. Ann Pratt, probably in Spencertown, N.Y., and they had seven children; d. 27 Sept. 1826 in West Shefford (Bromont), Lower Canada, and was buried there two days later

Iroquois by Buade* de Frontenac, governor of Canada – was taken back to Albany by Schuyler. The Iroquois called

expeditionary force gathering at Albany, New York, for “the immediate reduction of Canada.” The governor’s council recommended that Peter Schuyler, “a Gentleman . . . of good Estate & Reputation

Connecticut were common in New Brunswick and in the Johnstown District of Upper Canada [see Caleb Seely*; Peet

previous winter about the court, needed no special attention, Segipt with his wife and son, travelling as king, queen and prince of Canada, were treated with the utmost courtesy. In December 1629, Sir

and white institutions in the first third of the 19th century. Although his reputation was built largely in the United States, the famous orator was not without impact on Upper Canada and its native

owner, and Jane Christie Parmouth; m. 29 March 1859 Mary Anne Botsford in Newmarket, Upper Canada, and they had a daughter; d. 14 Dec. 1897 in Toronto

, sportsman, and politician; b. 1 Aug. 1841 in St Davids, Upper Canada, son of John Sleeman and Ann M. Burrows; m. 7 Sept. 1863 Sarah Hill in Guelph, Upper Canada, and they had

SMALL, AMBROSE JOSEPH, impresario; b. 11 Jan. 1866 in Bradford, Upper Canada, son of Daniel Small and Ellen Brazil (Brazille

Macphail, the official historian of Canada’s medical services. Few Canadians wanted to rehash wartime politics, least of all veterans who were full of contempt for generals who had stayed

. 1847 Margaret Switzer; d. 10 May 1855 in Hamilton, Upper Canada. Robert Reid Smiley immigrated with his parents to Kingston, Upper

fact, he amassed what he claimed to be the most complete library in Canada on the disease, and he corresponded with the leading dermatologists and leprologists of his time, including Dr Jonathan

Elizabeth Dubois; d. in Penetanguishene, Upper Canada, and was buried 27 Jan. 1857. William Solomon was the fourth child of a German Jewish

, who had come to Canada on business. Father Chastellain*, her confessor, who wished her to give herself to God and who feared that “their

 Feb. 1862 in Ottawa, Canada West. Nicholas Sparks was far more important for what he owned than for what he did. Indistinguishable from hundreds

Kamīyistowesit*] at Fort Pitt (Sask.). Missionaries like Egerton’s father knew that the Indigenous population would soon be a minority, as had become the case in central Canada. The senior Steinhauer belonged

Canada in Kingston, Ont., from 1892 to 1894, he was discharged at his “own and parent’s request,” it was later recorded, but in fact he was expelled for gambling. He subsequently worked as an insurance

Robinson, Upper Canada. Samuel Street was a shrewd, well-located merchant who, by devoting himself to business, managed to become one of the wealthiest

, office holder, and historian; b. 17 Sept. 1841 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada, son of Benjamin Sulte, dit Vadeboncœur, and Marie-Antoinette Lefebvre; m. 3 May 1871 Augustine Parent

. John Talbot came to Upper Canada in 1818 with the group of settlers brought out by his father on the Brunswick on the “£10 deposit plan,” whereby Richard Talbot hoped to obtain

Nicholson*’s projected attack on Canada in 1709. The invasion proved abortive. Nicholson and Peter Schuyler took Theyanoguin and three lesser sachems

THOMPSON, MARY, servant and convicted criminal; b. 1801 in Upper Canada, daughter of Alexander Thomson; fl

Canada about 1830 but of whom no more is known); m. Rebecca Boyce, and they had three children; d. 12 Oct. 1868 in Toronto, Ont

, 1827–31; Scrapbook 13, Clarence Ward, “Old times in Saint John,” clippings from Saint John Globe, 12 Aug. 1905. Census of Canada, 1870–71 (5v., Ottawa, 1873), for

 Nov. 1852 in Saint-Christophe-d’Arthabaska, Lower Canada, son of Landry Tourigny, a farmer, and Lucie Poirier; m. first 5 May 1874 Alice

Canada. With the threat to his self-interest removed, Trutch became an ardent advocate of union with Canada. He was a forceful speaker when the question was debated in the Legislative Council and was a

Tuckett immigrated with their daughter and two sons to Hamilton, Upper Canada, where Elias found work as a tallow-chandler. Although in later life George Elias Tuckett regretted his lack of formal

of religious communities in Canada which Thavenet had rendered. He was conscious of the role of the church in public life and believed it should intervene in the solution of any problems facing the

), shipbuilder, shipowner, politician, and office holder; b. 1 June 1827 in Château-Richer, Lower Canada, son of Toussaint Valin and Marie Tremblay; m. first 17 April 1855 Marie-Angélique

, and was debarred from the mastership in 1694. There is no proof that he came to Canada. We next meet Jean-Baptiste Villain at Montreal. On 18 Oct

of the communal Hutterian Brethren, and the first Hutterite minister to reside in Canada. He spent the last 20 years of his life in Alberta’s Standoff Colony, where he became a leading figure

the Presbyterian Church in Canada to endorse his campaign to persuade the federal government that sections of the criminal law should be amended to protect minors, particularly young girls, from

Alexander Henry, Travels and adventures in Canada and the Indian territories between the years 1760 and 1776, ed. James Bain (Boston, 1901, repr. Edmonton, 1969). G. I. Quimby, “A year with

to serve overseas in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. His militia experience made him an effective training officer, a role he performed in Canada and England. By October Weir had been promoted major

Royals’ 2nd battalion in Madras until 1831, then in the United Kingdom, 1831–36, and in Canada, 1836–43. During the early autumn of 1837 Wetherall was in

) to be held that summer. Alexander McKee*, deputy superintendent general of Indian affairs for Upper Canada, reproached him, reportedly saying

the busiest architectural firm in the city. Projects included the Deaf and Dumb Institute in Winnipeg, the Home for Incurables in Portage la Prairie, and the Merchants’ Bank of Canada in Brandon, all in

deceased, introspective poems, and verses on local, Canadian, and Irish topics. In “My shamrock,” for example, he reflects on his affection for both Canada and his ancestral homeland

respectfully addressed to the Roman Catholic clergy and the seigniors of the province of Lower Canada: recommending the establishment of schools. In it he expressed many Enlightenment views on the subject

WOOD, SAMUEL THOMAS, journalist, writer, and reformer; b. 16 Jan. 1860 in Wollaston Township, Upper Canada, son of English

the “Kenebeth” River in 1636 and “came into Canada River very neare Kebeck Fort.” Young was sent to France and his company returned safely to New England. This expedition has been identified with that

, he became a teacher in the parish school at Coylton, a small village near Ayr. After a year, Young left Scotland for Upper Canada, arriving in 1826 and going directly to Kingston to work with a local

Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada, son of Pierre Chapleau and Zoé Sigouin; m. 25 Nov. 1874 Marie-Louise King in Sherbrooke; they had no children; d. 13 June 1898 in Montreal, and was buried

1823 in Fraserville (Rivière-du-Loup), Lower Canada, son of Charles Taché, a merchant, and Louise-Henriette de Labroquerie (Boucher de La Broquerie); d. 22 June 1894 in St

(Germany). In the 1850s he immigrated to Upper Canada, where he married and worked as a wagon maker. His son William, one of seven children, was born in April 1868, attended school in Hawkesville and

 Jan. 1799 in Verchères, Lower Canada, son of Joseph Crevier Duvernay and Marie-Anne-Julie Rocbert de La Morandière; d. 28 Nov. 1852 in Montreal

, Lower Canada, son of Joseph Tarte, a farmer and businessman, and Louise Robillard; m. first 23 Nov. 1868 Georgiana Sylvestre in L’Assomption, Que., and they had six children; m. secondly 23

Craig, and lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, Francis Gore*, had set about revitalizing the Indian Department and recruiting Indian

until his appointment in October 1725 to the intendancy in Canada; this is a somewhat surprising fact, for which a valid explanation has not yet been found

Kingdom and Canada. But the United States Senate rejected it, and a modus vivendi which the commission had worked out as a temporary fallback position came into force