1761 in Canada
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See also: 1760 in Canada, other events of 1761, 1762 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
[edit] Events
- Wednesday July 29 - The British terms of peace are so hard that Choiseul declares: "I am as indifferent to peace as Pitt can be. I freely admit the King's desire for peace, and his Majesty may sign such a treaty, but my hand shall never be set to it."
- Tuesday October 6 - King George III offers Pitt the governorship of Canada, with 5,000 pounds per annum, but, instead, makes his wife a peeress; and 13,000 pounds per annum is granted to the survivor of three of his family.
- Canada under Martial law.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye died at sea when the Auguste sank on November 15 (born 1717).
- Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne died at sea when the Auguste sank on November 15 (born 1703).