. Entered the British army; served for eleven years under General Robert Prescott; and in 1794 took part in the capture of Martinique. In 1809 served in Ireland; and in 1810 took part in the Walcheren expedition. In 1811 major and... Salaberry Colonel De
(Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Comes to Kingston to solicit office of provincial aide-de-camp, 172; La Fontaine's opposition to appointment, 173. ... Salaries Civil
(John Graves Simcoe era) In Upper Canada, 177. ... Salmon Falls
(Bishop Laval era) Hamlet, destruction of, 229. (Count Frontenac era) Massacre of, 251. ... Salmon River
(Bishop Laval era) La Barre's expedition encamps at, 184. ... Salt
(John Graves Simcoe era) Production of, in Upper Canada, 115. ... Samos
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Battery at, captured, 182. ... San Juan Boundary
Dispute arose between the United States and Great Britain out of a difference of opinion as to the meaning of the phrase "middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver Island" in the treaty of 1846, and by which the rightful posse... Sandwich
A town in Essex County, Ontario; first settled in 1750 by the soldiers of a disbanded French regiment. It was subsequently named after the town of Sandwich, in Kent, England. =Index=: (General Brock era) Military fort, 59; occupied by United States ge... Sangster Charles 1822-1893 Born In Kingston For Some Time In
public service; engaged in newspaper work at Amherstburg and Kingston; for many years prior to his death employed in the civil service at Ottawa. =Bib.=: Works: The St. Lawrence and the Saguenay and other Poems; Hesperus and other Poems and Lyrics. Fo... Sangster J H
(Egerton Ryerson era) On staff of Ontario Normal School, 174. ... Sanstein
(Samuel de Champlain era) Clerk, brings news of amalgamation of de Monts and de Caen Companies, 138. ... Saskatchewan
Organized as a provisional district in 1882. It then extended from long. 111 deg. 20' W. to the Manitoba boundary and Lake Winnipeg, and from the northern boundary of the district of Assiniboia, to the southern boundary of Athabaska. The province of S... Saskatchewan Rebellion
See Riel Rebellion, 1885. ... Saskatchewan River
Ultimate source is at the head waters of the Bow River, about lat. 51 deg. 40', in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. After a course of 1205 miles, it flows into Lake Winnipeg, finally discharging its waters by the Nelson into Hudson Bay. The length of... Saskatchewan University Of
Act passed establishing the university, 1907. Board of Governors decided to fix location of university at Saskatoon, 1909. ... Sault St Louis
(Samuel de Champlain era) Called after young man named Louis drowned there, 69; centre of fur trade for some years, 120. (Bishop Laval era) Converted Iroquois settled at, 9, 74. ... Sault Ste Marie
The county seat of Chippewa County, Michigan, on the St. Mary's River. In 1641 the Jesuit fathers Raymbault and Jogues founded a mission on its site, and in 1662 Marquette established the first permanent settlement there. On the opposite side of the r...