The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History
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The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History
Canada -- Biography; Canada -- History
=Brown, John Storrow.= =P= With Papineau at St. Charles meeting, 1837,
125; preaches rebellion, 126; heads the _Patriotes_ at St. Charles, 128,
133; charged with cowardice, 133; his letter to Dr. Nelson, 133. =Bib.=:
Christie, _History of Lower Canada_.
=Brown, Peter= (1784-1863). Born in Scotland. Emigrated to New York in
1838; was owner and editor of the _British Chronicle_. Removed to
Toronto, 1843, and founded the _Banner_, a Free-Church Presbyterian
organ. In 1844 with his son, George Brown, established the Toronto
_Globe_, and contributed to it for some years. =Index=: =B= Father of
George Brown, 1; his hatred of slavery, 1; emigration to America, 1838,
2; contributes to _Albion_, 2; publishes _The Fame and Glory of England
Vindicated_, 2; establishes the _British Chronicle_, New York, 4;
removes to Toronto, and with his son establishes the _Banner_, 5; on
committee of Anti-Slavery Society, 113; his work on the _Globe_,
243-244; his death, 1863, 244. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._; Dent, _Can.
Por._
=Brown's Point.= =Bk= On Niagara River, battery at, 299, 301.
=Bruey.= =F= Agent of Governor Perrot at Montreal, 97.
=Brûlé, Étienne.= A famous _coureur de bois_ who accompanied Champlain
on his exploration of the Ottawa, in 1615, and subsequently made
extensive explorations in the country of the Hurons and the Iroquois
(1615-1618). Treacherously murdered near the present town of
Penetanguishene by a party of Hurons in 1632. =Index=: =Ch= Interpreter,
accompanies Champlain to Quebec, 41; accompanies Champlain to the Ottawa
River, 88; at Cap de la Victoire, 139; learns Huron language, 144; sent
on mission to Three Rivers, 163; sides with the Kirkes, 194; conduct in
the Huron country, 202; his death, 203, 246. =Bib.=: Champlain,
_Voyages_; Sagard, _Voyage du Pays des Hurons_; Parkman, _Pioneers of
France_; Butterfield, _History of Brûlé's Discoveries and Explorations_;
Sulte, _Étienne Brûlé_ (R. S. C., 1907).
=Brulon, Jean Gauthier de.= =L= Canon and confessor of chapter of
Quebec, 197.
=Bruyères, Lieutenant-Colonel R. E.= =Bk= Reports on condition of forts
in Upper Canada, 157.
=Bryce, George= (1844- ). Born at Mount Pleasant near Brantford,
Ontario. Educated at Toronto University and Knox College. Took part in
the skirmish at Ridgeway during the Fenian Raids. In 1871 removed to
Manitoba and organized Manitoba College. Professor of English literature
in Manitoba College, 1871-1909; and head of the faculty of science and
lecturer in biology in Manitoba University, 1891-1904. Moderator of the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, 1902-1903.
President of the Royal Society of Canada, 1909-1910. =Index=: =Md= On
causes of Riel Rebellion, 158. =Bib.=: Works: _Manitoba_; _Short History
of the Canadian People_; _Apostle of Red River_; _Hudson's Bay Company_;
_Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists_. For biog., _see_
Morgan, _Can. Men._; _Canadian Who's Who_.
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