1731 in Canada
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See also: 1730 in Canada, other events of 1731, 1732 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
[edit] Events
- 1731: Fort St. Pierre on Rainy Lake established by Christopher Dufrost de La Jemeraye and Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye. This was the first fort in La Verendrye's expansion of the "Posts of the West".
- 1731-43: The La Verendrye family organize expeditions beyond Lake Winnipeg and direct fur trade toward the east.
[edit] Births
Richard Dobie, an early Canadian businessman and a sometimes partner of Benjamin Frobisher (died 1805).
