1701 in Canada

Events from the year 1701 in Canada.

← 1700 1699 1698 1701 in Canada → 1702 1703 1704
Decades:	1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s
See also:	History of Canada Timeline of Canadian history List of years in Canada

Incumbents

• French Monarch: Louis XIV^[1]
• English, Scottish and Irish Monarch: William III^[2][3]

Governors

• Governor General of New France: Louis-Hector de Callière^[4][5][6]
• Governor of Acadia: Claude-Sébastien de Villieu^[7]
• Colonial Governor of Louisiana: Sauvolle^[8]
• Governor of Plaisance: Joseph de Monic^[9][10]

Events

Full date unknown

• The Peace of Montreal signed: peace treaty between the Iroquois Confederacy and the French. Considered one of the major events in Canada's history, sometimes called the "great peace."^[11]
• Detroit, Michigan founded as Fort Pontchartrain du détroit by Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac.^[12]
• War of the Spanish Succession begins in Europe; spreads to North America (Queen Anne's War) in 1702.^[13][14]

Births

• October 15 - Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, founder of the "Grey Nuns" order; died 1771; she was beatified in 1959, the first Canadian-born saint.^[15]

Deaths

• April 4 - Guillaume Couture, diplomat in New France (born 1618).^[16][17]

Historical documents

Hundreds of English fishers settled in Newfoundland squeeze out fishing ships, while New England merchants undercut English trade^[18]

New York official says Five Nations resent that English colonies did not join them in recent costly war against French^[19]

English cajole Onondaga chief sachem not to fear French, just before Five Nations and other Indigenous sign Great Peace of Montreal^[20]

New York lieutenant-governor meets with Five Nations leaders to renew their Covenant Chain alliance against French^[21]

See also

• List of years in Canada

References

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5. "Illustrious Governor Louis-Hector de Callière". pacmusee.qc.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
6. "de Callière, Louis-Hector National Historic Person". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
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8. Gayarré, Charles (1854). History of Louisiana: The French domination. Redfield.
9. "Biography – MONIC, JOSEPH DE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
10. "Government House Table of Contents". www.heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
11. Jaenen, Cornelius J. "Peace of Montréal 1701". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
12. OpenLibrary.org. "The history of Detroit and Michigan, or, The metropolis illustrated (1884 edition) | Open Library". Open Library. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
13. "War of the Spanish Succession | Causes, Definition, Combatants, Battles, & Outcome | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
14. "The War of the Spanish Succession | First World War of Modern Times". The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
15. Vatican News. "Marie Marguerite d'Youville (1701-1771) foundress of the Sisters of Charity". Archived from the original on 2006-08-27. Retrieved 2006-10-10.
16. "Biography – COUTURE (Cousture), GUILLAUME (d. 1701) – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
17. "Guillaume COUTURE (COUSTURE) (14 January 1618 - 4 April 1701) - Biography... | GREENERPASTURE". greenerpasture.com. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
18. "756. George Larkin to the Council of Trade and Plantations" (St. John's, August 20, 1701), Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 19, 1701. Accessed 27 January 2021
19. "436. Mr. Livingston to the Council of Trade and Plantations" (May 13, 1701; scroll down to "(5) If the Five Nations"), Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 19, 1701. Accessed 27 January 2021
20. "758. vii. Journal of Capt. Johannes Bleeker, junr., and David Schuyler, Journey to Onnondage, being sent thither by the Commissioners for managing the Indian Affairs" (Albany, June 2, 1701), Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 19, 1701. Accessed 27 January 2021
21. "758. viii. Conference between Lieut.-Governor Nanfan and the Five Nations of Indians" (Albany, July 10, 1701), Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 19, 1701. Accessed 27 January 2021