October 7
1691 The English royal charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay was issued.
1763 George III of Great Britain issued the British Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing aboriginal lands in North America north and west of Alleghenies to white settlements.
1765 The Stamp Act Congress convened in New York to draw up colonial grievances against England.
1885 Niels Henrik David Bohr, Danish physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922, was born.
1955 Yo-Yo Ma, French-born American cellist, was born.
October 8
1645 Jeanne Mance opened the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, the first lay hospital in North America.
1871 The Great Chicago Fire erupted.
1904 Edmonton, Alberta was incorporated as a city.
1904 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was incorporated as a city.
1945 President Harry S Truman announced that the secret of the atomic bomb would be shared only with Britain and Canada.
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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