Category: Ingersoll, Canada West

Categories: North Oxford Township, Canada West | West Oxford Township, Canada West


Ingersoll is a town in Oxford County, Ontario, on the Thames River. The area was first settled by Thomas Ingersoll, who was born in Massachusetts and immigrated to Upper Canada (Ontario) following the American Revolution. In 1793, he obtained a land grant of 66,000 acres in Oxford County from Governor John Graves Simcoe. He named the new settlement Oxford-on-the-Thames and later as Ingersollville. In 1822 the post office opened as Oxford. In 1852 the name was changed to Ingersoll in honour of Thomas Ingersoll. Nine years later, In 1861, the village was incorporated as the "Town of Ingersoll".

After 1867, see Ingersoll, Ontario.


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14 Feb 1829 Windenreuthe,Saulgau Amt,Donaukreis,Wuerttemberg - 01 Feb 1890
21 Oct 1835 Ingersoll, Oxford, Upper Canada - 31 May 1916
23 Jan 1849 Ingersoll Ontario, Canada - 07 Feb 1889
abt 1813 England
21 Jun 1795 Mohawk Valley, Montgomery, New York, United States - 11 Dec 1866
12 Sep 1859 Ingersoll, Canada West - 27 Jan 1955 photo
15 Nov 1829 Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England - 23 Jan 1911 photo
24 May 1856 Ingersoll, Oxford, Grenville, Canada West - 27 Oct 1922
abt 1855 Ingersoll, Oxford, Canada West - 23 Jul 1928
1865 Canada West - 29 Sep 1940
abt 09 Sep 1860 Ingersoll, Oxford, Canada West - 24 Mar 1908
14 Aug 1775 Mohawk Valley, Herkimer City, New York - 26 Sep 1860
22 Sep 1770 German Flats, Tyron, New York - 12 Apr 1859
03 Feb 1863 Ingersoll, Oxford, Canada West - 26 Feb 1928 photo




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