1847 in Canada

Events

January 30 - Lord Elgin, Governor, arrives at Montreal.
September 1 - Lord Elgin visits the immigrant sheds at Pt. St. Charles.
October 18 - Telegraph Line from Quebec to London, Canada West, complete.
October 23 - 65 immigrants die in a week at Point St. Charles.
November 1 - 9,634 deaths of immigrants since 1st Jan.
The railway from Montreal to Lachine is opened.
St. Lawrence canal system completed. Faster and cheaper than US system, but growing US railroads are now the real threat.
Outbreak of measles among the Cayuse of the Pacific Northwest.
Fort Yukon established.