Grenville County, Ontario
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Grenville County area 272261 acres (110,180 ha) is a historic county
in the Canadian
province of Ontario
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The county was created in 1792, and named in honour of William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
, Secretary of State in 1790. The First settlers were Loyalist from the United States. Grenville County merged with Leeds County
in 1850 to create Leeds and Grenville County
.
Source: Province of Ontario -- A History 1615 to 1927 by Jesse Edgar Middleton & Fred Landon, copyright 1927, Dominion Publishing Company, Toronto
Historic counties of Ontario
The Canadian province of Ontario has several historic counties, which are past census divisions that no longer exist today. Most historic counties either merged with other counties, or became regional municipalities or single-tier municipalities...
in the Canadian
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...
province of 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....
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The county was created in 1792, and named in honour of William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville PC, PC was a British Whig statesman. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1806 to 1807 as head of the Ministry of All the Talents.-Background :...
, Secretary of State in 1790. The First settlers were Loyalist from the United States. Grenville County merged with Leeds County
Leeds County, Ontario
Leeds County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.The county was created in 1792, and merged with Grenville County in 1850 to create Leeds and Grenville County....
in 1850 to create Leeds and Grenville County
Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville are located Ontario, Canada. The population, as of the 2006 census, was 99,206. The United Counties have a land area of . Leeds and Grenville are located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Eastern Ontario, and front on the St. Lawrence River and...
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Original Townships
- AugustaAugusta, OntarioAugusta is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.-Communities:The township comprises the communities of Algonquin, Bisseltown, Blue Church, Charlieville, Domville, Garretton, Glenmore, Herrons Corners, Lords Mills, Maitland,...
(still exists), 75083 acres (30,385 ha) surveyed in 1787, it was named in honour of Princess Augusta Sophia, second daughter of George III (community centers, Prescott, Maitland, Lord Mills, Algonquin, Maynard, Garretton) - Edwardsburgh (now Edwardsburgh/CardinalEdwardsburgh/Cardinal, OntarioEdwardsburgh/Cardinal is a township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville of eastern Ontario. It includes the villages of Cardinal, Johnstown and Spencerville, as well as several smaller communities....
), Edwardsburg Township had an area of 66669 acres (26,980 ha) - Oxford, also known as Oxford-On-the-Rideau Township area 59350 acres (24,018 ha) Surveyed in 1791, the first settlers were nearly all officers. (Now part of North GrenvilleNorth Grenville, OntarioNorth Grenville was established in January 1998 as a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville on the Rideau River. It is composed of the village of Kemptville, and the geographic townships of Oxford and South Gower. In 2005, a motion of council adopted the...
) - South Gower, area 27709 acres (11,213 ha) was settled in 1803 mostly by retired army officers it is now part of North Grenville.
- Wolford (now the Village of Merrickville-WolfordMerrickville-Wolford, OntarioMerrickville–Wolford is a village-status municipality in Eastern Ontario, Canada, located in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. It spans both shores of the Rideau River....
). The township was 46851 acres (18,960 ha) and opened 1797. It was named for the Devonshire seat of John Graves SimcoeJohn Graves SimcoeJohn Graves Simcoe was a British army officer and the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1791–1796. Then frontier, this was modern-day southern Ontario and the watersheds of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior...
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Source: Province of Ontario -- A History 1615 to 1927 by Jesse Edgar Middleton & Fred Landon, copyright 1927, Dominion Publishing Company, Toronto