1802 in Canada
Appearance
Events from the year 1802 in Canada.
Events
- The Tlingit start resisting Russian incursions into their territory.
- First Nations massacre Russians at Old Sitka; only a few survive.
- Alexander Mackenzie is knighted for his efforts in 1802 and becomes a member of the XY Company.
- Saint Mary's University is founded at Halifax.
Births
- January 9 - Catharine Parr Traill, writer
- May 2 - Étienne Parent, journalist
- July 9 - Edmond Baird, cabinet-maker and upholsterer (d.1859)
- October 31 - Charles Dickson Archibald, lawyer, businessman and politician (d.1868)