Aug 24
1791 Following the passage of the Constitutional Act, the British government issued an order-in-council formally dividing Quebec into Lower and Upper Canada.
1793 Lt Gov Simcoe celebrated the change of the name Toronto to York by ordering the firing of a royal salute.
1814 British troops captured Washington, DC, and burned public buildings in reprisal for the American sacking of Niagara and York.
1920 Artist Alex Colville, was born in Toronto.
Aug 25
1760 The French Fort Levis, near Prescott, commanded by Capt Pierre Pouchot, surrendered to the British army commanded by Sir Jeffrey Amherst,
1782 Col John Butler of Butler's Rangers took the first census of the settlement of Niagara and discovered a total of 83 person.
1838 The foundation stone of the Colborne District courthouse and jail was laid at Peterborough by Lt Gov Sir George Arthur.
Aug 26
1833 Thomas McKay began operating a grist mill in New Edinburgh.
1919 The Great Toronto-New York-Toronto Air Race, sponsored by the Canadian National Exhibition, was won by US pilot Rudolph W Schroeder.
Aug 27
1758 At Fort Frontenac (Kingston) French defenders under Pierre-Jacques Payen de Noyan surrendered to British forces under Col John Bradstreet.
1981 Bank of Canada interest rates reached a record 21.07 per cent.
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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