Jordan Station in Lincoln in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
First Mennonite Settlement / Le Premier Établissement Mennonite
Photographed By Tim Boyd, April 13, 2024
1. First Mennonite Settlement Marker - English side
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Following the American Revolution, Mennonites living in Pennsylvania began to come to the Niagara Peninsula in search of good farm land. A small group settled on land west of Twenty Mile Creek in 1786. Then, in 1799, Jacob Moyer, Abraham Moyer and Amos Albright scouted land in the vicinity of Vineland and Jordan and secured a 1,100-acre tract. They returned later that year with a number of families. Others joined them the next year. These industrious German-speaking people soon developed a flourishing agricultural community. In 1801 they organized the first Mennonite church congregation in Canada, with Valentine Kratz as minister. Several Mennonite communities in other parts of Ontario were founded by members of this first settlement.,
Following the American Revolution, Mennonites living in Pennsylvania began to come to the Niagara Peninsula in search of good farm land. A small group settled on land west of Twenty Mile Creek in 1786. Then, in 1799, Jacob Moyer, Abraham Moyer and Amos Albright scouted land in the vicinity of Vineland and Jordan and secured a 1,100-acre tract. They returned later that year with a number of families. Others joined them the next year. These industrious German-speaking people soon developed a flourishing agricultural community. In 1801 they organized the first Mennonite church congregation in Canada, with Valentine Kratz as minister. Several Mennonite communities in other parts of Ontario were founded by members of this first settlement.
Des mennonites de Pennsylvanie commencent à arriver dans la péninsule de Niagara après la Révolution americaine à la recherche de terres agricoles fertiles. Un petit groupe s'installe à l'ouest de Twenty Mile Creek en 1786. Puis, en 1799, Jacob Moyer, Abraham Moyer et Amos Albright vont visiter des terres aux environs de Vineland et Jordan et retiennent 1100 acres. Ils y retournent
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plus tard dans lannée avec quelques familles pour sy installer D'autres familles arrivent l'année suivante. Ces cultivateurs industrieux de lanoue allemande développent bientôt une communauté pros-père. En 1801, ils organisent la première assemblée de l'Eglise mennonite au Canada, avéc Valentine Kratz en tant que pasteur. Plusieurs communautés mennonites sont fondées dans d'autres parties de l'Ontario par des membres de ce premier établissement.
Location. 43° 8.846′ N, 79° 22.26′ W. Marker is in Lincoln, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Jordan Station. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Church Lane on Main Street. The marker is on the grounds of the Lincoln Museum and Cultural Centre, approx. 100 metres from the entrance at Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3802 Main St, Lincoln ON L0R 1S0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Farr Cottage (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Jordan Apple Works (about 240 meters away); Ball's Grist-Mill
Photographed By Tim Boyd, April 13, 2024
2. First Mennonite Settlement / Le Premier Établissement Mennonite Marker
3. First Mennonite Settlement / Le Premier Établissement Mennonite Marker
Photographed By Tim Boyd, April 13, 2024
4. The Lincoln Museum and Cultural Centre
Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 25, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
