Events from the year 1727 in Canada.

Incumbents

* French Monarch: Louis XV * British and Irish Monarch: George I (died June 11), George II (starting June 11)

Governors

Governor General of New France Governor General of New France was the vice-regal post in New France from 1663 until 1760, and it was the last French vice-regal post. It was replaced by the British post of Governor of the Province of Quebec following the fall of New France. ...

: Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois * Colonial Governor of Louisiana: Pierre Dugué de Boisbriand then Étienne Perier *

Governor of Nova Scotia The following is a list of the governors and lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Nova Scotia came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1867, the po ...

: Lawrence Armstrong * Governor of Placentia:

Samuel Gledhill Samuel Gledhill (7 April 1677 - 1735 or 1736) was the lieutenant-governor of Placentia, Newfoundland from 1719-c.1730. He was born at Horbury, near Wakefieid, Yorkshire, the youngest of the 13 children of Robert Gledhill, a cloth-dresser and ...

Events

Births

January 2 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. * 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empi ...

- James Wolfe, British Army officer (died

1759 In Great Britain, this year was known as the ''Annus Mirabilis'', because of British victories in the Seven Years' War. Events January–March * January 6 – George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis. * January 11 &ndas ...

) * February 7 -

Charles Deschamps de Boishébert et de Raffetot Charles Deschamps de Boishébert (also known as Courrier du Bois, Bois Hebert) was a member of the Compagnies Franches de la Marine and was a significant leader of the Acadian militia's resistance to the Expulsion of the Acadians. He settled an ...

, military (died

1797 Events January–March * January 3 – The Treaty of Tripoli, a peace treaty between the United States and Ottoman Tripolitania, is signed at Algiers (''see also'' 1796). * January 7 – The parliament of the Cisalpine Re ...

) * March 23 -

Philippe-François de Rastel de Rocheblave Philippe-François de Rastel de Rocheblave also, known as, Philippe de Rocheblave and the Chevalier de Rocheblave (March 23, 1727 – April 3, 1802), was a soldier and businessman in the Illinois Country, of Upper Louisiana, and later, a pol ...

, soldier, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada (died

1802 Events January–March * January 5 – Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, begins removal of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon in Athens, claiming they were at risk of destruction during the Ot ...

)

Deaths

* November 10 -

Alphonse de Tonty Pierre Alphonse de Tonty, or Alphonse de Tonty, Baron de Paludy (c. 1659 – 10 November 1727) was an officer who served under the French explorer Cadillac and helped establish the first European settlement at Detroit, Michigan, Fort Pontchartrain ...

, officer (born

1659 Events January–March * January 14 – In the Battle of the Lines of Elvas, fought near the small city of Elvas in Portugal during the Portuguese Restoration War, the Spanish Army under the command of Luis Méndez de Haro suff ...

) * December 26 - Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier (born

1653 Events January–March * January 3 – By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage. * January– The Swiss Peasant War begins after magistrates meeting at Lucerne ...

)

Historical documents

Nova Scotia councillor is present as Nanrantsouak and other nations ratify peace treaty and discuss issues with New England leaders Ratification article obliges all parties, settler and Indigenous, to send fighters for united response to attack on any party Nova Scotia Council reviews letter from Councillor Mascarene on ratification, including "mutual assistance" article Lt. Gov. Dummer will invoke mutual assistance to get Penobscot to pursue Cape Sable Indigenous people who attacked boats Dummer and Nanrantsouak chief sachem discuss return of British settlers taken by Indigenous people Indigenous people note price increase for goods they want and decrease for beaver, and Dummer explains "the Nature of

Markets Market is a term used to describe concepts such as: * Market (economics), system in which parties engage in transactions according to supply and demand * Market economy *Marketplace, a physical marketplace or public market Geography *Märket, a ...

" Report that "Cape Sable Indians" killed all aboard vessel, danced on shore around their scalps and took some to

Louisbourg Louisbourg is an unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. History The French military founded the Fortress of Louisbourg in 1713 and its fortified seaport on the southwest part of the harbour, ...

"Antimonarchical" Bostonians with Acadians undermine Nova Scotia government and incite Indigenous attack (Note: "savages" used) Nova Scotia Council decides French "up the Bay" of Fundy refusing to swear allegiance will not be dealing with "our English Traders" Acadian Deputies insist that oath have clauses allowing free exercise of religion, exemption from military, and property rights For refusing unconditional oath to King George II, Acadian Deputies are imprisoned and inhabitants prohibited from fishing Questioning Indigenous men from local regions about reported murder, Council invokes their treaty obligation to make amends Nova Scotia governor calls for troops at Minas and Chignecto, for

Canso The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) is a representative body of companies that provide air traffic control. It represents the interests of Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs). CANSO members are responsible for supporting ov ...

fort, and setting up military recruits as settlers after four-year tour Detailed proposal to grant poor people 50 acres, craftsmen 100 acres and "substantial inhabitants" 1,000 in Nova Scotia (Note: "savage" used) Much Nova Scotia fish (and most from Canso) sold in

Île-Royale The Salvation Islands (french: Îles du Salut, so called because the missionaries went there to escape plague on the mainland; sometimes mistakenly called Safety Islands) are a group of small islands of volcanic origin about off the coast of Fre ...

, which is also "constantly supply'd from Boston with all sorts of commodities" Merchants complain about high-handed Placentia commander taking best fishing places, overcharging for goods and abusing people Newfoundlanders spend winter cutting boards, making oars, building and repairing boats, and repairing structures, while others hunt Newfoundland shore fish preferable to Grand Banks fish because latter are "in bulk before ..ash'd out, and is broke eforespread" British have right to oppose French at Niagara because Six Nations in "entire subjection to H.M. did surrender all their lands to him"

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

is building "stone house of strength" at Oswego, "lying most conveniently to receive all the far Indians who come to trade with us" N.Y. General Assembly praises governor's "zeal for ..ecuring the Six Nations in the British interest" by building Oswego trading house Very few " Adirondacks" remain after Six Nations victories, and are not "of any consequence, either in Peace or War" (Note: racial stereotypes Montreal priest admonishes apostasy of woman gone to New England, citing

Catholic doctrine Catholic doctrine may refer to: * Catholic theology ** Catholic moral theology ** Catholic Mariology *Heresy in the Catholic Church * Catholic social teaching * Catholic liturgy *Catholic Church and homosexuality *Catholic theology of sexuality *Te ...

and censuring Protestantism Devonshire man seeks New England posting as "reward for ..aking seven sail of sloops etc. manned by Indians who attacked" Canso fishery "Melancholy, distressful, horrid" - Few survive 12 days at sea in boat without drinking water before reaching Newfoundland Unusually, this news (that French army will put Louis XV's father-in-law on Polish throne) comes to New York by way of Île-Royale and Canso"Canso, April 6"
The New-York Gazette ("From June 16 icto Monday June 26, 1727"), pg. 4. Accessed 15 April 2021

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