1713 in Canada explained

Events from the year 1713 in Canada.

Incumbents

• French Monarch

Louis XIV^[1]

• British and Irish Monarch

Anne^[2]

Governors

• Governor General of New France

Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil

• Colonial Governor of Louisiana

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville then Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac

• Governor of Nova Scotia

Francis Nicholson

• Governor of Plaisance

Philippe Pastour de Costebelle

Events

• The Treaty of Utrecht. The French cede Newfoundland and the Hudson Bay region. They retain Cape Breton Island and Île Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island).^[3]
• Treaty of Utrecht cedes French Acadia, Newfoundland, Hudson Bay and the "country of the Iroquois" to England.
• The Treaty of Utrecht ends Queen Anne's War, confirming British possession of Hudson Bay, Newfoundland and Acadia (except Île-Royale Cape Breton Island). France starts building Fortress Louisbourg near the eastern tip of Île-Royale.

Births

• Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye born September 3, the eldest son of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye (died 1736).
• Michel Bénard, councillor of the conseil souverain.

Deaths

There were no relevant deaths during this year in Canada.

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 . 0959-8138.
3. Web site: Treaty of Utrecht. The Canadian Encyclopedia. 25 April 2015. none.