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1702
Events from the year 1702 in Canada.
Incumbents
French Monarch: Louis XIVThe Reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715): An Overview University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences https://history.as.uky.edu/reign-louis-xiv-1643-1715-overview 2023-02-07 history.as.uky.edu
English, Scottish and Irish Monarch: William III (until March 8),2008-06-15 The Revolution in Scotland :: Act of Union 1707 http://www.parliament.uk/actofunion/01_03_revolution.html 2023-02-07 2008-06-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20080615023245/http://www.parliament.uk/actofunion/01_03_revolution.html bot: unknown then AnneEmson H. E. 1992 For The Want Of An Heir: The Obstetrical History Of Queen Anne BMJ: British Medical Journal 304 6838 1365–1366 10.1136/bmj.304.6838.1365 29715689 1463487 1882031 0959-8138
Governors
Governor General of New France: Louis-Hector de CallièrePeople - Louis Hector de Calliere http://www.1704.deerfield.history.museum/popups/people.do?shortName=Calliere 2023-02-07 www.1704.deerfield.history.museumBiography – CALLIÈRE, LOUIS-HECTOR DE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/calliere_louis_hector_de_2E.html 2023-02-07 www.biographi.ca
Governor of Acadia: Claude-Sébastien de Villieu then Jacques-François de Monbeton de BrouillanBiography – MONBETON DE BROUILLAN, JACQUES-FRANÇOIS DE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/monbeton_de_brouillan_jacques_francois_de_2E.html 2023-02-07 www.biographi.ca
Colonial Governor of Louisiana: Sauvolle then Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de BienvilleGovernment House Table of Contents https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/government-house-table-contents.php 2023-02-07 www.heritage.nf.ca
Governor of Plaisance: Joseph de Monic
Events
Having begun in Europe in 1701, the War of the Spanish Succession spreads to North America (Queen Anne's War) in Acadia and New England.War of the Spanish Succession Causes, Definition, Combatants, Battles, & Outcome Britannica https://www.britannica.com/event/War-of-the-Spanish-Succession 2023-02-07 www.britannica.com enThe War of the Spanish Succession First World War of Modern Times https://www.royalhampshireregiment.org/about-the-museum/timeline/war-spanish-succession/ 2023-02-07 The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum en-GB
1702-13: The short-lived Peace of Ryswick collapses with the outbreak of the War of the Spanish Succession, which erupts in the colonies as Queen Anne's War. It ends with France losing North American territory to Britain.Queen Anne's War North American history Britannica https://www.britannica.com/event/Queen-Annes-War 2023-02-07 www.britannica.com enThe Colonial Wars (1689-1763) - Lewis & Clark Online Exhibit - State Historical Society of North Dakota https://www.history.nd.gov/exhibits/lewisclark/colonialwars.html 2023-02-07 www.history.nd.gov
1702-13: Queen Anne's War—Maine Abenakis and Iroquois from Quebec (Caughnawaga) attack the English colonists on behalf of the French, but lose. The European nations negotiate their settlement at the Treaty of Utrecht (1713); Louis XIV cedes Hudson Bay, Acadia (Nova Scotia) and Newfoundland (but not Cape Breton Island or St. John's Island) to Great Britain.
Deaths
September 20 - Charles Aubert de La Chesnaye, businessman (born 1632)Biography – AUBERT DE LA CHESNAYE, CHARLES – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/aubert_de_la_chesnaye_charles_2F.html 2023-02-07 www.biographi.ca
See also
List of years in Canada
References
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