April 28

April 28, 1834: The City of Rochester is granted it's formal charter, following earlier incorporations of the village of Rochester in 1822 and Rochesterville in 1817. The population in 1834 was 12,252.

 

Sources and Further Reading:

1. History of Rochester and Monroe County, New York (1908); Peck, William F.; page 51
2. Democrat and Chronicle (April 29, 2009)