1780 in Canada

See also: 1779 in Canada, other events of 1780, 1781 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Events

• May 19 – At 2:00 P.M. complete darkness falls on New England and parts of eastern Canada. This has never been explained, though clouds of smoke from massive forest fires are the most likely cause.
• Quakers begin the Underground Railroad to smuggle slaves to freedom in Canada.

Births

• Jean-Baptiste Féré – inventor
• Marie-Anne Gaboury – female explorer
• James Fitzgibbon – British colonel who served in Canada for 45 years

Deaths