Balinafad in Erin in Wellington County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Nathaniel Roszel, First Settlement in Erin Township

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 5, 2025

1. Nathaniel Roszel, First Settlement in Erin Township Marker

Inscription. This historic site at Ballinafad Lot 1, Con 7, Erin Township, Wellington County is where Nathaniel Roszel made the first settlement in the township in 1820. His child Benjamin was the first white child born in the township. Mr. Roszel donated land for a cemetery, Methodist church, school, temperance hall and parsonage. The land where the church and temperance hall once stood is now the community centre.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 43° 41.769′ N, 80° 0.766′ W. Marker is in Erin, Ontario, in Wellington County. It is in Balinafad. It is at the intersection of Trafalgar Road (County Road 24) and 32 Side Road, on the right when traveling south on Trafalgar Road (County Road 24). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4906 County Road 24, Erin ON L7G 4S4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Huron-Perth-Waterloo-Wellington Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the

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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 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Early Settlement in Erin Township (here, next to this marker); Rolling Hills Farm (approx. 4 kilometers away); Churchill Cemetery (approx. 5.5 kilometers away); Rockside (approx. 6.8 kilometers away); Beaumont Knitting Mill (approx. 7.1 kilometers away); Limehouse Memorial Hall (approx. 7.1 kilometers away); Perkins House (approx. 7.4 kilometers away); Erin Township Park (approx. 7.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Erin.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 5, 2025

2. Nathaniel Roszel, First Settlement in Erin Township Marker

Including the date stone of the Methodist Church

Nathaniel Roszel, First Settlement in Erin Township Marker (centre of photo) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 5, 2025

3. Nathaniel Roszel, First Settlement in Erin Township Marker (centre of photo)

Gravestone of Nathaniel Roszel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 5, 2025

4. Gravestone of Nathaniel Roszel

In the cemetery where the marker is located

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 7, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.