1789 in Canada
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| Years in Canada: | 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 |
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s |
| Years: | 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 |
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Events from the year 1789 in Canada.
Incumbents
Governors
- Governor of the Canadas: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
- Governor of New Brunswick: Thomas Carleton
- Governor of Nova Scotia: John Parr
- Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: John Elliot
- Governor of St. John's Island: Edmund Fanning
Events
- 1789–93 – Alexander Mackenzie of Canada, seeking northern river route to the Pacific, travels to the Arctic Ocean; on second journey he crosses continent by land, making contact with many tribes.[1]
- Alexander Mackenzie journeys to the Beaufort Sea, following what would later be named the Mackenzie River.[2]
- David Thompson learns surveying from Philip Turnor.[3]
- Lord Grenville proposes that lands in Upper Canada be held in free and common soccage, and that the tenure of Lower Canadian lands be optional with the inhabitants.[4]
Births
- November 13 – Denis-Benjamin Papineau, joint premier of the Province of Canada (died 1854)
Deaths
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References
- ^ Gutman, Judith Mara. Through Indian Eyes. New York: Oxford UP, 1982. Print.
- ^ Belton, Robert James. Sights of Resistance: Approaches to Canadian Visual Culture. Calgary: U of Calgary, 2001. Print.
- ^ Glover, Richard (ed.), David Thompson's Narrative, 1784–1812. Champlain Society : Toronto, 1962.
- ^ Terrill, Frederick William. A Chronology of Montreal and of Canada from A.D. 1752 to A.D. 1893 ...Salt Lake City, UT: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. Print.
