1794 in Canada
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Events from the year 1794 in Canada.
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Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
Events
- 1794 â Baranov builds first vessel in northwestern America at Voskres-senski on Kenai.
- Jay Treaty establishes neutral commission to settle border disputes between United States and Canada; restores trade between the United States and British colonies of Canada; also guarantees Indians free movement across the border.[2]
- June â Close of a session of the Canadian Legislature, which began in November last. Only six acts have been passed. Public accounts are first published for tax-payers' information.
- June 29 â Petition of Free Negroes.
Births
- Daniel Tracey, doctor, journalist and politician (died 1832)
- Oliver Goldsmith, poet (died in 1861)
Deaths
- March 26 â Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, naval officer, explorer, administrator (born 1744)