History of the settlement of Upper Canada (Ontario,): with special reference to the Bay QuintéCanniff, William
History
History of the settlement of Upper Canada (Ontario,): with special reference to the Bay Quinté
Canniff, William
Ontario -- History; Quinte, Bay of (Ont.)
APPENDIX.
Roll of the 2nd Battalion King’s Royal Regiment 667
The Governors of Canada 670
Indian Goods 671
ERRATA.
Page 29, 12th line from top, instead of “1859,” read “1759.”
Page 80, 4th line from bottom, instead of “are equally,” read “were
equally.”
Page 102, 16th line from bottom, instead of “removed to the town,”
read “to the fifth town.”
Page 104, instead of “Hodgins,” read “Hudgins.”
Page 104, 16th line from top, instead of “1859,” read “1809.”
Page 130, 4th line, 2nd paragraph, instead of “South,” read “North.”
Page 138, heading of page should be “Voyaging.”
Page 192, bottom line, instead of “dispersed,” read “dispossessed.”
Page 257, 19th line, “gloomy,” read “glowing.”
Page 288, 19th line, “glowing a picture,” should have “of”
following.
Page 293, instead of “Wesleyanism,” read “Wesleyans.”
Page 371, 14th line, instead of “1815,” read “1615.”
Page 437, 10th line from bottom, instead of “Lawer,” read “Lawyer.”
Page 585, 15th line, after “Governor,” read _they were generally_.
Page 596, 3rd line, after “often,” read _inferior_.
HISTORY
OF
THE SETTLEMENT OF UPPER CANADA,
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE BAY OF QUINTÉ.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I.
A SKETCH OF FRANCO-CANADIAN HISTORY.
CONTENTS—Antiquarianism—Records of the Early Nations—Tradition—The
Press—The Eastern World—The Western World—Importance of History—
Columbus—Colonization—Canada—America—Cartier—French Canadian
writers—Cartier’s first visit—Huguenots—Cartier’s second visit—
Jean Francois—Sir George E. Cartier—Establishment of the Fur
Trade—Champlain—Discovery of Lake Ontario—Bay of Quinté—Quebec
founded—First fighting with Indians—First taking of Quebec by the
British—Returned to France—The Recollets and Jesuits—Death of
Champlain—Foundation of Montreal—Emigration from France—The
Carignan Regiment—DeCourcelle—Proposal to found a Fort at Lake
Ontario—Frontenac—Fort at Cataraqui—La Salle—Fort at Niagara—First
vessel upon the Lakes—Its fate—Death of La Salle, the first
settler of Upper Canada—Founder of Louisiana—Discoverer of the
mouth of the Mississippi.
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