Feb 3
1816 Edward Jessup, founder of Prescott, died.
1831 Lord Aylmer was made governor general of British North America.
1843 Sir William C Van Horne, American born Canadian railway official, was born.
1916 The original parliament buildings in Ottawa were destroyed by fire. The Library is saved.
1953 Elizabeth II officially named as Queen of Canada after her coronation.
1959 Rock 'n' roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
Feb 4
1623 Louis Hebert was granted the seigneury of Sault-au-Matelot by the Duc de Montmorency; first of 150 seigneuries founded during the French regime.
1783 England declares formal cessation of hostilities with the United States, ending the American Revolutionary War.
1789 Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States.
1793 Lt Governor John Graves Simcoe and entourage set out on an overland journey to Detroit.
1858 Gold is discovered along British Columbia's Fraser River, leading to gold rush.
1987 Pianist Liberace died at age 67. [I used to watch him on TV when I was a kid!]
2004 Facebook was launched as a social networking Web site limited to Harvard University students.
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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