1739 in Canada
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Events
- Joseph La FranceJoseph La FranceJoseph La France, , was a Metis fur trader in Canada, and an explorer of the inland route from Montreal to Hudson Bay....
begins to explore between Lake SuperiorLake SuperiorLake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
and Hudson BayHudson BayHudson Bay , sometimes called Hudson's Bay, is a large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada. It drains a very large area, about , that includes parts of Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta, most of Manitoba, southeastern Nunavut, as well as parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota,...
. - CensusCensusA census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of New FranceNew FranceNew France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
counts 42,801 inhabitants
Births
- February 23: Jean-François HubertJean-François HubertJean-François Hubert, , bishop of Quebec, trained at the Sulpician seminary in Montreal. He was taken under the protection of Bishop Dubreil and served for a time as the bishop's secretary....
, bishop of Quebec (d. 17971797 in Canada-Events:* An American, named McLane, being convicted of high treason, is hanged on a gibbet, on the glacis of the fortifications, at Quebec. * David Thompson leaves Hudson's Bay Company to join North West Company....
) - August: Alexander Henry, fur trader, merchant, militia officer, jp, and author (d. 18241824 in CanadaSee also:1823 in Canada,other events of 1824,1825 in Canada.----Events from the year 1824 in Canada.-Events:*The first Welland Canal is begun, partly in response to American initiatives in the Erie Canal....
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Deaths
- May 19: Marie Barbier de l'AssomptionMarie Barbier de l'AssomptionMarie Barbier de l'Assomption was a sister of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame and the first woman from Montreal to be part of Marguerite Bourgeoys congregation....
, sister of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame - Thomas BirdThomas Bird (fur trader)Thomas Bird was a Hudson's Bay Company factor from 1737–39 at Fort Albany in present day Ontario, Canada.Nothing is known of Bird until he enters the Hudson's Bay Company in 1719. His arrival in Canada was eventful as he was shipwrecked during the trip out. He served at Fort York and then Fort...
, HBC chief at Albany Fort