Events from the year 1782 in Canada.
Incumbents Monarch: George III
Governors Governor of the Province of Quebec: Frederick Haldimand Governor of Nova Scotia: Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: John Byron Governor of St. John's Island: Walter Patterson
Events 1782–83: A smallpox epidemic hits the Sanpoil of Washington. Montreal Upper Yellowstone, on old Indian trail along east slope of the mountains, challenging Spanish trade goods. January 1 – Threatened by three hostile forces, Vermont is advised by Gen. George Washington, a skilled surveyor, to limit jurisdiction to undisputed territory. February 22 – Vermont accepts the prescribed delimitation. March 1 – It is proposed, in Congress, to treat Vermont as hostile, failing submission to the terms of 20 August 1781, and to divide it between New York and New Hampshire, along the ridge of the Green Mountains; and that the Commander-in-chief employ the Congressional forces to further this resolution. In the course of this year John Molson, the future pioneer of Canadian steam navigation, arrives in Canada. Councillor Finlay proposes to establish English schools in Canadian parishes, and to prohibit using the French language in the Law Courts after a certain time.
Births March 31: Jesse Ketchum, tanner, politician, and philanthropist (d.1867)
Deaths April 11: Jean-Baptiste de La Brosse, Jesuit, priest, missionary, and professor (b.1724) May 21: Robert Monckton, army officer and colonial administrator (b. 1726)
Full date unknown Matonabbee, leading Indian (b.1737)
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