Jan 29
1796 Yonge Street officially opened, running from the town of York up to Lake Simcoe.
1820 King George III of England died at Windsor Castle.
1835 The Bytown Mechanics Institute and Athenaeum was founded.
1856 Alexander Dunn (Canadian) awarded Victoria Cross for gallantry at the 1854 Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War.
1894 A major winter storm hit Ottawa with a snowfall of 61 cm, paralyzing traffic (???).
1897 Lady Aberdeen, wife of the Governor General, helps found the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON).
1963 Robert Frost, American poet, died in Boston at age 88.
Jan 30
1649 England's King Charles I was beheaded.
1837 The population of Bytown was about 1,300.
1839 Lord Durham completed his report on the conditions in British North America.
1882 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, was born in Hyde Park, N.Y. Died April 12, 1945.
1933 Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany.
1991 The Hudson's Bay Company announces it is selling its fur business; the HBC was originally founded as a fur trading company in 1670.
2007 Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system went on sale.
Jan 31
1606 Guy Fawkes, convicted for his part in the Gunpowder Plot against the English Parliament and King James I, was executed.
1851 Hamilton Gas Light Company installs First street lamps.
1863 Chief Justice Sir Beverley Robinson died in Toronto.
1907 Timothy Eaton, founder of the T. Eaton Company of Canada, dies
1957 Canadian Government makes Thanksgiving Day a statutory holiday, to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October.
1971 Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on the third successful manned mission to the moon.
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.
29 January 2012
27 January 2012
Timeline Jan 26 to 28
Jan 26
1679 The keel was laid for La Salle's Griffon, the first ship built above Niagara Falls.
1788 The first European settlers in Australia landed in present-day Sydney.
1836 John Colborne assumes his new post as Commander-in-Chief of British forces in British North America.
1857 Kemptville was incorporated as a village.
1961 Wayne Gretzky was born in Brantford.
Jan 27
1832 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pen name Lewis Carroll, was born in Cheshire, England.
1832 Lewis Carroll, English logician, mathematician, photographer and novelist, was born.
1854 The Great Western Railway line was opened between London and Windsor.
1859 The official announcement was made that Ottawa would be the capital of the United Canadas.
1870 Manitoba and the Northwest Territories incorporated.
1880 Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
1938 The Honeymoon suspension bridge erected in 1898 between Niagara Falls, Ontario and New York, collapsed.
1945 Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland.
Jan 28
1547 England's King Henry VIII died.
1596 English navigator Sir Francis Drake died off the coast of Panama.
1850 The Municipal Council of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville assembled at Brockville for its first meeting.
1885 Nile Expedition - Frederick Denison reaches the northern outskirts of the city of Khartoum with his Canadian Nile Voyageurs on the expedition led by General Garnet Wolseley, who had led the Red River Expedition of 1870; they will be too late to rescue British General Charles Gordon, who had been trapped and killed during a Muslim uprising; Canada's First overseas military expedition.
1905 Ellen Fairclough, the first woman to be appointed to a federal cabinet, was born in Hamilton.
1679 The keel was laid for La Salle's Griffon, the first ship built above Niagara Falls.
1788 The first European settlers in Australia landed in present-day Sydney.
1836 John Colborne assumes his new post as Commander-in-Chief of British forces in British North America.
1857 Kemptville was incorporated as a village.
1961 Wayne Gretzky was born in Brantford.
Jan 27
1832 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pen name Lewis Carroll, was born in Cheshire, England.
1832 Lewis Carroll, English logician, mathematician, photographer and novelist, was born.
1854 The Great Western Railway line was opened between London and Windsor.
1859 The official announcement was made that Ottawa would be the capital of the United Canadas.
1870 Manitoba and the Northwest Territories incorporated.
1880 Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
1938 The Honeymoon suspension bridge erected in 1898 between Niagara Falls, Ontario and New York, collapsed.
1945 Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland.
Jan 28
1547 England's King Henry VIII died.
1596 English navigator Sir Francis Drake died off the coast of Panama.
1850 The Municipal Council of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville assembled at Brockville for its first meeting.
1885 Nile Expedition - Frederick Denison reaches the northern outskirts of the city of Khartoum with his Canadian Nile Voyageurs on the expedition led by General Garnet Wolseley, who had led the Red River Expedition of 1870; they will be too late to rescue British General Charles Gordon, who had been trapped and killed during a Muslim uprising; Canada's First overseas military expedition.
1905 Ellen Fairclough, the first woman to be appointed to a federal cabinet, was born in Hamilton.
24 January 2012
Timeline Jan 24 to 25
Jan 24
1848 James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California, sparking the gold rush of '49.
1848 Reformers led by Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine sweep elections in both Canada East and Canada West; will lead to the achievement of Responsible Government on March 11.
1908 The first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
1924 The Russian city of St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad in honor of the late revolutionary leader.
1952 Vincent Massey (1887-1967) was appointed the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.
1955 A plan was announced to build the first Canadian atomic energy power plant at Rapides des Joachims near Pembroke on the Ottawa River.
1965 Winston Churchill died in London at age 90.
Jan 25
1627 Louis Hébert dies of a fall, after ten years in Québec; body later reinterred in church attached to the Québec General Hospital; Canada's First doctor, apothecary, settler.
1627 Robert Boyle, Anglo-Irish chemist, was born.
1759 Robert Burns, Scottish national poet, was born in Alloway.
1791 British Parliament approves bill splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada, each with its own assembly.
1822 William McDougall, a father of Confederation, was born near Toronto.
1915 The inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service.
1848 James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California, sparking the gold rush of '49.
1848 Reformers led by Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine sweep elections in both Canada East and Canada West; will lead to the achievement of Responsible Government on March 11.
1908 The first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
1924 The Russian city of St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad in honor of the late revolutionary leader.
1952 Vincent Massey (1887-1967) was appointed the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.
1955 A plan was announced to build the first Canadian atomic energy power plant at Rapides des Joachims near Pembroke on the Ottawa River.
1965 Winston Churchill died in London at age 90.
Jan 25
1627 Louis Hébert dies of a fall, after ten years in Québec; body later reinterred in church attached to the Québec General Hospital; Canada's First doctor, apothecary, settler.
1627 Robert Boyle, Anglo-Irish chemist, was born.
1759 Robert Burns, Scottish national poet, was born in Alloway.
1791 British Parliament approves bill splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada, each with its own assembly.
1822 William McDougall, a father of Confederation, was born near Toronto.
1915 The inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service.
22 January 2012
Timeline Jan 22 & 23
Jan 22
1690 The Iroquois signed a peace treaty with the British and Great Lakes tribes.
1812 British forces crossed the Detroit River at Amherstburg and defeated American troops at Frenchtown.
1901 Queen Victoria died at age 81 after 63 years on the British throne.
1944 Allied forces began landing at Anzio, Italy, during World War II.
Jan 23
1737 John Hancock, American Revolutionary statesman, was born.
1828 Sir John Carling was born on London Township. He was minister of agriculture for Canada 1885-92 and established the first Dominion Experimental Farm.
1836 Sir Francis Bond Head arrived in Toronto to replace Sir John Colborne as lieutenant governor of Upper Canada.
1869 The passing of the Mining Act opened crown and private lands to licensed prospectors.
1888 Natural gas was discovered at Kingsville.
1973 President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.
1690 The Iroquois signed a peace treaty with the British and Great Lakes tribes.
1812 British forces crossed the Detroit River at Amherstburg and defeated American troops at Frenchtown.
1901 Queen Victoria died at age 81 after 63 years on the British throne.
1944 Allied forces began landing at Anzio, Italy, during World War II.
Jan 23
1737 John Hancock, American Revolutionary statesman, was born.
1828 Sir John Carling was born on London Township. He was minister of agriculture for Canada 1885-92 and established the first Dominion Experimental Farm.
1836 Sir Francis Bond Head arrived in Toronto to replace Sir John Colborne as lieutenant governor of Upper Canada.
1869 The passing of the Mining Act opened crown and private lands to licensed prospectors.
1888 Natural gas was discovered at Kingsville.
1973 President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.
19 January 2012
Timeline Jan 19 to 21
Jan 19
1736 James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, was born in Scotland.
1813 War of 1812 - Brig. Gen. James Winchester captures Frenchtown, 40 km south of Detroit; defended by handful of Canadian militia and Iroquois.
1824 The Welland Canal Company was incorporated by an act of the Ontario legislature.
1943 Princess Juliana of the Netherlands gave birth to a daughter, Margriet, at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. The Canadian Government declared the delivery room to be Netherlands territory for the day.
1950 Inaugural flight of the Avro Canada CF-100 military jet. Malton, Ontario.
Jan 20
1936 King George V of Britain died.
Jan 21
1793 France's King Louis XVI was executed on the guillotine.
1891 Calixa Lavallée, composer of O Canada, dies at age 48 in Boston, Massachusetts.
1919 The Canadian Engineering Standards Association (now known as the Canadian Standards Association) was established in Toronto.
1936 Edward, Prince of Wales, proclaimed King Edward VIII, one day after the death of his father, George V.
1941 Placido Domingo, Opera singer, was born.
1736 James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, was born in Scotland.
1813 War of 1812 - Brig. Gen. James Winchester captures Frenchtown, 40 km south of Detroit; defended by handful of Canadian militia and Iroquois.
1824 The Welland Canal Company was incorporated by an act of the Ontario legislature.
1943 Princess Juliana of the Netherlands gave birth to a daughter, Margriet, at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. The Canadian Government declared the delivery room to be Netherlands territory for the day.
1950 Inaugural flight of the Avro Canada CF-100 military jet. Malton, Ontario.
Jan 20
1936 King George V of Britain died.
Jan 21
1793 France's King Louis XVI was executed on the guillotine.
1891 Calixa Lavallée, composer of O Canada, dies at age 48 in Boston, Massachusetts.
1919 The Canadian Engineering Standards Association (now known as the Canadian Standards Association) was established in Toronto.
1936 Edward, Prince of Wales, proclaimed King Edward VIII, one day after the death of his father, George V.
1941 Placido Domingo, Opera singer, was born.
17 January 2012
Bytown or Bust
Ottawa Branch member Allan Lewis has a large web site for history and genealogy in the Ottawa area. It is located at www.bytown.net and consists of about 1,600 web pages (so far). The site has a dedicated Google search engine on every page, where visitors are able to search for surnames, geographic locations or subject matter. It also covers immigration from the U.K and Ireland as well as emigration from Ontario to the United States and Western Canada in the 1800’s. Visitors are able to contact others who fall within their circle of family research and, by e-mail to me, can post inquiries and interact with other researchers. This web site is free.
Timeline Jan 17 & 18
Jan 17
1706 Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Mass.
1839 Sir John Colborne took the oath of office as Governor General of British North America.
1850 Elizabeth Simcoe, wife of John Graves Simcoe, first governor of Upper Canada, died at Wolford Lodge, England.
1899 Al Capone, American Gangster, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Jan 18
1788 The first English settlers arrived in Australia's Botany Bay.
1854 Thomas Watson, American telephone pioneer and shipbuilder, was born.
1912 English explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover that Roald Amundsen had gotten there first.
1919 The World War I peace conference opened in Versailles, France.
1706 Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Mass.
1839 Sir John Colborne took the oath of office as Governor General of British North America.
1850 Elizabeth Simcoe, wife of John Graves Simcoe, first governor of Upper Canada, died at Wolford Lodge, England.
1899 Al Capone, American Gangster, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Jan 18
1788 The first English settlers arrived in Australia's Botany Bay.
1854 Thomas Watson, American telephone pioneer and shipbuilder, was born.
1912 English explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover that Roald Amundsen had gotten there first.
1919 The World War I peace conference opened in Versailles, France.
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