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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Catholicity in Canada
On 10 February, 1763, the Treaty of Paris was signed, ceding Canada to England, closing for the Church in Canada the period of establishment and settlement, and opening the period of conflict and development.
To this governor Canada is indebted for her religious liberty, plainly granted in an act of 1851 issued by the King of Great Britain and published in the Canadian press, 1 June 1852.
The real missions of Canada at present are in the North-East, along the coast of Labrador; in the North on the shores of Hudson Bay; and especially in the North-West, in the immense territories which stretch from Ontario to Lower Mackenzie and Alaska.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/03231a.htm   (9822 words)

  
 1779 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1776 1777 1778 - 1779 - 1780 1781 1782
1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar).
The Iron Bridge is completed across the River Severn in Shropshire; the first all cast-iron bridge ever constructed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1779   (516 words)

  
 Genealogy Data
Marriage: 20 AUG 1929 in St-Cyprien, Napierville, Quebec, Canada
Marriage: 18 AUG 1783 in Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
Marriage: 6 JUN 1864 in Ste-Julienne, Quebec, Canada
www.duquette.org /ENGLISH/Database/dat3.htm   (551 words)

  
 Composer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Joseph Quesnel was born in Saint-Malo (France) on November 15, 1746 and died in Montréal on July 4, 1809.
His arrival in Canada in 1779 was more the result of an error than a decision on his part.
Arrested by the British in Nova Scotia, he was forced to remain in Canada.
www.naxos.com /composer/btm.asp?fullname=Quesnel,+Joseph   (272 words)

  
 Canadian Explorers - EnchantedLearning.com
Cartier named Canada; "Kanata" means village or settlement in the Huron-Iroquois language.
Cook's first journey was from 1768 to 1771, when he sailed to Tahiti in order to observe Venus as it passed between the Earth and the Sun (in order to try to determine the distance between the Earth and the Sun).
He was sent by King Louis XIV (14) to travel south from Canada and sail down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
www.enchantedlearning.com /explorers/canada.shtml   (3410 words)

  
 Kayak Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was called "Nuestra Senora del Carmen" or "Isla del Carmen," meaning "Our Lady Carmen" or "Island of (Our Lady) Carmen" by Don I. Arteaga about July 16, 1779, for the saint to whom this day was dedicated.
Cape Saint Elias is located on the southwest end of the island.
Mount Saint Elias, the second highest mountain in the United States and Canada, was likely named after this cape.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kayak_Island   (216 words)

  
 The Wixsons of Upper Canada: Joseph 1779-1855
By the time Joseph also chose to make the trek to British North America, it was the 1790's and the destination of choice was Upper Canada.
Their destination was the Town of York, capital of Upper Canada -- at a population of 669.
Joseph and Deborah stayed in York for at least a year, and this was where their first child Randal was born 7 Mar 1799.
www1.xe.net /~mbone/webtree/wixson/joseph1.htm   (715 words)

  
 Senate - Canada: A Constitutional Monarchy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Once Canada became a British possession, the Royal Proclamation of 1763 recognized the Aboriginal peoples' rights as the first inhabitants and granted them royal protection.
In 1793, the Assembly of Upper Canada outlawed slavery.
Despite their differences in origins, languages, and religions, the inhabitants of Canada fought together to defend their country.
www.parl.gc.ca /information/about/people/senate/Monarchy/SenMonarchy_07-e.htm   (335 words)

  
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There was no doubt that he was involved in the smuggling trade with Canada, from where he acquired a working knowledge of French and familiarity with the terrain along the Canadian border.
Many of the officers and men, and their sons, served their King in the militia of Upper Canada, in particular the Lincoln Militia, during the War of 1812.
In 1779, by then a lieutenant colonel, he led his regiment in an attack on British positions in Savannah, Ga. In 1780, Charleston fell to the enemy.
www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Quarters/7632/unithist.doc   (20357 words)

  
 Burnt Church News-2001/01/17-Ottawa Citizen
The risk of more conflicts between natives and non-natives in Atlantic Canada will "significantly increase" if a plan to deal with pressures arising from the Marshall decision is not approved, a cabinet memo warns.
The issue raised in the cabinet memo was whether to proceed with a long-term strategy to address pressures arising from the Marshall decision.
In its Sept. 17, 1999, ruling in the case of Mi'kmaq Donald Marshall, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a 1779 treaty right allowing natives access to the commercial fishery to earn a "moderate livelihood," subject to federal regulation.
www.rism.org /isg/dlp/bc/news/bc_oc_20010117_2.htm   (548 words)

  
 1779 in science -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The year 1779 in (A particular branch of scientific knowledge) science and (The practical application of science to commerce or industry) technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: (additional info and facts about 1778 in science) 1778 in science, (additional info and facts about other events of 1779) other events of 1779, (additional info and facts about 1780 in science) 1780 in science and the (additional info and facts about list of years in science) list of years in science.
The (additional info and facts about Iron Bridge) Iron Bridge was completed across the (A river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay) Severn river in (additional info and facts about Shropshire) Shropshire; the first all cast-iron bridge ever constructed
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/1/17/1779_in_science.htm   (355 words)

  
 Search - Directory of Special Collections of Research Value in Canadian Libraries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The library collections had already contained some Canada Company material and this also has been greatly expanded as material became available.
Original works by Galt are collected in any language (only French and German are known), and critical material in any language is collected on Galt or the Canada Company.
The Canada Company material consists of 13 linear cm of papers including a copy of the charter, minutes of agreements, correspondence, and legal documents.
www.nlc-bnc.ca /collectionsp-bin/colldisp/l=0/c=50   (434 words)

  
 Digital Copyright Canada: article #1779   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The DMCA has been severely criticized on several grounds, including shifting the historical balance between owners and users of copyrighted works too far in the direction of increased proprietary control, being destructive of the privacy of users, and creating a chilling effect which could inhibit productive computer science research.
Over the past two years, the Government of Canada has been conducting a consultation process in order to inform Parliament's implementation of the WIPO treaty.
At the same time, the latest Draft FTAA Agreement contains a chapter on Copyright Law that includes, as possible options, strong versions of the anti-circumvention and rights management rules that are similar in scope to the DMCA.
www.digital-copyright.ca /discuss/1779   (583 words)

  
 METIS CULTURE 1779-1780
Pierre Sayer Metis born 1779 North West (likely Leech Lake), (most likely the son of John Sayer b-1750 and Obemauunoqua), included in census 1835 Red River, his son Pierre is born 1803 Red River.
Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable (1745-1818), a mixed blood a pioneer Trader and farmer of Chicago, was an African-American from Saint Doningie (Haiti) son of a French Canadian and an African born Slave.
By the end of the 1770's so many Orkney had fallen in love with their country women that a small college is established at St. Margaret's Hope in south Ronaldsay to school their offspring.
www.agt.net /public/dgarneau/metis22.htm   (7782 words)

  
 Who We Are
The former director general of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Victor Suthren is responsible for developing the historical accuracy of the 1812 privateer Lynx.
His celebrated accomplishments in the field of maritime and military history have made him an expert in historical reenactments in both the United States and Canada.
A distinguished cultural consultant and executive specializing in designing historic pageantry and reenactments, he wrote the Edward Mainwaring series of naval adventure novels.
www.privateerlynx.org /about/who_victor.html   (678 words)

  
 1779 in Canada -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
(additional info and facts about other events of 1779) other events of 1779,
(additional info and facts about list of 'years in Canada') list of 'years in Canada'.
The American colonies ally with (A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power) Spain.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/1/17/1779_in_canada.htm   (122 words)

  
 Blocks/Multiples - Stamp Canada Block Postage due.J28-J37 complete N.H.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Canada mint VF NH # O32 plate block.
Canada mint VF NH # CO1 plate block.
Canada mint NH # 1362 gutter block of 8 error.
canada.stamps-deals.com /blocks-multiples,c3479,4.html   (550 words)

  
 Consolidated Docket No. 317, Defendant Exhibits 61-171, Dft. Ex. 66
For the Year 1779 (London, 1779), 73 - 81; Consul W. Butterfield, A Short Biography of John Leith with a brief account of his life among the Indians (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1883); Thwaites and Kellogg, Frontier Defense, 230 - 233; and Alvord, Illinois Country, 352.
Substance of a Conference with the Indians, St. Vincennes, January 26, 1779, in ibid., 394 - 397; and Hamilton to Haldimand, St. Vincennes, January 24, 1779, in ibid., 389 - 393.
Jefferson to the Governor of Canada, Williamsburg, Virginia, July 22, 1779, in ibid.
www.gbl.indiana.edu /archives/dockett_317/317_6g.html   (3202 words)

  
 Descendants of Francois Primaut - 3
) was born 1722 in Chateauguay, Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada.
) was born 22 August, 1717 in Laprairie, Quebec, Canada, and died 06 June, 1770 in Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada.
Lalanne, P. Sale of a ground located in the seigniory of Vilcheauve at the north of the river of the Wolf; by Pierre Lavigne and Marianne Gagnié, his wife, of Chateauguay, with Pierre Primot and his wife, of Chateauguay.
www.primeau.org /makovec/gen_03.htm   (1129 words)

  
 The Hudson's Bay Company in Oregon
The North West Company was started in Canada in 1779.
After the French and Indian War in 1763 settled the question of colonial primacy in Canada, the HBC spread throughout eastern and central Canada.
Fort George at the mouth of the Columbia was abandoned in favor of Fort Vancouver, completed in 1825 five miles from the confluence of the Columbia and its major tributary, the Willamette River.
www.endoftheoregontrail.org /road2oregon/sa04HBC.html   (937 words)

  
 Genealogy Data
Marriage: 22 OCT 1650 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Marriage: 3 AUG 1750 in Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada
Marriage: 19 DEC 1848 in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, Canada
www.duquette.org /ENGLISH/Database/dat30.htm   (938 words)

  
 Bibliographie d’articles sur l’histoire du Canada et du Québec - Quebec History
Bibliographie d’articles sur l’histoire du Canada et du Québec
1795 CRONIN, P.F., "Early Catholic Journalism in Canada", dans RCCHA (1935-1936): 31-42.
1810 HILL, Robert A., "A Note on Newspaper Patronage in Canada during the Late 1850's and early 1860's", dans CHR, vol.
www2.marianopolis.edu /quebechistory/biblio/articles/006.htm   (1051 words)

  
 Élisabeth Cloutier
Marriage: Louis Berthelot 22 Nov 1707, Château-Richer, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Élisabeth married Louis Berthelot on 22 Nov 1707 in Château-Richer, Montmorency, Québec, Canada.
(Louis Berthelot was born about 1687 in Québec, Canada and died between 1712 and 1774.)
www.delmars.com /family/perrault/1479.htm   (67 words)

  
 CANADA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Search the CANADA Family Message Boards at Ancestry.com (if available).
Search the CANADA Family Resource Center at RootsWeb.com (if available).
Find graves of people named CANADA at Find-a-Grave.com (or add one that you know).
www.worldhistory.com /surname/US/C/CANADA.htm   (160 words)

  
 Gazette du Canada
Le gouvernement du Canada fait tout son possible pour veiller à ce que les problèmes informatiques relatifs à l'an 2000 ne me-nacent pas la sécurité et le bien-être des Canadiens et Cana-diennes.
Environnement Canada s'attend à ce que toutes les industries réglementées fassent preuve de responsabilité devant les impératifs de l'an 2000.
Industrie Canada produira une version préliminaire du règlement à titre informatif à l'intention du Comité permanent de l'industrie de la Chambre des communes et du Comité sénatorial permanent des banques et du commerce.
canadagazette.gc.ca /partI/1998/19981031/html/notice-f.html   (3567 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: 1780 in Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
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 The Other One's Thomas Taylor ROSS
Died: 22 Jul 1794, Lancaster, Glengarry County, Ontario, Canada
They settled in the United States and came to Canada in 1784.
1784, Left Mohawk Valley to settle in Canada, UEL Discharge: Abt.
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 Canada's Navy: MARPAC - Maritime Forces Pacific - About MARPAC: Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
His most recent books are The War Of 1812 for McClelland & Stewart Publishers of Toronto, and To Go Upon Discovery: James Cook In Canada 1758-1779 for Dundurn Press, also of Toronto.
He edited Canadian Stories Of The Sea for Oxford University Press, and has written seven historical novels, including the adventures of New Englander Edward Mainwaring of the 1740s Royal Navy, for Hodder & Stoughton Publishers of London.
Recently he served as Guest Curator of an international exhibition on the Pacific explorations of Cook and Bougainville at the Stewart Museum, Montreal, which ran from May to October, 2001, and he is presently involved in designing historic naval pageantry as part of the buildup to the Navy's Centennial in 2010."
www.navy.forces.gc.ca /marpac/about/marpac_about_profiles_e.asp?x=1&id=33   (322 words)

  
 A Brief Review Of The Settlement Of Upper Canada By The U. E. Loyalists And Scotch Highlanders, In 1783; And of the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
A Brief Review Of The Settlement Of Upper Canada By The U. Loyalists And Scotch Highlanders, In 1783; And of the grievances which Compelled The Canadas To Have Recourse Of Arms In Defence Of Their Rights And Liberties, In the years 1837 and - MCLEOD, D[ONALD] [1779-1879].
An important contemporary record of the 1837 Rebellion, of the background and grievances which led up to it, and of the reprisals which followed, including an account of the organization of the patriot army in Ohio and New York for the invasion of Canada.
The author, a veteran of the War of 1812, and publisher of the reform newspaper, the 'Grenville Gazette', fled to the United States shortly after the outbreak of the Rebellion and became a senior officer in the Patriot army.
www.antiqbook.com /boox/lak/CLEBrMcL21.shtml   (301 words)

  
 McMaster University Libraries - Map Collection
Map of the Province of Canada from Lake Superior to the Gulf of St. Lawrence...
Government Map of Canada, from Red River to the Gulf of St. Lawrence...
New Railroad and County Map of the Dominion of Canada...
library.mcmaster.ca /maps/rcamer.htm   (2727 words)

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