1776 In Canada

	1776 In Canada Events from the year 1776 in Canada. Incumbents Monarch: George III Governors Governor of the Province of Quebec: Guy Carleton Governor of Nova Scotia: Mariot Arbuthnot Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: John Montagu * Governor of St. John's Island: Walter Patterson Events * American Revolutionary War. United Empire Loyalists move to Upper Canada and settle (lumbering, farming starts). * April 29 – Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Chase and Rev. John Carroll, a Jesuit, urge Canadians to send delegates to Congress, promising toleration. Franklin brings a printer and press, for a newspaper, to mould public opinion. Canadians regard Franklin as an enemy, and the priests remind Father Carroll that, unlike some of the Provinces, Britain tolerates the Romish Church. * May 6 – As a British fleet is in sight, the Continental Army, before Quebec, weakened by disease, retires from a superior enemy, who await reinforcements, behind strong walls. * June 8 – Attempting to surpris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Canadian Monarchs Listed here are the monarchs who reigned over Canada, starting with the Canada (New France), French colony of Canada which subsequently became a The Canadas, British colony, followed by the British Dominion of Canada, and finally the present-day sovereign state of Canada. The date of the first claim by a monarch over Canada varies, with most sources giving the year as 1497, when John Cabot made landfall somewhere on the North American coast (likely either modern-day Newfoundland or Nova Scotia), and claimed the land for England on behalf of Henry VII of England, King Henry VII. However, some sources instead put this date at 1535 when the word "Canada" was first used to refer to the French Canada (New France), colony of Canada, which was founded in the name of Francis I of France, King Francis I. Monarchical governance subsequently evolved under a continuous succession of French, British, and eventually uniquely Canadian sovereigns. Since the first claim by Henry VII, there have be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	John Burgoyne General John Burgoyne (24 February 1722 – 4 August 1792) was a British general, dramatist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1792. He first saw action during the Seven Years' War when he participated in several battles, most notably during the Portugal Campaign of 1762. Burgoyne is best known for his role in the American Revolutionary War. He designed an invasion scheme and was appointed to command a force moving south from Canada to split away New England and end the rebellion. Burgoyne advanced from Canada but his slow movement allowed the Americans to concentrate their forces. Instead of coming to his aid according to the overall plan, the British Army in New York City moved south to capture Philadelphia. Burgoyne fought two small battles near Saratoga but was surrounded by American forces and, with no relief in sight, surrendered his entire army of 6,200 men on 17 October 1777. His surrender, says historian Edmund Morgan, "was a great turning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1848 In Canada Events from the year 1848 in Canada. Incumbents Monarch — Victoria Federal government Parliament: 3rd Governors Governor General of the Province of Canada — Edmund Walker Head Governor of New Brunswick: William MacBean George Colebrooke Governor of Nova Scotia: Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland Civil Governor of Newfoundland: John Harvey Governor of Prince Edward Island: Henry Vere Huntley Premiers Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada — William Henry Draper, Canada West Premier Samuel Harrison, Canada East Premier Premier of Nova Scotia — James Boyle Uniacke Events January 2 – Maple sugar is made in St. Anselme. January 15 – Wellington and Commissioners streets in Montreal are flooded. January 27 – Ploughing about Bathurst and Beckwith. March 4 – The so-called Great Ministry of Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine begins. May 15 – MP's vote themselves 50 pounds each for 25 days. July 5 – Run on the Savings Bank, Montrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	John Neilson (Canadian Politician) John Neilson (July 17, 1776 – February 1, 1848) was a Scots-Quebecer editor of the newspaper '' La Gazette de Québec/The Quebec Gazette'' and a politician. Biography Born in Dornal, Scotland, Neilson arrived in Quebec City, Lower Canada in 1791 to work for his uncle's printing company, which he inherited in 1793. Elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in a bye-election in 1818, he was re-elected until 1830 and supported the Parti canadien. In 1823, he accompanied Louis-Joseph Papineau to London to lobby against the Union project in the name of the majority of the MPs in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. Again, in 1828 he was part of a delegation sent to London to present his party's demands for reform. In 1830, he took his distance from the Parti patriote, which he considered to be too radical. He opposed the Ninety-Two Resolutions of 1834, a rewrite of the 1828 demands for reform with a radical tone. In 1837, he was named to the Executive Council an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1862 In Canada Events from the year 1862 in Canada. Incumbents Monarch — Victoria Federal government Parliament — 7th Governors Governor General of the Province of Canada — Viscount Monck Colonial Governor of Newfoundland — Alexander Bannerman Governor of New Brunswick — Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon Governor of Nova Scotia — George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby Governor of Prince Edward Island — George Dundas Premiers Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada – John A. Macdonald, Canada West Premier (until May 24) George-Étienne Cartier, Canada East Premier (until May 24) John Sandfield MacDonald, Canada West Premier Louis-Victor Sicotte, Canada East Premier Premier of Newfoundland — Hugh Hoyles Premier of New Brunswick — Samuel Leonard Tilley Premier of Nova Scotia – Joseph Howe Premier of Prince Edward Island – Edward Palmer Events April 7 – United Kingdom-United States treaty for suppression of African slave trade is signed. May 20 � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Simon Fraser (explorer) Simon Fraser (20 May 1776 – 18 August 1862) was a fur trader and explorer of Scottish ancestry who charted much of what is now the Canadian province of British Columbia. He also built the first European settlement in British Columbia. Employed by the Montreal-based North West Company, he had been by 1805 put in charge of all of the company's operations west of the Rocky Mountains. He was responsible for building that area's first trading posts, and in 1808, he explored what is now known as the Fraser River, which bears his name. Fraser's exploratory efforts were partly responsible for Canada's boundary later being established at the 49th parallel (after the War of 1812) since he, as a British subject, was the first European to establish permanent settlements in the area. According to the historian Alexander Begg, Fraser "was offered a knighthood but declined the title due to his limited wealth." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1830 In Canada Events from the year 1830 in Canada. Incumbents Monarch: George IV (died June 26), William IV (starting June 26) Federal government Parliament of Lower Canada: 13th Parliament of Upper Canada: 10th (until March 6) Governors Governor of the Canadas: James Kempt Governor of New Brunswick: Howard Douglas Governor of Nova Scotia: Thomas Nickleson Jeffery * Civil Governor of Newfoundland: Thomas John Cochrane Governor of Prince Edward Island: John Ready Events Influenza epidemic strikes tribes of British Columbia. Canada is divided into counties. William Lyon Mackenzie re-elected to the Assembly with a Reform minority. * Ridout's Hardware Store, later known as Aikenhead's Hardware opens in Toronto. Births March 1 – James Armstrong, politician (died 1893) August 7 – Thomas White, journalist and politician (died 1888) November 18 – Michel Auger, politician (died 1909) Full date unknown Crowfoot, a chief of the Siksika First Nation (died 1890) * Benjam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	François Blanchet (physician) François Blanchet (April 3, 1776 – June 24, 1830) was a physician, businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud in 1776 and studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec. He went on to study medicine with James Fisher and then at Columbia College where he received a Bachelor of Medicine. In 1801, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society. Later that year, he returned to Lower Canada and passed an exam to allow him to practice as a physician and surgeon. He married Catherine-Henriette, the daughter of seigneur Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay, in 1802 and set up practice in Quebec City. He was named as a surgeon for the militia in 1805. In 1806, he was one of the founders of ''Le Canadien''; because this newspaper was often critical of the authorities, Blanchet was removed from his post in the militia in 1808. In 1809, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Hertford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1824 In Canada Events from the year 1824 in Canada. Incumbents List of Canadian monarchs, Monarch: George IV Federal government Parliament of Lower Canada: 11th Parliament of Lower Canada, 11th (until July 6) Parliament of Upper Canada: 8th Parliament of Upper Canada, 8th (until January 19) Governors Governor General of the Province of Canada, Governor of the Canadas: Sir Robert Milnes, 1st Baronet, Robert Milnes List of lieutenant governors of New Brunswick, Governor of New Brunswick: George Stracey Smyth Governor of Nova Scotia: John Coape Sherbrooke Colonial Governor of Newfoundland, Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: Richard Goodwin Keats List of lieutenant governors of Prince Edward Island, Governor of Prince Edward Island: Charles Douglass Smith Events The first Welland Canal is begun, partly in response to American initiatives in the Erie Canal. Russians begin exploration of mainland that leads to discovery of Nushagak, Kuskokwim, Yukon, and Koyukuk Rivers. William Lyon Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joseph Barss Joseph Barss (21 February 1776 – 3 August 1824) was a sea Captain (nautical), captain of the schooner ''Liverpool Packet'' and was one of the most successful privateers on the North American Atlantic coast during the War of 1812. Background Born 21 February 1776 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia to the son of sea captain Joseph Barss (politician), Joseph Barss Sr. and Elizabeth Crowell. Barss' parents had married in 1773. They were one of the first families to settle in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Barss was the second of fourteen children. In 1798 the Barss family built one of the largest homes in Liverpool. The house still stands today and is part of the Lane's Privateer Inn. Privateer activities Barss gained experience as a privateer against the French in the 1790s, serving in several privateer vessels, as an officer in the ship Charles Mary Wentworth (1798 ship), ''Charles Mary Wentworth'' and in command the privateer schooner ''Lord Spencer''. The schooner sank after strikin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1861 In Canada Events from the year 1861 in Canada. Incumbents Monarch — Victoria Federal government Parliament — 6th then 7th Governors Governor General of the Province of Canada — Edmund Walker Head Colonial Governor of Newfoundland — Alexander Bannerman Governor of New Brunswick — Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon Governor of Nova Scotia — George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby Governor of Prince Edward Island — Dominick Daly Premiers Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada — George-Étienne Cartier, Canada West Premier Antoine-Aimé Dorion, Canada East Premier Premier of Newfoundland — Hugh Hoyles Premier of New Brunswick — Samuel Leonard Tilley Premier of Nova Scotia — James William Johnston Premier of Prince Edward Island — Edward Palmer Events April 12 - American Civil War starts April 14 – A major flood hits Montreal April 15 – Nova Scotia: resolution for provincial union by Joseph Howe for referral to the other British North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Howard Douglas General Sir Howard Douglas, 3rd Baronet, (23 January 1776 – 9 November 1861) was a British Army officer born in Gosport, England, the younger son of Admiral Sir Charles Douglas, and a descendant of the Earls of Morton. He was an English army general, author, colonial administrator and Member of Parliament for Liverpool. Early life Following the death of his mother, Sarah Wood Douglas, in 1779, Howard was raised by his aunt, Helena Baillie, near Edinburgh. As a boy, he wanted to join the Royal Navy and follow in the footsteps of his father and older brother. His father agreed to take him to sea when he was 13, but Sir Charles died of apoplexy while in Edinburgh just after he arrived to collect Howard in 1789. Howard's guardians thought it better that he serve in the Army instead, and he entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, in 1790. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in 1794, becoming Lieutenant a few months later. Early career In 1795 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]