1847 in Canada
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See also: 1846 in Canada, other events of 1847, 1848 in Canada and the list of 'years 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.
Births
- February 25 - John Watson, philosopher
- March 3 - Alexander Graham Bell, inventor
- August 3 - John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, Governor General
- September 3 - George Eulas Foster, politician
- September 8 - Abraham Groves, physician
- November 1 - Emma Albani, soprano
- November 16 - Edmund James Flynn, Premier of Quebec
- November 24 - A. E. B. Davie, Premier of British Columbia