LOCHHEAD, WILLIAM, professor, biologist, educator, author, and editor; b. 3 April 1864 in Elma Township, Upper Canada

enterprise moved its operations to Montreal, Loomis, then a lieutenant, transferred to the prestigious 5th Regiment (Royal Scots of Canada), which became the Royal Highlanders of Canada three years later

Ruckle*]. However, his work in Upper Canada was coming to an end. Apparently both he and Dunham set their affections on Elizabeth Detlor of Fredericksburgh. Her choice was made in favour of Dunham

Delong, a widow whose married name had probably been Vanderburg, and they had one daughter; d. 23 April 1833 in Norwich Township, Oxford County, Upper Canada

-Jacques), Lower Canada, son of François-Xavier Légaré and Julie Melançon; m. 15 or 22 April 1873 Marie Ouellette (d. 1876) at the mission of St

Maclaren came to Upper Canada in 1822 when his father gave up his hardware trade in Glasgow to settle in Richmond. The family later moved to Torbolton Township on the Ottawa River, where David MacLaren

(Northern Ireland). For nearly three years he served the small congregation of 260 families in Maghera. Seeking better opportunities, he immigrated to Canada in 1903 after receiving a teaching

 Feb. 1861 in Sainte-Ursule, Lower Canada, son of Jean-Baptiste Magnan, a miller, and Adeline Béland; m. first 3 June 1899 Céline-Alice Lemieux (d. 2 Sept. 1914) in the parish of

MALLORY, CALEB ALVORD, farmer, politician, and agrarian activist; b. 30 Sept. 1841 near Cobourg, Upper Canada, son of Caleb

information back to his supporters in Canada, and he provided the Holy See with a mass of documents and commentaries. Skilfully demolishing the principal arguments of those who opposed Nicolet, he

Newcastle, Upper Canada, only daughter of Hart Almerrin Massey* and Eliza Ann Phelps; m. 26 Jan. 1897 John Mill Treble in Toronto

Canada. Vincent Philip Mayerhoffer had an exotic early life that intrigued those who later learned of it. According to his autobiography, he was born to

. J. McRedmond, the parish priest and vicar general. When he left for Canada in April 1884, McRedmond informed his sponsor, Archbishop John Joseph

advised to dissolve the legislature of the Province of Canada by Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché*, whose supporters had

moved with his parents to a house in Napierville, Lower Canada, owned by his uncle Cyrille-Hector-Octave Côté*, then an exile in the

, FRANCIS (Francis Nelson), lumber merchant, manufacturer, and politician; b. 14 Jan. 1852 in the township of Durham, Lower Canada, son of Francis McCrea, a farmer, and

. Nothing is known of James McKenzie’s early years. He arrived in the Canadas, probably at Quebec in May 1813, as a private in the 2nd battalion of the 41st Foot, which took part in various battles in

Phillips, Albert Edward, lawyer, militia officer, politician, and judge; b. 21 March 1861 in Richmond Hill, Upper Canada, son of George McPhillips and Margaret Lavin; m. 3

chaired the committee charged with launching its monthly, Industrial Canada. Nicholls’s affiliation with the Canadian Manufacturer, the

Propagation of the Gospel, outlining the spiritual needs of the colonies, induced him to apply for service in the Canadas. Accepted, he was sent to Quebec, where he arrived on 3 Sept. 1819 with his wife

(Republic of Ireland), son of Joseph Phelan and Catharine Brennan; d. 6 June 1857 in Kingston, Upper Canada. After running out of funds to

. 17 Feb. 1857 in Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Lower Canada, son of Joseph Picard and Angèle Roi, farmers; m. 25 Nov. 1903 Martine Voyer in Edmonton, and they had two sons; d. there 23

and joined the regiment in Lower Canada two years later. His record as a commanding officer was praised by his superiors, including Major-General Isaac

Canada. William Purdy’s father, a loyalist, served in Emmerich’s Chasseurs during the American Revolutionary War. In 1787 William moved to St

Pyke* and Elizabeth D. Allan; m. 10 May 1809 Eliza Tremain, and they had three sons and three daughters; d. 3 Feb. 1851 in Pointe-à-Cavagnal (Hudson), Lower Canada

located. Zorn left Canada before paying him, however, and Pélissier was back in Trois-Rivières in June 1758 and February 1759 because of a lawsuit over the resale of the house and the sums due him

parents immigrated to the Canadas from Ireland after the War of 1812. Never one to do the expected, Arthur ran away from his family and the Petit Séminaire de Montréal at the age of 15 to become a cabin-boy

Canadian Music. Émiliano Renaud deserves an important place in Canada’s cultural landscape. Because of the diversity of his musical contributions, the

, England; m. prior to 1789 Sarah Bryant, née Ashmore, and they had at least three children; m. secondly 14 Aug. 1809 Mary Louisa McDonnell in Kingston, Upper Canada; d

L’Isle-Verte, Lower Canada, son of Joseph Rouleau and Euphrosine (Euphrosie) Patouël (Patoine); m. there 11 April 1877 Elvina Dumouchel (d. 27 March 1901), and they had two daughters

, Lower Canada, son of the Reverend Edward Bradshaw Ryckman and Emmaline Edmond Baird; m. 30 Oct. 1895 Mabel Louise Gurney in Toronto, and they had four children; d. there 11 Jan. 1934 and

. 20 May 1925 in Toronto. George Sterling Ryerson was born into one of Upper Canada’s most renowned families and emerged as an archetypal

 Dec. 1838 in Fort Henry, near Kingston, Upper Canada. Surely no more delightful or respected scoundrel ever set foot in Canada or left as much

of Upper Canada in 1803. The following year he was appointed registrar for the counties of Grenville, Leeds, and Carleton and collector of customs, as well as inspector of flour, potash, and pearl

Company, the Canada Permanent Building and Savings Society, and the Canadian Bank of Commerce. He was also president of the Royal Canadian Bank, where he experienced a brush with scandal in 1869 after cries

management the company, then one of the most important in Canada, not only succeeded in getting through that difficult period, but also adopted strategic directions that provided the basis for its subsequent

. twice, the second time to Mrs Harriet Cadman on 18 Aug. 1850, at Brooklin, Canada West; he had at least one son, also a Methodist Episcopal minister; d. 28 March 1870 at Brooklin

Spence seems to have arrived in the Canadas in 1852. One source claims that he was a British officer sent with military engineers to construct fortifications at Pointe-Lévy (Lévis and Lauzon, Que.) in the

SPENCER, JAMES, Methodist minister and journalist; b. 7 Feb. 1812 in Stamford Township, Upper Canada; m

horses and retire to reservations. Sitting Bull refused and fighting continued. In November exhausted Sioux began to cross the border into Canada

Lévis*]; wounded in the leg, he spent some months convalescing at the Hôtel-Dieu in Quebec. In September 1760, after the conquest, he left Canada for France with his regiment and his father

permission to go to Lower Canada, temporarily changing the policy it had maintained since the conquest. On 4 June 1794 Thavenet, along with ten other Sulpicians, sailed from Portsmouth [see Jean

Upper Canada in 1794, settling at Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake). At the insistence of Lieutenant Governor Simcoe

Torrance family came from the Galloway area of Scotland to the Canadas via New York shortly after 1800. Thomas established himself as a general merchant in Montreal. John, aged 21 when he came to Montreal

Republic of Germany), son of Henry Tröstler and Magdeleine Feitten; d. 7 Dec. 1813 in Vaudreuil, Lower Canada. Jean-Joseph Trestler came to

. 7 Feb. 1802 at Montreal, Lower Canada, son of François Trudeau and Marguerite Weilbrenner; m. 21 May 1833 Aurélie Paul, a schoolteacher, at Montreal; d. there 14 Jan

(Congregational) chapel in Birmingham, immigrated to Canada, hoping to find better opportunities for their children. They homesteaded in the Rainy River District of northwest Ontario for three years before moving

WALSH, JAMES MORROW, NWMP officer, businessman, and government official; b. 22 May 1840 in Prescott, Upper Canada, one of

Grimsby Township, Upper Canada, son of Charles Edward Woolverton and Delight Bennet; m. first 18 Oct. 1870 Sarah Frances Lorimer in Toronto, and they had two sons and one daughter; m

to manage a household he married for a third time. Yip came to Canada in 1881 to work on the Cariboo goldfields. Unsuccessful there, he moved to