Mar 20
1727 Sir Isaac Newton, physicist, mathematician and astronomer, died in London, England.
1800 John Graves Simcoe grants 3,237 hectares (8,000 acres) in York County to Timothy Rogers, to settle a Quaker community in King and Whitchurch Townships.
1944 General Henry D. G. Crerar was appointed commander-in-chief of the First Canadian Army.
1948 Bobby Orr, a hockey great, was born in Parry Sound.
Mar 21
1666 Intendant Jean Talon starts census of New France; 3,215 persons counted in the first Canadian census.
1685 Johann Sebastian Bach, German Composer, was born in Eisenach, Germany.
1821 The North West Company agrees to merge with the Hudson's Bay Company, effective June 1, 1821.
1911 The Duke of Connaught was officially appointed governor general of Canada.
1942 J. S. Woodsworth, a Methodist minister, and First leader of the CCF, died. He pushed Mackenzie King to enact an old-age pension plan. He was born at Etobicoke, Ontario, July 29, 1874.
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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