Events from the year 1839 in Canada.

1839
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Canada

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Federal government

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Events

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  • February 15 – Chevalier DeLorimier and others who joined in the Rebellion are executed.
  • April 11 – Death of John Galt, novelist, one of the originators of the British American Land Company.
  • June 24 – Last meeting of the Committee of Trade, forerunner of the Board of Trade.
  • September 19 – Opening of the Albion Mines Railway in Nova Scotia, an early Canadian steam-driven mining railway[2]
  • September 26 – Canadian rebels are transported to New South Wales.
  • October 19 – Charles Thomson, Governor of Upper and Lower Canada, arrives. It is determined that Upper and Lower Canada shall share revenue in the ratio of 2 to 3.

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  • Lord Durham's report recommends the establishment of responsible government and the union of Upper and Lower Canada to speed the assimilation of French-speaking Canadians.
  • Territorial disputes between lumbermen from Maine and New Brunswick lead to armed conflict in the Aroostook River valley (the Aroostook War).
  • First Horse Railway in Upper Canada.
  • Mount Allison University founded by Charles Frederick Allison in Sackville, New Brunswick.

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References

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  1. ^ "Queen Victoria | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ^ Churcher website, Colin. "Significant Dates in Canadian Railway History". Archived from the original on 2006-08-29. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  3. ^ Halpenny, Francess G. (1988). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-8020-3452-6.