1713 in Canada
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See also: 1712 in Canada, other events of 1713, 1714 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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Events
- The Treaty of Utrecht. The French cede Newfoundland and the Hudson Bay region. They retain Cape Breton and the Ile Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island).
- Treaty of Utrecht cedes French Acadia, Newfoundland, Hudson Bay and the "country of the Iroquois" to England.
- The Treaty of Utrecht ends Queen Anne's War, confirming British possession of Hudson Bay, Newfoundland and Acadia (except l'Ile-Royale Cape Breton Island). France starts building Fortress Louisbourg near the eastern tip of l'Ile-Royale.
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Births
- Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye born September 3, the eldest son of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye.
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