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1708 in Canada

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Events from the year 1708 in Canada.

Incumbents

  • French Monarch: Louis XIV
  • British and Irish Monarch: Anne

Governors

  • Governor General of New France: Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil
  • Governor of Acadia: Daniel d'Auger de Subercase
  • Colonial Governor of Louisiana: Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
  • Governor of Plaisance: Philippe Pastour de Costebelle

Births

  • Christopher Dufrost de La Jemeraye born December 6 of this year. Already in ill health, he died while travelling from Fort Maurepas (Canada) on the Red River to Fort St. Charles on Lake of the Woods. He was buried near the junction of the Red and Roseau rivers (died 1736).

Deaths

  • May 6 - François de Laval, 1st Bishop of Quebec (born 1623)

References

References

  1. "The Reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715): An Overview {{!}} University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences".
  2. Emson, H. E.. (1992). "For The Want Of An Heir: The Obstetrical History Of Queen Anne". BMJ: British Medical Journal.
  3. "BAnQ numérique".
  4. "Biography – PASTOUR DE COSTEBELLE, PHILIPPE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".
  5. "Government House Table of Contents".
  6. "Biography – AUGER DE SUBERCASE, DANIEL D’ – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".
  7. "Biography – DUFROST DE LA JEMERAIS, CHRISTOPHE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".
  8. "François de Montmorency Laval {{!}} French bishop {{!}} Britannica".
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