Corunna in Lambton County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Froome and Field Talfourd

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 11, 2025

1. Froome and Field Talfourd Marker

Inscription. Froome (1807-1902) and Field (1815-74) Talfourd emigrated from England in 1832, and in the following year took up adjoining lots here in Moore township. Froome had previously served my H.M.S. Ariadne under Captain Frederick Marryat, the author. Field soon moved to the United States, then back to England, where he became an accomplished portraitist. Froome purchased his brother's lot and Laid out the townplot of Froomefield on the combined property in 1836. He later became a magistrate, commissioner of the court of requests, and a lieutenant-colonel in the Kent militia. As “visiting superintendent” to the local Indian reserves, Froome lived in Sarnia from 1855 to 1868, when he returned to England.

Erected by Archeological and Historical Sites Board of Ontario.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 42° 54.596′ N, 82° 27.393′ W. Marker is in Corunna, Ontario, in Lambton County. It is at the intersection of Saint Clair Parkway and Church Street, on the right when traveling north on Saint Clair Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 38 St Clair Pkwy, Corunna ON N0N 1G0, Canada. Touch for directions.

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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 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Froomefield Pioneer Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); C. H. Wills & Company (approx. 1.2 kilometers away in the U.S.); Corunna Our History (approx. 2.3 kilometers away); Shiloh Baptist Church (approx. 4.2 kilometers away in the U.S.); First International Tunnel (approx. 5.8 kilometers away in the U.S.); Ontario’s Oil Refining Industry (approx. 6.1 kilometers away); The St. Clair Tunnel (approx. 6.5 kilometers away); The St. Clair Tunnel / Le Tunnel St. Clair (approx. 6.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corunna.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 11, 2025

2. Froome and Field Talfourd Marker

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 11, 2025

3. Froome and Field Talfourd Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.