1773 in Canada
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Events from the year 1773 in Canada.
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Incumbents
Events
- December â Prominent French Canadians petition the King to restore their ancient laws and accord them the rights of British subjects, reminding him that five-sixths of the seigniories belong to Frenchmen. They represent that the Labrador Coast and fisheries, now alienated to Newfoundland, should revert to Canada. They prefer a Legislative Council, nominated by the King, because less expensive than an Elective Assembly.
- Lord Dartmouth promises Canadians just and considerate treatment respecting their religion.
- Montreal Ft. La Traite, on Churchill River, by Frobisher to cut into HBC's trade.
Births
- January 14 â William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, diplomat and governor general (d.1857)
- March 29 â Samuel Street Wilmot, surveyor, tanner, farmer, justice of the peace, and assemblyman in Upper Canada (d. 1856)
Full date unknown
- Joseph Willcocks, diarist, office holder, printer, publisher, journalist, politician, and army officer (d.1814)
Deaths
- January 31 â Sebastian Zouberbuhler, merchant and politician in Nova Scotia