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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... Admiral , 155 . Baldwin , Hon . R. , 397 . Baldwin , Col. , 733 . Baldwin , Lieut . , 734 . Barclay , Capt . R. H. , 212 . Bardy , Dr. , 69 . Barre , De la , 30 . Barthe , J. G. , 482 . Bayfield , Admiral , 480 . Bayne , Rev. Dr. , 486 ...
... Admiral , 155 . Baldwin , Hon . R. , 397 . Baldwin , Col. , 733 . Baldwin , Lieut . , 734 . Barclay , Capt . R. H. , 212 . Bardy , Dr. , 69 . Barre , De la , 30 . Barthe , J. G. , 482 . Bayfield , Admiral , 480 . Bayne , Rev. Dr. , 486 ...
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... Admiral C. , 58 . Holmes , Rev. J. , 280 . Holmes , Dr. , 485 . Howe , Lord , 63 . Hunt , T. S. , 644 . Hunter , Lt. Gen. , 139 . Huron , Bishop of , 703 . Hurst , C. , 165 . IBERVILLE , Lemoine D ' , 33 . Irving , Col. P. E. , 80 ...
... Admiral C. , 58 . Holmes , Rev. J. , 280 . Holmes , Dr. , 485 . Howe , Lord , 63 . Hunt , T. S. , 644 . Hunter , Lt. Gen. , 139 . Huron , Bishop of , 703 . Hurst , C. , 165 . IBERVILLE , Lemoine D ' , 33 . Irving , Col. P. E. , 80 ...
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... Admiral , 97 . Scott , Col. , 202 . Seaton , Lord , 259 . Selkirk , Earl of , 272 . Sewell , Chief - Justice , 146 . Sewell , Dr. J. , 147 . Sewell , Rev. E. W. , 147 . Sewell , Sheriff , 147 . Shank , Gen. , 121 . Sheaffe , Sir R. H. ...
... Admiral , 97 . Scott , Col. , 202 . Seaton , Lord , 259 . Selkirk , Earl of , 272 . Sewell , Chief - Justice , 146 . Sewell , Dr. J. , 147 . Sewell , Rev. E. W. , 147 . Sewell , Sheriff , 147 . Shank , Gen. , 121 . Sheaffe , Sir R. H. ...
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... Admiral , 423 . Vansittart , H. , 428 . Vansittart , J. G. , 426 . Vassal , F. A. , de Monviel , 92 . Vaudreuil , Marquis de , 34 . Vandreuil , Pierre François de , 42 . Vaudreuil , Comte de , 45 . Vaudreuil , Chevalier de , 46 ...
... Admiral , 423 . Vansittart , H. , 428 . Vansittart , J. G. , 426 . Vassal , F. A. , de Monviel , 92 . Vaudreuil , Marquis de , 34 . Vandreuil , Pierre François de , 42 . Vaudreuil , Comte de , 45 . Vaudreuil , Chevalier de , 46 ...
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... ADMIRAL SIR DAVID KERTK . KINKS A FRENCH refugee in England , who entered into her naval service during the reign of Charles I. He had previously been a master mariner at Dieppe , in France . He is mentioned in our history as the ...
... ADMIRAL SIR DAVID KERTK . KINKS A FRENCH refugee in England , who entered into her naval service during the reign of Charles I. He had previously been a master mariner at Dieppe , in France . He is mentioned in our history as the ...
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