engineers in June 1847 and died in Kingston soon after, at the age of 56. A fellow officer and friend, Sir James Edward Alexander, edited Bonnycastle’s voluminous notes and published them in

BETHUNE, ALEXANDER NEIL, Church of England clergyman and bishop; b. 28 Aug. 1800 at Williamstown, Charlottenburg Township

. Darling retired from the army in 1841 as a captain following two years in command of an unattached company. He had married twice, first, in 1835, the daughter of Alexander Dalzell of Barbados, who died in

McGill, and Alexander Henry* that were to be of such significance in his business and personal life. He also established a

in the classroom. In 1897, during the editorship of John Alexander

fund set up to support new evangelical ministers. The fund was outside the control of the diocesan synod despite the protests of the bishop, Alexander Neil

and managed by Lefroy. On travels to the United States he became acquainted with some of the leading American scientists, including Alexander Dallas Bache, Joseph Henry, and Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz

MacDONELL OF SCOTHOUSE (Scotus), ALEXANDER (Alasdair MacDhòmhnuill), Roman Catholic priest and missionary; b. c

(London), 20 March, 16 June 1973; 10 June 1980. MTL, [Alexander?] Card, “An account of the Boulton family of Toronto . . .°,” 20 Jan. 1870; W. D

to his death in 1776, but Alexander Brymer*, a Scottish-born entrepreneur who dominated the Halifax business community through the last

McKAY, ALEXANDER, educator; b. 16 July 1841 in Earltown

Sciences. A similar trip to Boston in 1859 provided the opportunity to purchase a copy of Alexander Wilson’s American ornithology, from which he undoubtedly began the systematic study of birds. In

CRUIKSHANK, ERNEST ALEXANDER, militia officer, author, historian, civil servant, and army officer; b. 29 June 1853 or 1854

charts. In 1790 Alexander Dalrymple, the British geographer, cited Hanna’s explorations when he advanced British claims to the northwest coast and its fur trade

Bank by a group of local businessmen including Houliston’s father-in-law and brother-in-law, George and Alexander Baptist. Houliston was not among the promoters of this venture, obviously not interested

was sent to the Columbia department. Two years later he was at Fort Nez Percés (Walla Walla, Wash.) with Alexander Ross*, who later related how

), daughter of Alexander Whiteford and Isabella Mathers; m. 1879 James Johnstone Rogerson; they had no

commanded by Alexander Walker*. Strange was to go with the vessels as supercargo and would have overall direction of the enterprise. The expedition

. In the summer of 1808 at Bas-de-la-Rivière (Fort Alexander) Nelson married according to the custom of the country Mary Ann, an Ojibwa of the loon clan; this union was later formalized on 16 Jan

Harriss and presented under the baton of Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie. Three years later Porter left Halifax and settled in New Haven, where he served as manager for the Connecticut