1770 in Canada

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See also: 1769 in Canada, other events of 1770, 1771 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

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Events

• March 5 - British troops in Boston fire on civilians, and five die in the Boston Massacre.
• December - Samuel Hearne departs on his third voyage of discovery
• The city of Saint-Eustache, Quebec is established

Births

• April 7 - William Wordsworth, in Cockermouth, England
• April 30 - David Thompson, in London, England
• May 15 - Ezekiel Hart, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec
• June 4 (baptised) - William Carson, in Kirkcudbright, Scotland
• October 23 - George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
• William Allan, near Huntly, Scotland

Deaths

• February 12 - Christopher Middleton, Hudson's Bay Company captain