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1701 in Canada

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Events from the year 1701 in Canada.

Incumbents

  • French Monarch: Louis XIV
  • English, Scottish and Irish Monarch: William III

Governors

  • Governor General of New France: Louis-Hector de Callière
  • Governor of Acadia: Claude-Sébastien de Villieu
  • Colonial Governor of Louisiana: Sauvolle
  • Governor of Plaisance: Joseph de Monic

Events

Full date unknown

  • The Peace of Montreal signed: peace treaty between the Iroquois Confederacy and the French. Considered one of the major events in Canada's history, sometimes called the "great peace."
  • Detroit, Michigan founded as Fort Pontchartrain du détroit by Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac.
  • War of the Spanish Succession begins in Europe; spreads to North America (Queen Anne's War) in 1702.

Births

  • October 15 - Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, founder of the "Grey Nuns" order; died 1771; she was beatified in 1959, the first Canadian-born saint.

Deaths

  • April 4 - Guillaume Couture, diplomat in New France (born 1618).

References

References

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  2. "William Of Orange".
  3. Cartwright, Mark. "William III of England".
  4. "Biography – CALLIÈRE, LOUIS-HECTOR DE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".
  5. "Illustrious Governor Louis-Hector de Callière".
  6. "de Callière, Louis-Hector National Historic Person".
  7. "Biography – VILLIEU, CLAUDE-SÉBASTIEN DE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".
  8. Gayarré, Charles. (1854). "History of Louisiana: The French domination". Redfield.
  9. "Biography – MONIC, JOSEPH DE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".
  10. "Government House Table of Contents".
  11. Jaenen, Cornelius J.. "Peace of Montréal 1701".
  12. OpenLibrary.org. "The history of Detroit and Michigan, or, The metropolis illustrated (1884 edition) {{!}} Open Library".
  13. "War of the Spanish Succession {{!}} Causes, Definition, Combatants, Battles, & Outcome {{!}} Britannica".
  14. "The War of the Spanish Succession {{!}} First World War of Modern Times".
  15. "Marie Marguerite d'Youville (1701-1771) foundress of the Sisters of Charity".
  16. "Biography – COUTURE (Cousture), GUILLAUME (d. 1701) – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".
  17. "Guillaume COUTURE (COUSTURE) (14 January 1618 - 4 April 1701) - Biography... {{!}} GREENERPASTURE".
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