January 17
1562 French Protestants were recognized under the Edict of St. Germain.
1706 Statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston.
1899 Nevil Shute, English/Australian writer, was born.
January 18
1778 English navigator Captain James Cook became the first European to reach the Hawaiian Islands, which he dubbed the Sandwich Islands.
1788 The first English settlers arrived in Australia's Botany Bay to establish a penal colony.
1854 Thomas Watson, American telephone pioneer and shipbuilder, Was born.
1904 Cary Grant, English/American actor, was born Archibald Leach in Bristol, England.
1912 English explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover that Roald Amundsen had gotten there first.
January 19
1736 James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, was born in Scotland.
1807 Robert E. Lee, the commander-in-chief of the Confederate armies, was born in Stratford, Va.
1809 Edgar Allan Poe, American writer/poet, was born in Boston.
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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