1701 in Canada

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Centuries: 17th century · 18th century · 19th century
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Years: 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704

Events from the year 1701 in Canada.

Incumbents[]

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

Governors[]

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."[1]
  • 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[]

Deaths[]

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

Historical documents[]

Hundreds of English fishers settled in Newfoundland squeeze out fishing ships, while New England merchants undercut English trade[3]

New York official says Five Nations resent that English colonies did not join them in recent costly war against French[4]

English cajole Onondaga chief sachem not to fear French, just before Five Nations and other Indigenous sign Great Peace of Montreal[5]

New York lieutenant-governor meets with Five Nations leaders to renew their Covenant Chain alliance against French[6]

See also[]

  • List of years in Canada

References[]

  1. ^ Jaenen, Cornelius J. "Peace of Montréal 1701". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  2. ^ Vatican News. "Marie Marguerite d'Youville (1701-1771) foundress of the Sisters of Charity". Archived from the original on 2006-08-27. Retrieved 2006-10-10.
  3. ^ "756. George Larkin to the Council of Trade and Plantations" (St. John's, August 20, 1701), Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 19, 1701. Accessed 27 January 2021
  4. ^ "436. Mr. Livingston to the Council of Trade and Plantations" (May 13, 1701; scroll down to "(5) If the Five Nations"), Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 19, 1701. Accessed 27 January 2021
  5. ^ "758. vii. Journal of Capt. Johannes Bleeker, junr., and David Schuyler, Journey to Onnondage, being sent thither by the Commissioners for managing the Indian Affairs" (Albany, June 2, 1701), Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 19, 1701. Accessed 27 January 2021
  6. ^ "758. viii. Conference between Lieut.-Governor Nanfan and the Five Nations of Indians" (Albany, July 10, 1701), Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 19, 1701. Accessed 27 January 2021


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