1713 in Canada

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Events from the year 1713 in Canada.

Incumbents[]

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

Governors[]

  • Governor General of New France: Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil
  • Colonial Governor of Louisiana: Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville then Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
  • Governor of Nova Scotia: Francis Nicholson
  • Governor of Plaisance: Philippe Pastour de Costebelle

Events[]

  • The Treaty of Utrecht. The French cede Newfoundland and the Hudson Bay region. They retain Cape Breton Island and Île Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island).[1]
  • Treaty of Utrecht cedes French Acadia, Newfoundland, Hudson Bay and the "country of the Iroquois" to England.
  • The Treaty of Utrecht ends Queen Anne's War, confirming British possession of Hudson Bay, Newfoundland and Acadia (except Île-Royale Cape Breton Island). France starts building Fortress Louisbourg near the eastern tip of Île-Royale.

Births[]

Deaths[]

There were no relevant deaths during this year in Canada.

References[]

  1. ^ "Treaty of Utrecht". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 April 2015.


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