Egmondville is an historic former village now part of the community of Seaforth

Seaforth, Ontario

Seaforth is a Southern Ontario community in the municipality of Huron East, in Huron County, Ontario, Canada.-History:...

 in the municipality of Huron East

Huron East, Ontario

The Municipality of Huron East is located in Huron County, Ontario. It was formed in 2001 as an amalgamation of the former Grey, McKillop and Tuckersmith townships with the town of Seaforth and village of Brussels due to an Ontario-wide local government restructuring imposed by the government of...

, in Huron County

Huron County, Ontario

Huron County is a census division and county of the province of Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeast shore of its namesake, Lake Huron, in the southwest part of the province...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The community was founded in 1845 by Constant Van Egmond, the eldest son of Anthony Van Egmond

Anthony Van Egmond

Anthony Van Egmond, born Antonij Jacobi Willem Gijben before coming to North America, was purportedly a Dutch Napoleonic War veteran...

and named in honour of his father.

Sources

Lee, Robert C., (2004). The Canada Company and The Huron Tract, 1826-1853. Natural Heritage Books, Toronto On. ISBN 1-896219-94-2, pgs. 80,84,129,154-155,257

Bart-Riedstra, Carolynn, (2002). Stratford. Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 073851148X pg. 18

Coleman, Thelma, (1978). The Canada Company, County of Perth, Stratford On. ISBN 88988-029.8, pgs.172-173