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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 20:13:21 EST

1841
Kingston Ontario - The Act of Union comes into effect; uniting Upper and
Lower Canada into the Province of Canada, with Kingston as its capital; Charles
Poulett Thomson, Lord Sydenham 1799-1841 appointed first Governor-General of
United Canada; until his death on Sept. 19, 1841.
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1838
Quebec Quebec - Constitution of Lower Canada suspended as of March 27;
Special Council proclaimed March 29.
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1829
Fredericton New Brunswick - College of New Brunswick gets Royal Charter as
King's College, Fredericton; today the University of New Brunswick.
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1802
London England - Alexander Mackenzie 1764-1820 knighted for achievements in
the North West, and for being first to cross the North American continent by
land.
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1638 Paris France - King Louis XIII 1601-1643 grants Charles La Tour the
rest of Nova Scotia, plus Cap de Sable and Fort La Tour on the Saint John
River; Charles d'Aulnay, cousin of Razilly, is appointed Lieutenant-General of
Acadia; hostility arises between La Tour and d'Aulnay.

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