1700 in Canada

Events from the year 1700 in Canada. == Incumbents == French Monarch: Louis XIV English, Scottish and Irish Monarch: William III === Governors === Governor General of New France: Louis-Hector de Callière Governor of Acadia: Claude-Sébastien de Villieu Colonial Governor of Louisiana: Sauvolle Governor of Plaisance: Joseph de Monic == Events == January 26, 1700- The Cascadia earthquake, one of the largest earthquakes on record, ruptures the Cascadia subduction zone offshore from Vancouver Island to northern California, creating a tsunami that wiped out the winter village of Pachena Bay leaving no survivors. === Full date unknown === By now, it is clear that New France is not going to be self-sufficient. Population of Acadia is 1,400. Sir Stephen Evans is Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company between the years 1700 to 1712. == Births == June 17 - François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes, explorer and soldier. (died 1736) === Full date unknown === Joseph Adams, chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company. (died 1737) == Deaths == January 12 - Marguerite Bourgeoys (born Troyes, France on April 17, 1620), a first school teacher in Montreal and founder of the congregation of Notre Dame (the first order of uncloistered nuns in North America). === Full date unknown === Louis Jolliet was one of the first people of European descent born in North America to be remembered for significant discoveries. (born 1645) == See also == List of years in Canada == References ==