1750 in Canada
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Events
- 1750s: Hudson's Bay CompanyHudson's Bay CompanyThe Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
Saskatchewan RiverSaskatchewan RiverThe Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada, approximately long, flowing roughly eastward across Saskatchewan and Manitoba to empty into Lake Winnipeg...
region, reached by trade drummers sent out with goods to tempt the Indians to York. - c. 1750: The OjibwaOjibwaThe Ojibwe or Chippewa are among the largest groups of Native Americans–First Nations north of Mexico. They are divided between Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the third-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only by Cree and Inuit...
begin to emerge as a distinct tribal amalgamation of smaller independent bands. - German immigrants begin to arrive in numbers at Halifax.
- Hidatsa villages, site of ancient trading fair, now with both French and Hudson's Bay representatives present each summer.
Births
- James GlenieJames GlenieJames Glenie was a Scottish-born businessman and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Sunbury County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1789 to 1809....
, army officer, military engineer, businessman, office holder, and politician (d.18171817 in Canada-Events:* February 4 - Francois Page petitions for monopoly of navigation of Lower Canadian Rivers, by an invention of which he produces a model.* February 18 - Mr. McCord reads a petition for the deepening of the St. Lawrence....
) - Simon McTavishSimon McTavishSimon McTavish was a Scots-Quebecer entrepreneur and the pre-eminent businessman in Canada during the second half of the 18th century.-Biography:...
, fur trader and dealer in furs, militia officer, office holder, landowner, seigneur, and businessman (d.18041804 in Canada-Events:*October 8 - HMS Speedy sinks during snowstorm*David Thompson works in Peace River country.*Lewis and Clark start up the Missouri River.*Merger of the North West Company and XY Fur Companies. The XY Company is absorbed by the North West Company....
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Deaths
- October 14: Richard PhilippsRichard PhilippsGeneral Richard Philipps was said to have been in the employ of William III as a young man and for his service gained the rank of Captain in the British army. He served at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and made the rank of Lt. Col. in 1712.In 1717 he was appointed Governor of Nova Scotia by...
, military officer, governor of Nova Scotia (b.1661)