1762 in Canada
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Events from the year 1762 in Canada.
Incumbents
Governors
- Governor of the Province of Quebec: Jeffery Amherst
- Colonial Governor of Louisiana: Louis Billouart
- Governor of Nova Scotia: Jonathan Belcher
- Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: Richard Edwards
Events
- November 3 – According to the preliminaries of peace, signed at Fontainebleau, England is to have, with certain West Indies, Florida, Louisiana, to the Mississippi River (without New Orleans), Canada, Acadia, Cape Breton Island and its dependencies, and the fisheries, subject to certain French interests. Spain is to have New Orleans and Louisiana, west of the Mississippi, with an undetermined Western boundary.
Births
July 17 : Alexander Macdonell, Roman Catholic bishop (died 1840 in Scotland)[3]
Deaths
August 28 : Augustin de Boschenry de Drucour, governor of Isle Royale.
References
- ^ Guéganic (2008), p. 13.
- ^ "George III". Official website of the British monarchy. Royal Household. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Alexander Macdonell | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 24 February 2021.