1703 in Canada explained

Events from the year 1703 in Canada.

Incumbents

• French Monarch

Louis XIV^[1]

• English, Scottish and Irish Monarch

Anne^[2]

Governors

• Governor General of New France

Louis-Hector de Callière^{[3] [4]}

• Governor of Acadia

Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan^[5]

• Colonial Governor of Louisiana

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville^[6]

• Governor of Plaisance

Daniel d'Auger de Subercase^[7]

Events

• May 26 - Louis-Hector de Callière, Governor General of New France, dies in office.^[8]
• May 27 - Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil becomes Governor General of New France.^[9]

Births

• June 6 - Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne, explorer (died 1761).^[10]

Deaths

• May 26 - Louis-Hector de Callière, Governor General of New France (born 1648)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715): An Overview University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences . 2023-02-07 . history.as.uky.edu.
2. Emson . 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.
3. Web site: People - Louis Hector de Calliere . 2023-02-07 . www.1704.deerfield.history.museum.
4. Web site: Biography – CALLIÈRE, LOUIS-HECTOR DE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography . 2023-02-07 . www.biographi.ca.
5. Web site: Biography – MONBETON DE BROUILLAN, JACQUES-FRANÇOIS DE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography . 2023-02-07 . www.biographi.ca.
6. Web site: Government House Table of Contents . 2023-02-07 . www.heritage.nf.ca.
7. Web site: Biography – AUGER DE SUBERCASE, DANIEL D' – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography . 2023-02-07 . www.biographi.ca.
8. Encyclopedia: Louis-Hector de Callière . . . Greer . Allan . 14 January 2008 . online . October 21, 2013.
9. Book: Zoltvany, Yves F. . Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil . 1974-01-01 . MQUP . 10.2307/j.ctt1w6td47 . 978-0-7735-9542-2.
10. Web site: Biography – LA CORNE, LOUIS DE, Chevalier de La Corne – Volume III (1741-1770) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography . 2023-02-07 . www.biographi.ca.