1719 in Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Events from the year 1719 in Canada. Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s See also: History of Canada Timeline of Canadian history List of years in Canada Quick facts Decades:, See also: ... â 1718 1717 1716 1719 in Canada â 1720 1721 1722 Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s See also: History of Canada Timeline of Canadian history List of years in Canada Close Incumbents French Monarch: Louis XV[1] British and Irish Monarch: George I[2] Governors Governor General of New France: Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil Colonial Governor of Louisiana: Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville Governor of Nova Scotia: John Doucett[3] Governor of Placentia: Samuel Gledhill Events Construction of Fortress Louisbourg by the French begins on Ile Royale (Cape Breton Island). References [1]Guéganic (2008), p. 13. [2]Gibbs, G. C. (September 2004; online edn, January 2006) "George I (1660â1727)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/10538. Retrieved 30 July 2007 (subscription required). [3]Fergusson, Charles Bruce (1979) [1969]. "Doucett, John". In Hayne, David (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. II (1701â1740) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. This Canadian history article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles