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1848 in Canada

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1848
in
Canada

Decades:
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Events from the year1848 in Canada.

Incumbents

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Federal government

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Governors

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Premiers

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Events

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  • January 2 –Maple sugaris made in St. Anselme.
  • January 15 – Wellington and Commissioners streets inMontrealare flooded.
  • January 27 – Ploughing about Bathurst and Beckwith.
  • March 4 – The so-called Great Ministry ofRobert BaldwinandLouis-Hippolyte Lafontainebegins.
  • May 15 – MP's vote themselves 50 pounds each for 25 days.
  • July 5 – Run on the Savings Bank, Montreal, followed by re-deposit.
  • September 20 – Opening of theJesuits' College, Montreal.

full date unknown

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Births

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Deaths

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  • February 1 –John Neilson,publisher, printer, bookseller, politician, farmer, and militia officer (born1776)

References

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  1. ^"Queen Victoria | The Canadian Encyclopedia".thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.Retrieved5 December2022.