Events

• December - Prominent French Canadian
  French Canadian
  French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
  
  s petition the King to restore their ancient laws and accord them the rights of British subjects, reminding him that five-sixths of the seigniories belong to Frenchmen. They represent that the Labrador
  Labrador
  Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...
  
   Coast and fisheries, now alienated to Newfoundland
  Newfoundland and Labrador
  Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
  
  , should revert to Canada. They prefer a Legislative Council, nominated by the King, because less expensive than an Elective Assembly.
• Lord Dartmouth promises Canadians just and considerate treatment respecting their religion.
• Montreal Ft. La Traite, on Churchill River
  Churchill River (Hudson Bay)
  The Churchill River is a major river in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada. From the head of the Churchill Lake it is 1,609 km long. It was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and governor of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1685 to 1691...
  
  , by Frobisher to cut into HBC
  Hudson's Bay Company
  The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
  
  's trade.

Births

• January 14 - William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
  William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
  William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, GCH, PC was a British diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Governor-General of India between 1823 and 1828.-Background and education:...
  
  , diplomat and governor general (d.1857
  1857 in Canada
  See also:1856 in Canada,other events of 1857,1858 in Canada.----Events from the year 1857 in Canada.-Events:*March 12 — The bridge over Desjardins Canal, near Hamilton, Canada West, collapses under a Great Western Railway passenger train...
  
  )

Full date unknown

• Joseph Willcocks
  Joseph Willcocks
  Joseph Willcocks was a publisher, a political figure and ultimately, a traitor in Upper Canada.He was born in Palmerstown, Ireland in 1773. He came to York at the age of 27, staying initially with his second cousin once removed, William Willcocks...
  
  , diarist, office holder, printer, publisher, journalist, politician, and army officer (d.1814
  1814 in Canada
  -Events:* March 3 - The Governor refuses to suspend Chief Justices Sewell and Monk, on suggestion of one branch of the Legislature. James Stuart moves, affirming the Assembly's right to inform the Governor of irregularities, without concurrence of the Council; and that the Governor has violated the...
  
  )

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