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1761 in Canada, the Glossary

Events from the year 1761 in Canada.^[1]

51 relations: Aboiteau, Alexander Henry the elder, Étienne François de Choiseul, Duke of Choiseul, Baie Verte (Northumberland Strait), Bombardment, Canada (New France), Chaleur Bay, Court of quarter sessions, Deforestation, Earl of Chatham, Exploration, Expulsion of the Acadians, Fortress of Louisbourg, French Canadians, French Shore, Fur trade, Gamaliel Smethurst, Gaspé Bay, George III, Governor-General of the Province of Canada, Grand jury, Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham, Ice fishing, Isthmus of Chignecto, Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, Jonathan Belcher (jurist), L'Isle-aux-Coudres, List of Canadian monarchs, List of colonial governors of Louisiana, List of governors of Newfoundland and Labrador, List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia, Louis Billouart, Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne, Louis XV, Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye, Martial law, Miramichi Bay, Nova Scotia Council, Nova Scotia House of Assembly, Pierre-Louis Panet, Quarantine, Richard Edwards (Royal Navy officer, died 1795), Royal court, Smallpox, St. Lawrence River, Thirteen Colonies, Voyageurs, Wildfire, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1703 in Canada, ... Expand index (1 more) »
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Aboiteau

Aboiteau farming on reclaimed marshland is a labor-intensive method in which earthen dikes are constructed to stop high tides from inundating marshland.

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Alexander Henry 'The Elder', in French: Alexandre Henri Le Vieux (August 1739 – 4 April 1824) was an American-born explorer, author, merchant who settled in Quebec following the Conquest of New France and was a partner in the North West Company and a founding member and vice-chairman of the Beaver Club.

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Étienne François de Choiseul, Duke of Choiseul

Étienne François, marquis de Stainville, duc de Choiseul, KOHS, OGF (28 June 17198 May 1785) was a French military officer, diplomat and statesman.

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Baie Verte (Northumberland Strait)

Baie Verte is a Canadian bay located on the north shore of Nova Scotia and eastern shore of New Brunswick.

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Bombardment

A bombardment is an attack by artillery fire or by dropping bombs from aircraft on fortifications, combatants, or cities and buildings.

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Canada (New France)

The colony of Canada was a French colony within the larger territory of New France.

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Chaleur Bay

Satellite image of Chaleur Bay (NASA). Chaleur Bay is the large bay in the centre of the image; the Gaspé Peninsula is to the north and the Gulf of St. Lawrence is seen to the east. Chaleur Bay, also Chaleurs Bay, Bay of Chaleur (in), is an arm of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence located between Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada.

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Court of quarter sessions

The courts of quarter sessions or quarter sessions were local courts that were traditionally held at four set times each year in the Kingdom of England from 1388; they were extended to Wales following the Laws in Wales Act 1535.

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Deforestation

Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use.

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Earl of Chatham

Earl of Chatham, of Chatham in the County of Kent, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain.

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Exploration

Exploration is the process of exploring, an activity which has some expectation of discovery.

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Expulsion of the Acadians

The Expulsion of the Acadians was the forced removal of inhabitants of the North American region historically known as Acadia between 1755 and 1764 by Great Britain.

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Fortress of Louisbourg

The Fortress of Louisbourg (Forteresse de Louisbourg) is a tourist attraction as a National Historic Site and the location of a one-quarter partial reconstruction of an 18th-century French fortress at Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

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French Canadians

French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the nineteenth century; Canadiens français,; feminine form: Canadiennes françaises), or Franco-Canadians (Franco-Canadiens), are an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to French colonists who settled in France's colony of Canada beginning in the 17th century.

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French Shore

The French Shore (French: Côte française de Terre-Neuve), also called The Treaty Shore, resulted from the 1713 ratifications of the Treaty of Utrecht.

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Fur trade

The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur.

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Gamaliel Smethurst

Gamaliel Smethurst (April 9, 1738 – July 20, 1826) was a New England Planter who wrote one of the rare captivity narratives from Nova Scotia and eventually became a politician in Nova Scotia.

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Gaspé Bay

Gaspé Bay is a bay located on the northeast coast of the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

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George III

George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820.

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Governor-General of the Province of Canada

The Governor General of the Province of Canada was the viceregal post of the pre-Confederation Province of Canada that existed from 1841 to Canadian Confederation in 1867.

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Grand jury

A grand jury is a jury—a group of citizens—empowered by law to conduct legal proceedings, investigate potential criminal conduct, and determine whether criminal charges should be brought.

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Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham

Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham (8 November 1720 – 9 April 1803) was the wife of William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham, who was prime minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768.

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Ice fishing

Ice fishing is the practice of catching fish with lines and fish hooks or spears through an opening in the ice on a frozen body of water.

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Isthmus of Chignecto

The Isthmus of Chignecto is an isthmus bordering the Maritime provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia that connects the Nova Scotia peninsula with North America.

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Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst

Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, (29 January 1717 – 3 August 1797) was a British Army officer and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in the British Army.

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Jonathan Belcher (jurist)

Jonathan Belcher (July 23, 1710 – March 30, 1776) was a British-American lawyer, chief justice, and acting Governor of Nova Scotia during the period of 1760-63 when Henry Ellis was in office as Governor but did not fulfil his duties.

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L'Isle-aux-Coudres

L'Isle-aux-Coudres, is a municipality located on island aux Coudres, in the St. Lawrence River, in Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale region, Quebec, Canada.

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List of Canadian monarchs

Listed here are the monarchs who reigned over Canada, starting with the French colony of Canada, which subsequently became a British colony, followed by the British Dominion of Canada, and, finally, the present-day sovereign state of Canada.

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List of colonial governors of Louisiana

This is a list of the colonial governors of Louisiana, from the founding of the first settlement by the French in 1699 to the territory's acquisition by the United States in 1803.

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List of governors of Newfoundland and Labrador

The following is a list of governors, commodore-governors, and lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia

The following is a list of the governors and lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia.

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Louis Billouart

Louis Billouart, Chevalier de Kerlérec (1704–1770) was a career French naval officer with 25 years experience who was appointed as the governor of the French colony of Louisiana, serving from 1753 to 1763.

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Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne

Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne (June 6, 1703 – November 15, 1761) was a Canadian-born military officer and merchant.

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Louis XV

Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774.

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Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye

Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye (9 November 1717 – 15 November 1761) was a French Canadian fur trader and explorer.

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Martial law

Martial law is the replacement of civilian government by military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers.

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Miramichi Bay

Miramichi Bay is an estuary located on the west coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in New Brunswick, at the mouth of the Miramichi River.

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Nova Scotia Council

Formally known as "His Majesty's Council of Nova Scotia", the Nova Scotia Council (1720–1838) was the original British administrative, legislative and judicial body in Nova Scotia.

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Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia, and together with the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia makes up the Nova Scotia Legislature.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1761_in_Canada

, 1717 in Canada.

1761 in Canada, the Glossary

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1760s in Canada

1761 by country

1761 in New France

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