1809 in Canada
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See also: 1808 in Canada, other events of 1809, 1810 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
Events
- November 3 - John Molson's steam-boat Accommodation starts for Quebec City. It is 85 feet over all, has a 6 horse-power engine, makes the distance in 36 hours, but stops at night and reaches Quebec on November 6. The Accommodation is the second steam-boat in America and, probably, in the world.
- From 1809 to 1811, Tecumseh, Shawnee chief, and the Prophet campaign to unite tribes of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Southeast against the United States. His brother Tenskwatawa, the Shawnee Prophet, is defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.
- From 1809 to 1823, Sequoyah single-handedly creates a Cherokee syllabic alphabet so that his people's language can be written.
- Napoleon's continental blockade cuts British access to Scandinavian timber.
- American President James Madison reinstates the embargo on British trade.
Births
- July 25 - Jonathan McCully, politician