Norwich Township in Oxford County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Norwich Quaker Settlement

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 28, 2024

1. The Norwich Quaker Settlement Marker

Inscription.
In 1809 Peter Lossing, a member of the Society of Friends from Dutchess County. N.Y.visited Norwich Township, and in June, 1810 with his brother-in-law, Peter De Long, purchased 15,000 acres of land in this area. That fall Lossing brought his family to Upper Canada and early in 1811 settled on this lot. The De Long family and nine others, principally from Dutchess County, joined Lossing the same year and by 1820 an additional group of about fifty had settled within the tract. Many were Quakers and a frame meeting house, planned in 1812. was erected here in 1817. These resourceful pioneers founded one of the most successful Quaker communities in Upper Canada.

Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust, and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1810.

Location. 43° 0.09′ N, 80° 36.4′ W. Marker is in Norwich Township, Ontario, in Oxford County. It is on Quaker Street 0.3 kilometers west of Highway 59, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 345697 Quaker Street, Norwich Township ON N0J 1P0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies

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: The “Old Brick” Meetinghouse (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Quaker Street Public School (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); The First Commercial Cheese Factory in Canada (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Emily Howard Jennings Stowe, M.D. 1831-1903 / Emily Howard Jennings Stowe, Médicin 1831-1903 (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Black Settlement in Norwich Township (approx. 7.8 kilometers away); Otterville African Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery (approx. 7.8 kilometers away); The War of 1812 (approx. 8.4 kilometers away); Harold Adam Innis 1894-1952 (approx. 8.6 kilometers away).

Also see . . . Norwich, Ontario Canada. Come Explore Canada website entry (Submitted on August 29, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 28, 2024

2. The Norwich Quaker Settlement Marker

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 28, 2024

3. The Norwich Quaker Settlement Marker

Peter Lossing’s original salt-box house, ca1811. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 28, 2024

4. Peter Lossing’s original salt-box house, ca1811.

On the grounds of the Norwich Museum and Archives

Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 528 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 29, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.