Armory and Lineages of Canada - Herbert George Todd - Bog

Armory and lineages of Canada: comprising pedigrees with historical notes, brief biographies, and family registers of prominent men of Canada, including blazons and illustrations of many armorials, and of insignia of knighthood. Editor: Todd, Herbert George. First published in 1914.The purpose of this work is to give a short sketch of the lineage of prominent persons in Canada in 1915, with notes of anything of interest or importance regarding any ancestor, and especially to record, briefly but permanently, the achievements of those who, having served their country with distinction, have passed away, but whose names should not be dropped or their deeds forgotten, as is necessarily the case in reference works the scope of which is limited to the living. The Heraldic Addenda contain the arms of notables connected with the events in Acadia, New France, and the two Canadas. The Provincial Armorials are in accordance with the designs and official descriptions provided by the Secretaries of the Provinces.