Aug 15,1822 Quebec Quebec- Census shows Upper Canada has 120,000 inhabitants, Lower Canada 500,000. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Aug 15,1816 Fort William Ontario- Thomas Douglas, Lord Selkirk 1771-1820 captures Fort William with private army of discharged veterans; arrests William McGillivray and Norwesters for Seven Oaks Massacre, and sends them to trial in Montreal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 15, 1814 Fort Erie Ontario- Lieutenant General Gordon Drummond 1771-1854 defeated by Americans in costly counter-attack on Fort Erie; British have 900 casualties. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 15,1812 Chicago Illinois- British Indians massacre entire American garrison at Fort Dearborn; War of 1812. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 15,1696 Fort Pemaquid, Maine- Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville 1661-1706 takes Fort Pemaquid with Bonaventure after unsuccessful attempt in 1692; destroys the Fort and sails off to Newfoundland. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 15,1670 Quebec Quebec- François-Marie Perrot 1644-1691 arrives in New France with Intendant Jean Talon, his wife's uncle, to serve as Governor of Montreal for the Sulpicians; he will be later arrested for illegal brandy trading from his fort on Ile Perrot, north of Montreal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 15,1641 Quebec Quebec- Charles Le Moyne 1626-1685 arrives at Quebec at age 15; works as an interpreter, then a land speculator; acquires the seigneuries of Beauharnois and Châteauguay; in 1654 marries Catherine Thierry-Primot; they have a large family, including 11 sons - the best known are Charles, 1st Baron de Longeueil; François, Sieur de Bienville; and Pierre, Sieur d'Iberville. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 15,1848 - M. Waldo Hanchett of Syracuse, NY patented the dental chair. So, lean back, stare at the big light up there and don’t worry about that drill! (Gee, and I only live 7 miles from there) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------