1807 in Canada
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Events from the year 1807 in Canada.
Incumbents
[edit]Federal government
[edit]Governors
[edit]- Governor of the Canadas: Robert Milnes
- Governor of New Brunswick: Thomas Carleton
- Governor of Nova Scotia: John Wentworth
- Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: John Holloway
- Governor of Prince Edward Island: Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres
Events
[edit]- The slave trade is abolished in the British Empire, although slavery continues in the colonies.[2][3]
- The Embargo Act aims at keeping US ships out of European conflicts.[4]
- David Thompson crosses Rockies and builds a trading post at headwaters of Columbia River. NWC Upper Kootenay House is built by David Thompson.[5]
- In the spring John Colter joins Manuel Lisa at the Platte River who winters on Yellowstone River at the mouth of the Bighorn River.[6]
- The British ship Leopard searches the U.S. Chesapeake for deserters, kills some of the crew and takes Radford, who is hanged.[7] Pending satisfaction, the United States close their ports to British ships, though reparation is tendered.
- Thomas Jefferson signs bill banning all foreign trade following British attacks on American shipping.
- Election of Ezekiel Hart in Trois-Rivières during a by-election on April 11.
- Horse racing was introduced to Quebec, following the arrival of Sir James Craig. The first race took place in July 1807.[4]
Births
[edit]- May – William Workman, businessman and municipal politician (d.1878)
- August 31 – John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar, Governor General (d.1876)
- October 4 – Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, politician (d.1864)
- December 14 – Francis Hincks, politician (d.1885)
Full date unknown
[edit]- Joseph Casavant, manufacturer of pipe organs (d.1874)
Deaths
[edit]- July 20 – Jean-Marie Ducharme, fur trader (b. 1723)
References
[edit]- ^ "George III". Official website of the British monarchy. Royal Household. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "The story of Black slavery in Canadian history | CMHR". humanrights.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ Heritage, Canadian (2007-03-26). "Canada's New Government Commemorates 200th Anniversary of the 1807 Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ a b Lambert, John (1816). Travels Through Canada, and the United States of North America: In the Years 1806, 1807, & 1808. To which are Added, Biographical Notices and Anecdotes of Some of the Leading Characters in the United States. Volume 1 (2nd ed.). Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy. p. 308.
- ^ Tyrell, J.B. (March 1934). "David Thompson and the Rocky Mountains". The Canadian Historical Review. 15 (1). University of Toronto Press: 39–45.
- ^ Rodriguez, Junius P., ed. (2002). The Louisiana Purchase: a historical and geographical encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-57607-738-2.
- ^ Bryce, George (1887). A Short History of the Canadian People. S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. p. 312.