History & Maps
There are many sites on the internet with items dealing with the history of Canada and Ontario. I've included all that I could find.
| 1756-1763 7 years war |
On September 13, 1759,
British forces led by James Wolfe defeated French forces under the Marquis de Montcalm at Quebec (Plains of Abraham). In 1760 Montreal was captured but it wasn't until 1763 that France agreed to peace terms |
| c1774 | Survey of Elmsley & Burgess Townships |
| 1774 | William Fortune began the survey of Montague Township, completed by John Stegemann |
| 1777-1788 | Ontario used to be included within the Province of Quebec and the entire province was within the jurisdiction of the District of Montreal |
| 1788 July 24, 1788 |
Lord Dorchester, Govenor of Quebec, divided what later was to become Ontario into 4 districts: Hesse, Nassau, Mecklenburg & Lunenburg |
| 1792 | The 4 Districts were renamed: Hesse became Western; Nassau became Home; Mecklenburg became Midland; and Lunenburg became Eastern |
| 1791 | John Graves Simcoe became Upper Canada's first Lieutenant Governor |
| 1791-1792 | The creation of Upper and Lower Canada - Constitutional Act (1791) |
| 1792-1840 | Upper & Lower Canada |
| 1792 September 17, 1792 |
First legislature of Upper Canada |
| 1797 | Census of Montague Township by John Stegemann |
| 1798 | Midland & Eastern District borders were changed to include Johnstown District |
| 1812 | The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States |
| 1812+ | Developments after the War of 1812 |
| 1815 | Lord Bathurst's proclamation announcing British government's intention to help emigrants populate Upper Canada was published in Edinburgh |
| 1815 | First of Scottish settlers arrive in Brockville bound for Lanark Co. |
| 1815-1816 | Surveyed Bathurst, Drummond & Beckwith Twps |
| March 26, 1816 | A road was completed from Port Elmsley to Perth where the government storehouse was planned |
| April 1816 | First of Scottish settlers arrive in Lanark Co. from Brockville |
| June 1816 | Arrival of military settlers in Lanark Co. |
| 1817 | First census of Drummond Twp |
| 1820-1821 | Arrival of Scottish Emigration Societies in Lanark County |
| 1820-1822 | Early settlers & Col. Marshall's 1834 report on conditions |
| 1822 | Johnstown was divided to include Bathurst - note: Lanark County was in both |
| 1823 - 1825 | Arrival of Peter Robinson Settlers (Irish) in Lanark & Peterborough Counties |
| 1836 | District Map 1836 |
| 1837 | William Lyon Mackenzie was the first Mayor of Toronto and a leader of the Rebellion of 1837 |
| 1837 | The rebellion of 1837 |
| 1838 | The borders of Johnstown & Bathurst changed - Lanark Co. now in Bathurst |
| 1841 | The Province of Canada |
| 1845 | District Map 1845 |
| 1851 | Lanark County and Renfrew County now become separate |
| 1852 | County Map 1852 |
| 1867 | Confederation |
| July 1, 1867 | The British North America Act |
| 1867-1871 | Ontario's First Legislature |
A Chronology of Ontario (Upper Canada / Canada West)
Present Day Counties of Eastern Ontario
Ontario's major Railways 19th & 10th century
Lieutenant Governors of Ontario
Premiers of Ontario since 1867
The Territorial Evolution of Canada
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