1747 in Canada

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See also: 1746 in Canada, other events of 1747, 1748 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

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• Marguerite d'Youville (Born Varennes, France October 1701 Died December 28, 1771) founds the Sisters of Charity or the Grey Nuns of Montreal.
• At Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, a surprise mid-winter attack is launched about three o'clock on the morning of 11 February 1747 on Col. Arthur Noble's detachment of British troops from Massachusetts, by a French and Indian force under Nicholas Antoine Coulon de Villiers. Noble and about 70 of his men were killed.

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• Historic plaque, 1747 attack at Grand Pre