was probably an apprentice in his brother-in-law’s Halifax printing shop. He soon established his own shop at George and Barrington streets, from which he first issued the Weekly Chronicle on
long been involved in the literary life of Halifax. In the 1850s he had assisted in the publication of the Provincial: or Halifax Monthly Magazine, edited by his sister-in-law Mary Jane
law increased with more raids and threats to local dignitaries, including John Andrew Mara, mla and merchant, who, Charles Augustus
with his brother-in-law, William Henry Jeffery.
As well as managing his own undertakings, Noad was a member of several groups of entrepreneurs whose
. A year and a half later, on 1 July 1828, Porteous was made postmaster of Montreal.
The upheaval in Porteous’s career was soon followed by one
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From 1711 to 1728 Pécaudy de Contrecœur took part in campaigns in which he often won his superiors’ praise. He was appointed lieutenant on 1 July 1715 and captain on 11 April 1727. In
good offices of his wife’s brother-in-law Louis-Claude Danré* de Blanzy, he was then appointed notary by the Jesuits for their
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In 1827 Stayner succeeded his father-in-law as postmaster general of Upper and Lower Canada, where there were then more than 80 post offices. Since 1821 the Houses of Assembly of the two
maintaining law and order in several industrial strikes.
On New Year’s Day 1915 Sullivan received the King’s Police Medal for his long service. In September
Marianne Galibert; d. 1 Jan. 1921 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., and was buried in the community’s cemetery.
Alexandrine Teyssèdre’s father died when
captain in the late spring of 1844, he left Woolwich on 17 July for a posting in the Canadas. He was stationed at Montreal from 4 Sept. 1844 to 15 July 1845 and from 19 Dec. 1845 to 1
Annapolis Royal on 4 July 1724; Winniett testified to the Nova Scotia Council on 16 July that he had learned of the proposed attack at Minas on 1 July, but had been assured by the French that
COX, PHILIP, educator, natural scientist, and author; b. 1 Sept. 1847 at Upper Maugerville, N.B., son of Philip Cox and
later. When the French edition of this paper ceased publication in October 1842, Côté opened a small printing-shop and on 1 December, in partnership with Joseph
1862 he enrolled in the law faculty of McGill College; at Cartier’s suggestion, he articled in the law office of Désiré
The high-spirited Jonathan Bliss (1742–1822) clashed with Harvard authorities before settling down to study law. After the
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Sir John Johnson came home a staunch supporter of his king, almost contemptuous of anyone who dared disagree with royal policy. He settled at Fort Johnson and took Clarissa Putman as his common-law
his parents thought they should make sacrifices in order to give him the advantages of a higher education. On 1 Oct. 1823 he entered the Petit Séminaire de Québec, where he was a brilliant student
with its affairs. In March 1829 the House of Assembly had passed a law to create schools run by trustees, a measure which intensified the struggle between the clergy and the Canadian petite bourgeoisie
Nov. 1805; George Forsyth & Company to Russell, 17 Jan. 1806; RG 22, ser. 131, 1: ff.62–63. Law Soc. of U.C. (Toronto), Law Soc. of U.C., minutes, 17 July 1797–18 Feb. 1807