DOCSLIB.ORG

Microfiches Ographs Monographies

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Microfiches Ographs Monographies phic Notes I Notes techniques at bibliographiques ' ’ L Institut a mlcrotilrne lo meiileur exemplalre qu ii lo!a “ possibie de se procurer. Lea detaiis de cet exem plaln qu sont pem-etre uniques du polnt de vue bu W. M w m m m wwm - de nonnale de iilmage sont indiques ci dessous. Colouredpages I Pages de couieur Pages damagel ages endommagees Pages restored ac or laminatedI Pages restaurées etI ou pelliculees i Pages discoloured. sta ned or loxedI Pages décolorees. tachetees ou piquées rture manque Pages detachedI Pages détachées res encouleur Showthrough I Transparence Quality of printvaries I ' Oualité inégale de I impression Includes supplementary material I Comprenddu materiel supplémentaire P s wholl r rt l obscur age y o pa ia ly ed by errata slips. tissues. etc have beenrelilmedto ensure the best possible image I Les pages totalement ou i i ' part ellementobscurcies par uh euilletderrata. une nt été fil l l tc. o s pe ure. e . mee a nouveau de agona i il ur i i l obtenr la me le e mage poss b e. Opposing pages with va rying colourationor discolourations are filmed twice to ensure the best ' possible image I Les pages s opposant ayant des 3 may appear colorations variables ou des décolorations sont ' ese have been trlmées deux iois aiindobtenir la meilleure image i l poss b e. (ANSI a nd ISO VEST CHART No 2) AP P L IE D IMAG E I l GSJ E ast No un Str eet R ch st r o e e NewYork “609 USA (7 1 6) 482 0300 Phone 7 1 6 ( ) 268 5989 f ox The Chateau de Ramezay de Bamesay . eleventh Gover nor of oine l 708 was bornin rane 1 667 ame p t d . F c c Gom or De N . He was a lleutenant in de with thei r hear t and hand. s ” had the laat of Phi ?L 231 d m fleet around Poa . than o Ra ses - the altar Mar ie Charlotte Denys, a daug hter 0 a de la Rondo. one of the wealthiest families of Canada. ‘ com inarms, do Vaudreuil, at the same time marr ied L o daughter of Pier re de Joy bert de Soulanges. Could they have seeninto the futur e their happiness would have r f was ne a a son f the beenclouded b so row. or it desti d th t o Rm eny aho d be the one to openthe g ates of the E nglish in l 759 and a son of de Vaudreuil likewise. at Montreal. the following year . De Rameeay was one of the most prominwt menof his time. occu ying an offici al position in Canada for a ter m p was n ur la exceeding 0rt years. He Seig e de Geese. de Mon i Boi urent inFr ance an was t gny , de . dinCanada 8ei gneur de Monnoir and de Ram . Kni t of the Militar y Order of St. Louis, Gover nor of ontrea. , and Commandant of all r w the militi a in the count y. and as administr ator of the ’ Governor - Gener alship dur ing the two years absence of de Vaudreuil inFrance. w u 0 The a u as in1 5. Th ne o w Ch tea b ilt 7 e wighb rt as thenthe fashionable par t of the town, and as occupied by ’ the Baronde Longueuil, the Contmcoeur s, dE schambaults, ’ d Alllebousts and Madame de Portneuf. the widow of Bar on Becancour t. Situated ona hill. and opposite to the magnifi cent gar denof the Jesuits, this plain unembellished house tar y tions. the conferences with the Indians the annual f and fur trading mar ket, attracted to the shor ss of l foutr salmot only the G overncM meral the ; E 8 3 5 and to the exalted 5 beneficent Ramezay and his family showed sq Fearless to the Indian or enemy. his ty were uall exemplified inthe er sonal care and attention he and is amily gave to the pfer ing citizens of Montr eal dur ing the post which devastaud the townin1 721 . De Bamezay died in 1 724, and his family sold the Chsteau to the Com des I ndes in l 745. The latter re a ne ss ss onun the ess on in 1 768 en was t i d po e i c i . , wh it w s s of bou Wm. ran ho in ur n to the ht b G t, , t . di po ed it ish ver nment for the sum of It thus became ag ainthe residence remained such up to 1 849. I n 1 76-6 the ea was th ea f e 7 , Chat u e H d uarter s or th Continental Army under Montgomer y. and the spr ing of 1 776 there came BenjaminFr anklin. Carroll of Carrollton. and éamuel Chase. envo s sent b Congr ess to influence the French Canadians to jo the co onies inthe rev olt against r w B itish r ule. Thencame Benedict Ar nold ho occupied the The mar k of the old reception a s is sti seenonthe sa on d i ll w l walls. Lor d Meacalfe as the last resident governor . but for some year s after his establishment in a house the Chetsau was used the er nmen was gov t withdrawnfrom Montreal, the Chateau ser ved sever al pur poses. For some year s courts were held here, and later the Normal School, thencourts again. I n1 894 the Chateau was sold by the Pr ovincial Gover n ment and purchased by the Cor porationof the City of Mont rea for the um sma and n l. N i tic A tiquar ianSociety, which , in 1 895 e . obtaind the building for the pur pose of founding their Hi stor ical Portr ait Galler y and Museum. The Antiquarianand Numismatic Society of Montreal I nths month of December , 1 862, several gentlemancf l entassi , desirous of cultivating the stud of Numisma soms of whom had bsenmeeting inf y for a couple years at the house of Mr . James Per r ier , ju the forms tionof a pr oper ly or li ised associationas t e most effica “ cioua means of attainfi‘ that end formed The Numismatic i was Society of uontreal . The ssal of this soc ety the obver se of the Canadianbronze cent, with an outer cir cle “ inscr ibed SocieteNumismati que de Montr eal . Fondee w ane I nJanuar y, 1 866, the name of the society as ch g d “ to that of the Numismatic and Antiquar ian Societ ” r d ewsea was a o e vis. : a roun s Mont eal an a n l d pt d , d w d a ume bear in an quarteredby a tomaha lr, an c l t , g a“n ti na f dian lamp. anAtheniancoinwi th the head o Miner va, a Cana en t ea of or a and a ea er ;the s e en r e c t wi h h d Vict i B v hi ld ci cl d “ with a bear ing the wor ds : Numismaticss at Archeo politanas Societatis Sigillum. w en e I n1 91 2, the char ter of incor poration as am d d by Act of the Provincial Leg islature and the name of the “ Society changed to The Antiquar ian and Numismatic “ I nJuly , 1 872, the Society beganthe publicationof The CanadianAnti oar iau and Numismatic Journal . Up to the pr esent time ree ser ies making a total of twenty-nine was s n u volumes have beenpublished . It thi Society acti g pon the pr ojects of individual member s of it, that fir st suggested the project of celebrating: the 250th anniversar y of the founding of Montr eal, and pr oposed three things inor der to shed more lustre on so noteworthy an event. Fir st, the erecting of a monument to the memor y of Chomedy de Mai sonnsuvs, the founder of our city second, the savin of the Chateau de Bamessy fr om the destr uctionwith whio it was ;r an s or a e on the thi d, hi t ic l xhibiti by which public mi lit be enlightened regar ding the rar e and precious to be found among st us andwhich the Society is endeavoring to prevent being lost to the countr y for ever . The Society succeeded in br ing ing all thr ee of these ro ects p j to a successful issue, and the result of its labor s in the Chateau m bs ay read inthe pages of this catalogue. HI S H OM O? r a nDU KE OP DE VONSHI RE . W. D LI G HTHALL, E SQ , K. C. F . R. S . C VI TO H RN E WD KC. C R O , SQ . C. A . HAR OO . E SQ . W. H E s . R. cL ACHL AN , q I Z. HASSI OOTTB S. U . BAYLI S, E SQ. G E ORG E DURNFORD, E SQ. B . ALLAN, PHI LLI P S. E SQ. PM E RTON em u . E SQ. I ONTARVI L L E BOU CHE R DE LA DRU M E SQ. COUNCIL. m m E ' J. o. a . 3 SQ. o r. m mvamnarrcoonr w . u n m . w s o. use 1 . A . m am) . neg . o. as. n. LAPALI CE . seq. 0 . N .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Officers of the British Forces in Canada During the War of 1812-15
    J Suxjnp ep-eu'BQ UT aqq. jo sjaoijjo II JC-B.IJUIOH 'i SUTAJI n Auvuan oiNOHOi do 13>IDOd SIH1 lAIOUd SdHS HO SQdVD 3AOIAI3d ION 00 3SV31d r? 9 VlJVf .Si Canadian Military Institute OFFICERS OF THE British Forces in Canada DURING THE WAR OF 1812=15 BY HOMFRAY IRVING, Honorary librarian. WETLAND TRIBUNE PRINT. 1908 ~* u u Gin co F>. Year Nineteen Hundred and Entered According to Act of Parliament, in the in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture. Eight, by L. Homfray Irving, INTRODUCTION " A which takes no in the noble " people pride achievements of remote ancestors will never "achieve anything worthy to be remembered "with pride by remote descendants." Macaulay's History of England. The accompanying lists of officers, who served during the war of 1812-15, are compiled from the records of the grants of land made in Upper Canada to officers, non-commissioned officers and men who had served in "the first flank Companies, the Provincial Artillery, the Incorporated Regiment, the Corps of Artillery Drivers, the Provincial Dragoons, the Marine and General Staff of the Army,"* and in Lower Canada, to "the officers and men of the Embodied Militia, discharged troops and others."** All those who participated in the Prince Regent's Bounty, as these land grants were called, are indicated by a star in front of their respective names. The names of those who received land grants as above have been supplemented by names from pay lists, appointments and promotions as published in Militia Orders, returns, petitions and correspondence in the office of the Archivist and Keeper of the Records, Arthur G.
    [Show full text]
  • Ja09a001p014.Pdf
    INDEX INDEX ABBOTT, , Jr., member of militia, 367. ALLISON, Capt. Thomas, mentioned, ABBOTT, Elizabeth, wife of Jacques Baby, 185, 292; death, 381; sketch, 386-87. mentioned, 304; sketch, 293. ALSOP, John, creditor of Askin, 45. ABBOTT, Frances, wife of Francois Baby, AMELIN, Jean Baptiste, settler at mentioned, 304; sketch, 377. Peoria, 359. ABBOTT, James I, mentioned, 275, 293, AMERICAN Fur Company, mentioned, 308, 377, 382, 395; sketch, 304; as 278. vestryman, 310-11; partner in Miamis AMHERST, Gen. Jeffrey, mentioned, 72, Co., 328, 331-34. 75; grants land at Niagara, 47. ABBOTT, James II, mentioned, 304. AMHERSTBURG, site owned by Capt. ABBOTT, Mary, wife of William Hands, Bird, 186; founded, 243. mentioned, 304, 376; sketch, 308. AMMUNITIONS, manufacture of, 489. ABBOTT, Robert, mentioned, 213, 304; ANCIENT shilling, defined, 162. member of militia, 374. ANCRUM (Ancram), Major William, ABBOTT, Samuel, mentioned, 304. sketch, 222; dealings with Moravians. ABRAHAM, Margaret, wife of Joseph 218-22, 224, 227-30, 233. Osanny Nadeau, sketch, 318. ANDERSON, Capt. , mentioned, 303, ACHON, Ozanne, sketch, 194. ANDERSON, John, letter, 588-90. ADHEMAR, Anthony, Sieur de St. Martin, ANDREWS, Colin, partnership with Gra- sketch, 177. verat and Visger, 309. ADHEMAR, Michael, sketch, 177. ANGELICA, wreck of, 86. ADHEMAR, Toussaint Anthony, dit St. ANNIMEKANS, signs deed, 180. Martin, mentioned, 275; sketch, 177; ANTAYA, Augustin Peltier dit, seeTeltier, debts, 299-301. ADLAM, Charlotte, wife of William Augustin, dit Antaya. Dickson, sketch, 461. ANTAYA (Antailla), Jean Baptiste, AD YE, Lieut. Ralph Willet, identified, sketch, 169-70. 522; letter, 522. ANTHON, Charles, mentioned, 48; sketch, AGNEW, Edward, creditor of Askin, 45. 37.
    [Show full text]
  • War Council to Meet on the ‘FIFTEENTH of the MOON’; the Phases of the Moon Were Used As the Indians’ Way of Establishing Time
    THE PONTIAC COUNCIL & PONTIAC’S WAR* Historical background: 1763 *Variously referred to as Pontiac’s War, Pontiac’s Uprising, Pontiac’s Rebellion, or the Conspiracy of Pontiac. WHO: PONTIAC, or Obwandiyag (born ca. 1720 – April 20, 1769), was a Native American Ottawa war leader, remembered for his participation in the struggle against British occupation of the Great Lakes region that bears his name: Pontiac's War. Pontiac rose to great fame and importance during this war, and yet the documentary evidence of Pontiac's life is scanty. Much of what has been written about the chief has been based on tradition and speculation, and so depictions of him have varied greatly over the years. Beyond Pontiac himself, we turn to a literal cast of thousands on the 1763 stage: the CHIEFTAINS and WARRIORS of the Indian Nations of the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions; the British SOLDIERS and OFFICERS who commanded and garrisoned the forts in the region; the British SETTLERS with the aim of moving westward from the crowded English/American colonies; the French HABITANTS who had lived in the region for generations; and the French & British TRADERS, all hoping to make their fortunes here. [For a list of important names see the last pages.] [portrait of Pontiac by John Mix Stanley, Detroit Historical Museum] Flag of New France 1760 Flag of Britain 1760 WHAT: It is said that Pontiac’s April 1763 COUNCIL on the ECORSE RIVER* was the largest Indian council attended by multiple Nations yet to meet in the western territory. Chiefs and warriors of the Great Lakes Nations were summoned together, and in a few weeks’ time over a dozen tribes would join the campaign.
    [Show full text]
  • Sandwich, Detroit and Gabriel Richard 1798 -1832
    CCHA, Report, 18 (1951), 25-37 Sandwich, Detroit and Gabriel Richard 1798 -1832 by MILDRED M. CONNELY, M.A. When the American occupation of Detroit was taking place, that summer of 1796, young Gabriel Richard of the Society of Saint-Sulpice was hard at work almost seven hundred miles away in the Illinois country, endeavoring to carry on alone as missionary to five parishes along the banks of the Mississippi River. As far away from Detroit in another direction was Jean-Baptiste Marchand, principal of the Sulpician College at Montreal. Neither of these men had any expectation of ever transferring his efforts to the settlements lying along the banks of the Detroit River, yet before that year was over, Father Marchand was to come to Sandwich to succeed Father Dufaux, deceased, and two years later, Father Richard was to reach Detroit, sent by Bishop Carroll to rejoin Father Michel Levadoux, his former superior and co-worker in the Illinois missions. Both Father Marchand and Father Richand were destined to spend the rest of their lives in this area, experiencing all the vicissitudes of frontier life, to say nothing of the emotional stresses and strains peculiar to the disturbance of the political status quo. Ste. Anne’s parish on the north bank of the strait extended from the site of present-day Port Huron to Rivière aux Raisins, now Monroe, but the missionary’s responsibilities included the care of the entire area from the Falls of the Miami, below Toledo to Green Bay Wisconsin. Father Levadoux had made a visitation of the Mackinac missions on his way from Illinois to Detroit in 1796, but he could do no more than try to care for the needs of the parishioners of Ste.
    [Show full text]
  • Legends of Le Détroit
    TFPFMFIQ (IF TF LMMJJo ur Lfi MARIE CAROLINE WATSON HAMLIN. ILLUSTRATED BY MISS ISABELLA STEWART, SEEN BY PRESERVATION SERVICES DATE IETR >IT: NOURSE 1884. Copyright, 1883, By THORNDIKE NOTJBSE. DEDICATION. To THE LOVED ONES AT "TONNANCOUR," ON THE BANKS OP LAKE SAINTE CLAIRE, WHERE UNDER THE GRATEFUL SHADE OP A MAJESTIC WILLOW I HAVE LISTENED TO MANY A TALE OP THE MYSTIC PAST, THESE LEGENDS ARE MOST AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED. M. C. W. HAMLIN. Detroit, December, 1883. INTRODUCTION. " " The word Legend explains itself. Historical and romantic souvenirs hang like tattered drapery around the fair City of the Straits. Interest and curiosity have only to shake its venerable folds to scatter fragmentary history and legendary lore. These weird tales, quaint customs and beautiful traditions have been handed down from generation to generation as sacred trusts. Originally brought from their cradle in Normandy, they are still tenderly cherished in the homes of the old families of Norman descent settled along "le Detroit." It has been my good fortune to hear many of them from loving, though aged lips of ancestors whose memories extend back into the last century. ' It seems a befitting tribute to these noble and hardy pioneers that a descendant of theirs should gather and preserve in an imperishable form these mementoes they valued so highly. For my interest in the subject, and for the historical facts, in the writing of which I have tried to be strictly accurate, I am indebted to Charlevoix, La Hontan, Lambert, Margry's Collec- tions, Parkman, Rameau, Lemoyne, Campbell, Sheldon, Lanman, and others. The Pontiac Manuscript, Morris' Diary, the Cass, Trowbridge and Roberts' Memoirs have also furnished material.
    [Show full text]
  • Later Development at Historic 1812 Military Sites Near Detroit
    The War of 1812 Magazine Issue 18, June 2012 Later Development at Historic 1812 Military Sites near Detroit By M.B. Walsh This section makes mention of some interesting developments at or near some of the historic sites near Detroit described in the main section of an article entitled “General Hull's Campaign along the Detroit: Shots Not Fired on 16 August 1812?” The sites mentioned are labeled with numbers in ellipses on two maps: Detroit Area ca. 2012 Detroit Superimposed Detail 1812 & 2012 The discussion starts with the first map and moves in general in a clockwise direction. Later sites are shown in the second map. (1) Embarkation Place for Invasion of Upper Canada On 12 July 1812 the main part of General Hull's army marched upriver from the town of Detroit about two miles to near Bloody Bridge, that crossed Bloody Run. Boats had been quietly moved up the shore for transporting the army across the river. There were not enough boats for everybody to cross at once, so multiple trips were made. Bloody Run was another name for Parent's Creek, and was named for the battle that took place there during Pontiac's Rebellion on 31 July 1763. A British force led by Captain James Dalyell was defeated near here by Indians led by Pontiac. Dalyell and a number of others were killed, but the majority of the force escaped back to the protection of the fort at Detroit. It is likely that Hull's force boarded the boats downriver from Bloody Run. Off the downriver end of Hog Island, or Belle Isle as it is called now, were shallow waters or shoals that might have caused problems for loaded boats.
    [Show full text]
  • Mémorial Des Familles Casgrain, Baby Et Perrault Du
    /.' M^ MEMORIAL DES FAMILLES GASGRAliN.BABYEÏ PERRAULT I) I' CANADA I' A I{ piiiLirri:-BABY as(;!tAi,\. AV(ir\l-(()NSi:il, DK I.A liKINi:, ANTIKX liKlTTl'; liK l.'iSI.KI' AI' TA lil.KM KNT IH' ('ANAUA, IM{l';sll>KNI' l>l". I.A snclllK MI'IKl! A lUK Kl' Il IS'I'OI! K;!' 1! |i|'. i,M l'iliKC, K'I'C 'l'iiiili IviidiU'iiii'^ ijiiti.'< 'liihi'i lin. St. r.ur,. I'. I) I T lO N I N T I M K ^ \sAPr: t;. I>AI{\ KAI', IMI'KIMIMIl I ',T l'li(i|u-f;l!A\ |;lll ISilN Mm O- MEMORIAL DES FAMILLES CASGRAIN.BABYETPERRADLÎ DU CANADA PAR PHILIPPE-BABY CASGflAIN, AVOCAT-CONSEIL DE LA REINE, ANCIEN DÉPUTÉ DE L'ISLET AU PARLEMENT DU CANADA. PRÉSIDENT DE LA SOCIÉTÉ LITTÉRAIRE ET HISTORIQUE DE QUÉHEC, ETC. Tende (raditiones quaa dedicetin. Ht. Vavi.. ÉDITION I N T I M K QUÉBEC C. DARVEAU, IMPRIMEUR ET l'HOTO-ORAVEUR 1898 267816 4{^/ô ..-. \<tj "^^' ' Ca^'Cn > ^' MADAME HLIZABETH-ANNE BABY, MA CHÈRE ET VÉNÉRÉE MÈRE, ÂGÉE CE JOUR d'hUI DE QUATRE-VINGT-CINQ ANS, JE DÉDIE, AVEC UN PROFOND RESPECT, CE MVUE, FRUIT D'UN TRAVAIL DONT ELLE MA DONNÉ L'EXEMI'LE. ELLE l'a lu avec MOI ET L'A APPROUVÉ. Commencé et ccrit sous ses auspices, cet ouvrage, qui con- tient bien des souvenirs recueillis de sa bouche, est destiné à compléter et continuer les " Mémoires de famille " qu'elle a rédigés pour l'instruction et l'édification de ses enfants.
    [Show full text]
  • Access Article In
    CCHA Report, 1 (1933-1934), 57-67 THE HONOURABLE JAMES BABY, FIRST CATHOLIC MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF UPPER CANADA "A FORGOTTEN LOYALIST" BY THE REV. BROTHER ALFRED, F.S.C., LL.D. On a small, weather-worn grave stone in the cemetery of the parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, Sandwich, Ontario, we read the following inscription, already partly effaced: Here lie the remains of the Ho n . James Bâby, member of the Executive and Legislative Councils and Inspector General of Upper Canada. Beloved and respected by all h is acquaintances. The unknown writer of that inscription might, unchallenged, have added to the scroll the words "Loyalist and faithful son of Holy Church." We shall see that as a Loyalist, James Bâby's individual record of sacrifice and service for King and Country, and that of his family, are perhaps, without parallel .in the early history of Upper Canada. Both in war and in peace, under 14 successive governors or government administrators, from Simcoe to Colborne, through a period of over 40 years, in the midst of many difficulties, Baby's loyalty and attachment to British allegiance remained unshaken and undiminished. Even his French blood, his French traditions and his French education failed to affect him. Writing on October 25, 1797, to his uncle François Bâby of Quebec, he says: "There is a rumor that France demands Canada, which, we hope is only a rumor." When the outbreak of the War of 1812 unmasked many a traitor in Upper Canada, several even in the House of Assembly; when whole companies of Miltia refused to march; when officers and magistrates feared to act; when the stout heart of Brock himself momentarily quailed at the realization of the magnitude of the difficulties which he was called upon to face, Bâby was an officer ever loyal and true, a wise and trusted lieutenant, a support in Council and a bearer of confidential despatches.
    [Show full text]
  • Proquest Dissertations
    NOTE TO USERS This reproduction is the best copy available. UMf u Ottawa L'Universite canadienne Canada's university nm FACULTE DES ETUDES SUPERIEURES 1=1 FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND ET POSTOCTORALES u Ottawa POSDOCTORAL STUDIES L'University canadienne Canada's university Robert Englebert AUTEUR DE LA THESE / AUTHOR OF THESIS Ph.D. (History) GRADE/DEGREE Department of History FACULTE, ECOLE, DEPARTEMENT / FACULTY, SCHOOL, DEPARTMENT Beyond Borders: Mental Mapping and the French River World in North America, 1763-1805 TITRE DE LA THESE / TITLE OF THESIS Nicole St-Onge DIRECTEUR (DIRECTRICE) DE LA THESE / THESIS SUPERVISOR CO-DIRECTEUR (CO-DIRECTRICE) DE LA THESE / THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR Richard Connors Jan Grabowski Christian Morissonneau (Universite Micheline Lessard du Quebec Trois-Rivieres) _Gary_W^Slater_ Le Doyen de la Faculte des etudes superieures et postdoctorales / Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Beyond Borders: Mental Mapping and the French River World in North America, 1763- 1805 By: Robert Englebert Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the PhD degree in History University of Ottawa ©Robert Englebert, Ottawa, Canada, 2010 -> Library and Archives Bibliotheque et 1*1 Canada Archives Canada Published Heritage Direction du Branch Patrimoine de I'edition 395 Wellington Street 395, rue Wellington Ottawa ON K1A 0N4 Ottawa ON K1A 0N4 Canada Canada Your file Votre reference ISBN: 978-0-494-65996-0 Our file Notre reference ISBN: 978-0-494-65996-0
    [Show full text]
  • James Baby 1763-1833
    James Baby 1763-1833 On Tuesday, October 2, 1962, a provincial plaque commemorating James Baby was unveiled on the grounds of his former home (now the Duff-Baby House) at 221 Mill Street in Windsor, Ontario. This was one in a series of plaques erected throughout the province by the Ontario Heritage Trust (formerly the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario). The unveiling ceremony was arranged and sponsored by the Essex County Historical Association; Mr. R. Alan Douglas, President, acted as program host. Participants in the event included: the Reverend J.F. McCaffrey, S.J., Director of the Martyrs' Shrine at Midland, a member of the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board; The Honourable William Murdoch, MPP Essex South and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly; Mr. Maurice Belanger, MPP Windsor-Sandwich; His Worship M.J. Patrick, Mayor of Windsor; and Mr. David Botsford, curator of Fort Malden National Historic Park. The plaque was unveiled by Miss Jean Beasley, then-owner of the Baby house. In 1986, the Ontario Heritage Foundation (now the Ontario Heritage Trust and successor to the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board) and current owner of the Duff-Baby House, replaced the original plaque with a revised bilingual marker that reads: JAMES BABY 1763-1833 The first member of Upper Canada's French community to gain prominence in government circles, Baby was born in British-controlled Detroit, the son of a well- established trader. He was educated in Quebec and, after returning to this area, entered the mercantile business. In 1792, through his family's influence, he received lifetime appointments to the Executive and Legislative Councils, Upper Canada's pre-eminent political bodies.
    [Show full text]
  • Indians, Empires, and the Contest for Information in Colonial Miami and Illinois Countries DISSERTATION Presented in Partial
    Indians, Empires, and the Contest for Information in Colonial Miami and Illinois Countries DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Cameron M. Shriver Graduate Program in History The Ohio State University 2016 Dissertation Committee: Professor Margaret E. Newell, Advisor Professor John L. Brooke Professor Lucy E. Murphy George Ironstrack Copyright by Cameron M. Shriver 2016 Abstract Colonial regimes in eighteenth-century Miami and Illinois Countries reflected imperial efforts to institutionalize surveillance. Placed within military bureaucracies, Euro-American networks attempted to exert control over this Indian Country and their development was in direct response to Miami and Illinois politics and communication. ii Acknowledgments Since I started this project, I have benefitted from a great deal of help. For sharing their expertise and support, I am grateful to Neil Safier and Iris Montero, Kim Nusco, Val Andrews, and Ken Ward at the John Carter Brown Library, as well as the scholarly community while I was there: Natalie Zemon Davis, Justin Pope, Michi Nakashima, Ahmed Reid, Kim Hall, Jake Frederick, Stephen Hay, Tatiana Seijas, Nathan and Jacqueline Wachtel, Nancy van Deusen, Jim Muldoon and Michele Reid-Vazquez. Meg McSweeney, Kathy Ludwig, Brian Graziano, and Laura and Patrick Spero at the David Library; Susie Moser at the Huntington Library; and Scott Manning Stevens at the Newberry Library made my research profitable and pleasant. Special thanks to Drew, Melissa, and Walter LaVine for their hospitality in Chicago. Colonial Williamsburg is special to me, more so for the friendship of Del Moore, Inge Flester, Juleigh Clark, Susan Shames, and Joann Proper who welcomed me back for research, as well as Ted Maris- Wolf and Jim Horn who both discussed some of the ideas that ended up in this dissertation.
    [Show full text]
  • François Baby House
    PM 1784-- j FRANCOIS BABY HOUSE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE OF CANADA Commemorative Integrity Statement l ♦ I CanadaParks CanadaPares Canada Ont ,' V) oJ i.., Lv f-(.S A reco ,c(s - s15"'"() o-E, ddc"'-""' "~ 6 CC l,;,i- r<-o{ c) c;(- ,;).0 °'-3 FRAN<;OIS BABY HOUSE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE OF CANADA Commemorative Integrity Statement January, 2003 F'RANc;oIS BABY HousE National Historic Site of Canada Commemorative Integrity Statement Approved: Christina Cameron Date Director General National Historic Sites, Parks Canada Ross Thomson, Field Unit Superintendent Southwestern Ontario, Parks Canada Michael Hurst, Mayor City of Windsor Leisha Nazarewich, President Windsor Historic Sites Association pagei Commemorative Integrity Statement FRANCOIS BABY HOUSE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE OF CANADA TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 O verview ........................................................................................................... 1 1.2 National Historic Sites Program Objectives .................................................................. 1 1.Commemorative Integrity .................................................................................... 1 1.3.l Definition of Commemorative Integrity ..................................................................... 1 1.3.2 Definition and Purpose of the Commemorative Integrity Statement ......................... 2 1.3.3 Uses of the Commemorative Integrity Statement
    [Show full text]