Aug 7
1679 La Salle launched the 46 tonnes Griffon, the first ship on the Great Lakes, above Niagara.
1903 At Cobalt in the Temiskaming district, two lumbermen, James McKinley and Ernest Darragh, seeking lumber for railroad ties, discovered silver.
Aug 8
1812 American Brigadier-General William Hull withdrew to Detroit, leaving a small garrison at Sandwich.
1862 Sir Allan Napier MacNab, former Prime Minister of the Province of Canada and railway magnate, died in Hamilton.
Aug 9
1836 Lt.-Gov. Sir Francis Bond Head signed a treaty on Manitoulin Island with the chiefs of the Ojibwa and Ottawa Indians. They ceded 1.5 million acres - now part of Bruce, Grey, Huron and Wellington counties.
1842 The first meeting of the new council of the Dalhousie District was held in Bytown in conformity with the provisions of the District Councils Act. Thomas McKay was appointed first warden of the district.
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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