Our Family's Journey Through Time
Notes:
Corunna is an unincorporated community in St. Clair Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. The site of the community was surveyed by William Beresford in 1823.[2] The community experienced a significant population boom between the 1830s and 1850s, mainly attributed to Scotch-Irish immigration. The community serves as the location of Chemical Valley, a major petrochemical and plastics manufacturing facility.
History
The area around what became Corunna was inhabited by several Anishinaabe First Nations tribes, including the Mississauga, Odawa, and Ojibwe, prior to European colonization. The first European exploration of the region came in 1823, when William Beresford led an expedition up the St. Clair River. Plans were drawn up for the creation of a new capital for The Province of Upper Canada, designed to be 160 hectares (400 acres) in area. A central area named St. George's Square was planned, which would have housed most of Canada's governmental buildings. Plans for the capital were ultimately cancelled over protests by residents of Lower Canada due to its non-central location, as well as concerns over proximity to the United States.
Latitude: 000000, Longitude: -82.453333Matches 1 to 1 of 1
Family  |
Marriage  |
Family ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proctor / Duncan | Abt 1861 | Corunna, St. Clair, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada | F3201 |
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