1700 in Canada
Years in Canada: | 1700 1701 1702 1703 |
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Events from the year 1700 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[]
- January 26,1700- The Cascadia earthquake, one of the largest earthquakes on record, ruptures the Cascadia subduction zone offshore from Vancouver Island to northern California, creating a tsunami that wiped out the winter village of Pachena Bay leaving no survivors.[1]
Full date unknown[]
- By now, it is clear that New France is not going to be self-sufficient.
- Population of Acadia is 1,400.
- Sir Stephen Evans is Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company between the years 1700 to 1712.[2]
Births[]
- June 17 - François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes, explorer and soldier. (died 1736)
Full date unknown[]
- Joseph Adams, chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company. (died 1737)
Deaths[]
- January 12 - Marguerite Bourgeoys (born Troyes, France on April 17, 1620), a first school teacher in Montreal and founder of the congregation of Notre Dame (the first order of uncloistered nuns in North America).
Full date unknown[]
- Louis Jolliet was one of the first people of European descent born in North America to be remembered for significant discoveries. (born 1645)
See also[]
- List of years in Canada
References[]
- ^ McKendy, Joe. "The Mystery of the Missing Village". Gov of Canada. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Historical Timeline - Saskatchewan Gen Web Project". Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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