The Great Migration from Europe begins.
January – Unaware of the Treaty of Ghent, General Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) wins the Battle of New Orleans.
February 9 – A bill to give the speaker a salary of 1,000 pounds is read.
February 18 – The United States ratifies treaties signed in December 1814.
March 25 – Governor George Prevost informs Parliament that then-prince regent George IV has ordered him to England to answer charges of the naval commander.
March – Parliament allocates 25,000 pounds for a canal from Montreal to Lachine.

Births

January 10 – John A. Macdonald, politician and 1st Prime Minister of Canada, Born in Glasgow, Scotland. (died 1891)^[2]
March 7: Thomas Wood, Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Bedford, died in office, 1898
June 19 – Cornelius Krieghoff, painter (died 1872)
September 18 – Joseph Duquet, notary in Lower Canada, executed in 1838
October 15 – Pierre Antoine Deblois, Senator for La Salle, Quebec, died in office, 1898

Notes and References

Web site: 31 December 2015 . George III . 18 April 2016 . Official website of the British monarchy . Royal Household.
Book: Gwyn, Richard J. . John A. : the man who made us : the life and times of John A. Macdonald . 2007–2011 . Random House Canada . 978-0-679-31475-2 . Toronto . 8 . 141842594.