Sketches of Celebrated Canadians: And Persons Connected with Canada, from the Earliest Period in the History of the Province Down to the Present TimeHunter, Rose & Company, 1862 - 779 páginas |
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... Lieutenant - Governor in Canada ; and Cartier was ap- pointed his pilot , with the command of five ships . His commission , which may be seen in Hazard's collection , was dated Oct. 17 , 1540 . He sailed , however , May 23 , 1540 , to ...
... Lieutenant - Governor in Canada ; and Cartier was ap- pointed his pilot , with the command of five ships . His commission , which may be seen in Hazard's collection , was dated Oct. 17 , 1540 . He sailed , however , May 23 , 1540 , to ...
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... lieutenant , with very extensive powers . He returned to Canada in 1612 , was engaged in war with the Iroquois , and made new discoveries . His voyages across the Atlantic were frequent . He was continued Lieutenant - Governor under ...
... lieutenant , with very extensive powers . He returned to Canada in 1612 , was engaged in war with the Iroquois , and made new discoveries . His voyages across the Atlantic were frequent . He was continued Lieutenant - Governor under ...
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... lieutenant - general ; his son's monument at Greenwich styles him only colonel . In 1747 A commission was obtained for James at an early age . he was present at the battle of Lafeldt , and had the good fortune to distinguish himself by ...
... lieutenant - general ; his son's monument at Greenwich styles him only colonel . In 1747 A commission was obtained for James at an early age . he was present at the battle of Lafeldt , and had the good fortune to distinguish himself by ...
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... LIEUTENANT - GENERAL STANWIX . JOHN STANWIX , one of the general officers selected by Pitt to accompany the expedition for the capture of Canada , in 1759 . He had entered the army in 1706 , and served in it thirty - nine years before ...
... LIEUTENANT - GENERAL STANWIX . JOHN STANWIX , one of the general officers selected by Pitt to accompany the expedition for the capture of Canada , in 1759 . He had entered the army in 1706 , and served in it thirty - nine years before ...
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... lieutenant , in 1767 . His lordship married twice ; firstly in 1751 , to Lady Charlotte Compton , only surviving daughter of the Earl of Northampton . Her ladyship died in 1770 ; secondly , in 1773 , Anne , daughter and co - heir of Sir ...
... lieutenant , in 1767 . His lordship married twice ; firstly in 1751 , to Lady Charlotte Compton , only surviving daughter of the Earl of Northampton . Her ladyship died in 1770 ; secondly , in 1773 , Anne , daughter and co - heir of Sir ...
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Sketches of Celebrated Canadians: And Persons Connected with Canada, from ... Henry James Morgan Visualização completa - 1862 |
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Página 60 - A third edition was published in 1758. D. 1672, aged 60.—JOHN, a major-general in America, appointed by the king of Great Britain, was, in 1746, lieutenantgovernor of St. JOhn's, Newfoundland. He was afterwards distinguished for his military services. It was thought of the highest importance, in the year 1756, to keep open the communication with Fort Oswego, on lake Ontario. General Shirley accordingly enlisted forty companies of boatmen, and placed them under the command of Bradstreet.
Página 272 - Almighty chastens the hearts and disciplines the virtues of his creatures. His Lordship was eminently exemplary in the discharge of every social and private duty. He was a considerate and indulgent landlord, a kind and gracious master; to the poor a generous benefactor, and of every public improvement a judicious and liberal patron. The latter...
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