1702 in Canada

Decades:	1680s; 1690s; 1700s; 1710s; 1720s;
See also:	History of Canada; Timeline of Canadian history; List of years in Canada;

Events from the year 1702 in Canada.

Incumbents

French Monarch: Louis XIV^[1]
English, Scottish and Irish Monarch: William III (until March 8),^[2] Anne (starting March 8)^[3]

Governors

Events

Having begun in Europe in 1701, the War of the Spanish Succession spreads to North America (Queen Anne's War) in Acadia and New England.^[8]^[9]
1702-13: The short-lived Peace of Ryswick collapses with the outbreak of the War of the Spanish Succession, which erupts in the colonies as Queen Anne's War. It ends with France losing North American territory to Britain.^[10]^[11]
1702-13: Queen Anne's War—Maine Abenakis and Iroquois from Quebec (Caughnawaga) attack the English colonists on behalf of the French, but lose. The European nations negotiate their settlement at the Treaty of Utrecht (1713); Louis XIV cedes Hudson Bay, Acadia (Nova Scotia) and Newfoundland (but not Cape Breton Island or St. John's Island) to Great Britain.^[10]^[11]

Deaths

September 20 - Charles Aubert de La Chesnaye, businessman (born 1632)^[12]

Historical documents

In several weeks of talks, Indigenous leaders and New York governor discuss alliance, trade, peace, war and French influence^[13]

"All the glory of it" - Cadillac describes rich region and progress of his promising new settlement, Detroit (Note: racial stereotypes)^[14]

New York official suggests missionary society send ministers to Five Nations because Jesuits have drawn so many to Montreal area^[15]

As England, France, and Spain go to war, this medical guide to amputation is timely^[16]

This guide to letter-writing offers timely example of letter from wounded man to his love, and her reply^[17]

References

^ "The Reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715): An Overview | University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences". history.as.uky.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^ "The Revolution in Scotland :: Act of Union 1707". 2008-06-15. Archived from the original on 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2023-02-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Emson, H. E. (1992). "For The Want Of An Heir: The Obstetrical History Of Queen Anne". BMJ: British Medical Journal. 304 (6838): 1365–1366. doi:10.1136/bmj.304.6838.1365. ISSN 0959-8138. JSTOR 29715689. PMC 1882031. PMID 1463487.
^ "People - Louis Hector de Calliere". www.1704.deerfield.history.museum. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^ "Biography – CALLIÈRE, LOUIS-HECTOR DE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^ "Biography – MONBETON DE BROUILLAN, JACQUES-FRANÇOIS DE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^ ^a ^b "Government House Table of Contents". www.heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^ "War of the Spanish Succession | Causes, Definition, Combatants, Battles, & Outcome | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^ "The War of the Spanish Succession | First World War of Modern Times". The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^ ^a ^b "Queen Anne's War | North American history | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^ ^a ^b "The Colonial Wars (1689-1763) - Lewis & Clark Online Exhibit - State Historical Society of North Dakota". www.history.nd.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^ "Biography – AUBERT DE LA CHESNAYE, CHARLES – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^ 1009 ii (a)-(r); Conferences held at Albany with Governor Lord Cornbury (July 9–28 and August 9–19, 1702), Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 20, 1702. Accessed 11 February 2021
^ Letter of Sieur de Cadillac (September 25, 1702). Accessed 11 February 2021
^ Memorial of Robert Livingston to Society An Account of the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts[...] (1706), pgs. 43-4. Accessed 16 February 2021
^ M. de La Vauguion, M.D., "Chap. XXVII; Of Amputation; The Operation" A Compleat Body of Chirurgical Operations[...], The Second Edition (translation; London, 1702), pgs. 291-3. Accessed 17 February 2021
^ "From a lover, after receiving wounds in battle, to his mistress" The Art of Correspondence; In French and English; Second Edition; Volume the Second (Paris, 1702), pgs. 61, 63. Accessed 17 February 2021

[1] "The Reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715): An Overview | University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences". history.as.uky.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-07.

[2] "The Revolution in Scotland :: Act of Union 1707". 2008-06-15. Archived from the original on 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2023-02-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] Emson, H. E. (1992). "For The Want Of An Heir: The Obstetrical History Of Queen Anne". BMJ: British Medical Journal. 304 (6838): 1365–1366. doi:10.1136/bmj.304.6838.1365. ISSN 0959-8138. JSTOR 29715689. PMC 1882031. PMID 1463487.

[4] "People - Louis Hector de Calliere". www.1704.deerfield.history.museum. Retrieved 2023-02-07.

[5] "Biography – CALLIÈRE, LOUIS-HECTOR DE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.

[6] "Biography – MONBETON DE BROUILLAN, JACQUES-FRANÇOIS DE – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.

[:0-7] "Government House Table of Contents". www.heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.

[8] "War of the Spanish Succession | Causes, Definition, Combatants, Battles, & Outcome | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-02-07.

[9] "The War of the Spanish Succession | First World War of Modern Times". The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum. Retrieved 2023-02-07.

[:1-10] "Queen Anne's War | North American history | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-02-07.

[:2-11] "The Colonial Wars (1689-1763) - Lewis & Clark Online Exhibit - State Historical Society of North Dakota". www.history.nd.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-07.

[12] "Biography – AUBERT DE LA CHESNAYE, CHARLES – Volume II (1701-1740) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-07.

[13] 1009 ii (a)-(r); Conferences held at Albany with Governor Lord Cornbury (July 9–28 and August 9–19, 1702), Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 20, 1702. Accessed 11 February 2021

[14] Letter of Sieur de Cadillac (September 25, 1702). Accessed 11 February 2021

[15] Memorial of Robert Livingston to Society An Account of the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts[...] (1706), pgs. 43-4. Accessed 16 February 2021

[16] M. de La Vauguion, M.D., "Chap. XXVII; Of Amputation; The Operation" A Compleat Body of Chirurgical Operations[...], The Second Edition (translation; London, 1702), pgs. 291-3. Accessed 17 February 2021

[17] "From a lover, after receiving wounds in battle, to his mistress" The Art of Correspondence; In French and English; Second Edition; Volume the Second (Paris, 1702), pgs. 61, 63. Accessed 17 February 2021

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