Historedia
Person

Lieutenant Colonel John By

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1832

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Lieutenant Colonel John By, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Rideau Canal opens in eastern Ontario

    1832

    Role: Superintending Engineer

    1. May 22–29, 1832 · BytownFirst Steamboat Transit

      Robert Drummond's steamboat 'Rideau' completed the first full transit from Kingston to Bytown in May 1832, carrying Colonel By.

Sources

  1. John By Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
  2. Rideau Canal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01