serve under the prince at Halifax in 1795, and on 21 June of the same year he was promoted colonel in the army. Edward Augustus seems to have developed great trust in Despard’s abilities, and his

French settlers to live side by side at peace with English families. He shipped most of Cape Breton’s population to France in 1745 and planned to repatriate the settlers of Île Saint-Jean (Prince Edward

North America as lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island – DesBarres sued Mary and sub-agent Wellwood Waugh

airing. At DeLancey’s request, Joseph Aplin, former attorney general of Prince Edward Island, prepared an extensive legal defence of slavery. Aplin’s brief had no effect upon the case, however, and the

was a great-grandson of Thomas Desbrisay*, lieutenant governor of St John’s (Prince Edward) Island, and of the loyalist clergyman Mather

in 1773, and that of another group of Scots, who had initially established themselves on St John’s (Prince Edward) Island, in 1774, added to the stability of the community

year book of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island . . . (Saint John, N.B.), 1876. The Baptist year book of the Maritime provinces of Canada . . . (Saint

Lewis*, bishop of the diocese of Ontario, in 1868 and priest in 1872, he was licensed curate to All Saints Church, Kingston, in 1868, and later to various parishes in Lanark, Prince Edward, and

Portuguese service, attaining the rank of major-general and appointment to the government of Lisbon. At the same time he dabbled in land in North America. He acquired a lot on St John’s (Prince Edward

England. In 1884 his exports of lobster totalled nearly 750,000 pounds. Two years later he controlled about 15 canneries in Kent County and four in Prince Edward Island. In 1895 he owned 30 or more in New

operation of the Intercolonial and Prince Edward Island railways, a portion of the planned transcontinental railway, and the administration of federal assistance to railways. It also had charge of Canada’s

island in Pigeon Lake near Bobcaygeon, where he started the Big Island Stock Farm; he later added the Red Deer Hill Stock Farm near Prince Albert (Sask.). Boyd bred horses, cattle, and sheep for show and

the outside staff. When Prince Edward Island joined confederation in 1873, Smith personally inspected all the navigational aids there and devised an upgrading program. Based on his recommendations

HANLAN, EDWARD (Ned), oarsman, hotelier, and alderman; b. 12 July 1855

BOSCAWEN, EDWARD, naval officer; sometimes called “Wry-necked Dick” from a habit of cocking his head to one side; more commonly

Scottish immigrants throughout eastern Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The system by which he exchanged imported Scottish goods against future deliveries of timber, fish, and agricultural products was

province of Quebec at the same time. Among the most important were a wing for the Prince Edward Island legislative building, the cathedrals in Charlottetown and in Chatham, N.B., the Roman Catholic churches

agent in Adolphustown for the Kingston Chronicle. In 1823 he was promoted major in the militia. From 1802 to 1824 he operated the ferry from Adolphustown to Prince Edward County

. Though this grant was later rescinded, Spencer’s total landholdings either by grant or by purchase were at least 5,000 acres, located in the counties of Lennox, Addington, Prince Edward, Northumberland

lairds bearing the title Glenaladale. In 1772 he transported over 200 Highlanders to St John’s (Prince Edward) Island, where he had purchased 20,000 acres of farm land. His son Donald, who became a