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- Introduction of Power loomLoomA loom is a device used to weave cloth. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads...
in England for weaving cloth - North West CompanyNorth West CompanyThe North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson's Bay Company in what was to become Western Canada...
Strengthened far west trade through such forts as Athabasca and English River. - May 18: The city of Saint John, New BrunswickSaint John, New BrunswickCity of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...
is incorporated. - Fredericton opens a Provincial Academy of Arts and Sciences, the germ of the University of New Brunswick (1859).
- New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
is separated from Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the... - Du Calvet proposes Canadian representation in the British Parliament, three members, each, for the Districts of QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. - To a proposed Elective Legislature, it is objected that French Canadians do not wish to change their customary laws, and that there are not enough fit men to compose a Legislature.
- Isaac BrockIsaac BrockMajor-General Sir Isaac Brock KB was a British Army officer and administrator. Brock was assigned to Canada in 1802. Despite facing desertions and near-mutinies, he commanded his regiment in Upper Canada successfully for many years...
takes command of the 49th Foot, which would be the backbone of the British Empire forces in Canada during the War of 1812War of 1812The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
. - Mohawk ChapelMohawk ChapelHer Majesty's Royal Chapel of the Mohawks, the oldest building in Ontario, is one of six Chapels Royal outside of the United Kingdom, and one of two in Canada, the other being Christ Church Royal Chapel near Deseronto, Ontario. It was elevated to a Chapel Royal by Edward VII in 1904...
, the oldest church in Ontario, was constructed near Brantford, Ontario.
Births
- January 4: Louis-Théodore BessererLouis-Théodore BessererLouis-Théodore Besserer was a businessman, notary and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Château-Richer, Quebec in 1785. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and later became a notary. During the War of 1812, he was a lieutenant in the Quebec City militia, later becoming captain...
, notary, soldier, politician, and businessman (d.18611861 in CanadaSee also:1860 in Canada,other events of 1861,1862 in Canada.----Events from the year 1861 in Canada.-Events:*April 14 - A major flood hits Montreal...
) - January 30: Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron MetcalfeCharles Metcalfe, 1st Baron MetcalfeCharles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe, Bt, KCB, PC , known as Sir Charles Metcalfe, Bt between 1822 and 1845, was a British colonial administrator...
, colonial administrator (d.18461846 in CanadaSee also:1845 in Canada,other events of 1846,1847 in Canada.----Events from the year 1846 in Canada.-Events:*January 29 - Many persons in the Eastern Townships are arrested on charge of counterfeiting, being afterwards tried before Sir James Stuart and other Judges. Hon L. T. Drummond and Edward...
) - February 4: Frédéric-Auguste QuesnelFrédéric-Auguste QuesnelFrédéric-Auguste Quesnel was a lawyer, businessman and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Montreal in 1785, the son of Joseph Quesnel, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He articled in law with Stephen Sewell, was admitted to the bar in 1807 and set up practice in Montreal...
, politician, lawyer, and businessman (d.18661866 in CanadaSee also:1865 in Canada,other events of 1866,1867 in Canada.----Events from the year 1866 in Canada.-Events:*May–June - The 1866 New Brunswick election...
) - February 15: William Crane, merchant, justice of the peace, judge, and politician (d.18531853 in CanadaSee also:1852 in Canada,other events of 1853,1854 in Canada.----Events from the year 1853 in Canada.-Events:*February 23 - A description of the proposed bridge across the St...
) - April 27: Amable Éno, dit DeschampsAmable Éno, dit DeschampsAmable Éno, dit Deschamps was a political figure in Quebec. He represented L'Assomption from 1830 to 1834 in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada as a supporter of the Parti patriote. His name also appears as Amable Deschamps.He was born in L'Assomption, Quebec, the son of Jean-Baptiste...
, political figure (d.18751875 in Canada-Events:*January 14 - The Halifax Herald is first published*January 18 - 1875 Ontario election: Sir Oliver Mowat's Liberals win a second consecutive majority*April 5 - The Supreme Court of Canada is created...
) - September 17: Jacob De WittJacob De WittJacob De Witt was a Quebec businessman and political figure.He was born in Windham, Connecticut in 1785, of Dutch descent, and came to Montreal with his family around 1802. He set up a hardware business with a partner in 1814, opening his own business three years later...
, businessman, politician, and justice of the peace (d.18591859 in CanadaSee also:1858 in Canada,other events of 1859,1860 in Canada.----Events from the year 1859 in Canada.-Events:*Abraham Shadd is elected to the town council in Raleigh, Ontario and becomes the first Black elected to public office....
) - November 25: Andrew StuartAndrew Stuart (Canadian politician)Andrew Stuart was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Cataraqui in 1785, the son of Anglican priest John Stuart, a United Empire Loyalist, and studied with the Reverend John Strachan and then at Union College in New York...
, lawyer, politician, office holder, and author (d.18401840 in CanadaSee also:1839 in Canada,other events of 1840,1841 in Canada.----Events from the year 1840 in Canada.-Events:*May 6 — Postage stamps come into use.*June 10 — Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are shot at.*June 28 — Queen Victoria is crowned....
) - December 14: Michel-Louis Juchereau DuchesnayMichel-Louis Juchereau DuchesnayMichel-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay was a Canadian officer, seigneur, and justice of the peace.Born in Beauport, he was the third and last child born of the second marriage of Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay. In 1794 his mother, Catherine Le Comte Dupré, left the manor house after being accused of adultery...
, army and militia officer, seigneur, jp, and office holder (d.18381838 in CanadaSee also:1837 in Canada,other events of 1838,1839 in Canada.----Events from the year 1838 in Canada.-January to June:*January - Samuel Lount captured.*January 13 - Navy Island evacuated....
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- William AbramsWilliam AbramsWilliam Abrams was a businessman with a military and judicial career in New Brunswick.Abrams was born in England and emigrated to New Brunswick in 1819 where he started a business funded by himself and five partners in Scotland...
, businessman, jp, judge, office holder, and militia officer (d.18441844 in CanadaSee also:1843 in Canada,other events of 1844,1845 in Canada.----Events from the year 1844 in Canada.-Events:*March 5 - The Toronto Globe is founded by George Brown*May 10 - Government moves from Kingston to Montreal....
) - François Lesieur DesaulniersFrançois Lesieur DesaulniersFrançois Lesieur Desaulniers was a Quebec farmer and political figure.He was born in Yamachiche in 1785. He served as lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. In 1805, he married Charlotte, the daughter of Augustin Rivard, who represented Saint-Maurice in the legislative assembly from 1792 to 1796...
, farmer and political figure (d.18701870 in CanadaEvents from the year 1870 in Canada.-Events:*June-July - The 1870 New Brunswick election*September 16 - Alfred Boyd becomes its first premier of Manitoba.*December 27 - The 1870 Manitoba election-Births:...
) - John HeckmanJohn HeckmanJohn Heckman was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg County from 1818 to 1826 and Lunengburg township from 1826 to 1847 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
, political figure (d.18711871 in CanadaEvents from the year 1871 in Canada.-January to June:*March 10 - Government of Manitoba meets for the first time*March 21 - The 1871 Ontario election: Edward Blake's Liberals win a majority, defeating J. S...
) - Caleb Hopkins, farmer and politician (d.18801880 in Canada-Events:*February 4 - Five members of the Donnelly family are killed near Lucan, Ontario*February 14 - The wife of the governor general, The Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lorne, is seriously injured when the viceregal sleigh overturns on a Rudolph Ottawa street....
) - Peter Robinson, politician, Peterborough, OntarioPeterborough, OntarioPeterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
re-named in his honour (d.18381838 in CanadaSee also:1837 in Canada,other events of 1838,1839 in Canada.----Events from the year 1838 in Canada.-January to June:*January - Samuel Lount captured.*January 13 - Navy Island evacuated....
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