1739 in Canada
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Events from the year 1739 in Canada.
Events [edit]
- Joseph La France begins to explore between Lake Superior and Hudson Bay.
- Census of New France counts 42,801 inhabitants[1]
Births [edit]
- February 23: Jean-François Hubert, bishop of Quebec (d. 1797)
- August: Alexander Henry the elder, fur trader, merchant, militia officer, jp, and author (d. 1824)
Deaths [edit]
- May 19: Marie Barbier de l'Assomption, sister of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame (born 1663)
Full date unknown [edit]
- Thomas Bird, HBC chief at Albany Fort
References [edit]
- ^ "1739 - Census of New France". Statistics Canada.
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