1708 in Canada
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Events from the year 1708 in Canada.
Incumbents
[edit]Governors
[edit]- Governor General of New France: Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil[3]
- Governor of Acadia: Daniel d'Auger de Subercase[4]
- Colonial Governor of Louisiana: Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville[5]
- Governor of Plaisance: Philippe Pastour de Costebelle[6]
Births
[edit]- Christopher Dufrost de La Jemeraye born December 6 of this year. Already in ill health, he died while travelling from Fort Maurepas (Canada) on the Red River to Fort St. Charles on Lake of the Woods. He was buried near the junction of the Red and Roseau rivers (died 1736).[7]
Deaths
[edit]- May 6 - François de Laval, 1st Bishop of Quebec (born 1623)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715): An Overview | University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences". history.as.uky.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ Emson, H. E. (1992). "For The Want Of An Heir: The Obstetrical History Of Queen Anne". BMJ: British Medical Journal. 304 (6838): 1365–1366. ISSN 0959-8138.
- ^ "BAnQ numérique". numerique.banq.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "Biography – PASTOUR DE COSTEBELLE, PHILIPPE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "Government House Table of Contents". www.heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "Biography – AUGER DE SUBERCASE, DANIEL D' – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "Biography – DUFROST DE LA JEMERAIS, CHRISTOPHE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".
- ^ "François de Montmorency Laval | French bishop | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
