Seaforth in Huron East in Huron County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Colonel Anthony Van Egmond

1778 - 1838

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 22, 2025

1. Colonel Anthony Van Egmond Marker

Inscription. A native of Holland and veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, Van Egmond settled in this region in 1828. Under the general supervision of Dr. William "Tiger" Dunlop, he constructed the newly-surveyed Huron Road for the Canada Company. A large landowner in the Huron Tract, Van Egmond became strongly dissatisfied with the Company's policies and in 1835 stood, unsuccessfully, as a Reform candidate for election to the provincial legislature. A supporter of William Lyon Mackenzie, he commanded the rebel force during the skirmish at Montgomery's Tavern, Dec. 7, 1837, and was imprisoned in Toronto following its defeat. The following month he died while awaiting trial and is buried in Egmondville.

Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.

Location. 43° 32.396′ N, 81° 24.433′ W. Marker is in Huron East, Ontario, in Huron County. It is in Seaforth. It is on Bayfield Street 0.2 kilometers west of Kipper Road, on the left when traveling west.

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The marker is in the Egmondville Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 72 Water Street, Huron East ON N0K N0K, 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 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: Reverend William Graham (within shouting distance of this marker); The Van Egmond House (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Seaforth Firefighters (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); The Founding of Seaforth (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Seaforth Cenotaph (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Hon. William Aberhart 1878-1943 (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); The Green Bridge (approx. 6 kilometers away); St. Columban Church (approx. 7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huron East.

Also see . . . Van Egmond, Anthony Jacob William Gysbert (Dictionary of Canadian Biography).

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 22, 2025

2. Colonel Anthony Van Egmond Marker

Facing southeast from Bayfield Road

The road from Pennsylvania to Upper Canada was well travelled about this time, and Van Egmond must have heard about the riches and fertile soil of the British province. Soon after his arrival in 1828 he acquired 200 acres in Oxford East Township. This purchase of Canada Company land brought him into contact with John Galt, the company’s representative in Upper Canada. Galt saw in the newcomer a potentially useful person to help develop the Huron Tract, a million-acre triangle of company land bordering on Lake Huron. Not only could Van Egmond converse with the German-speaking settlers then immigrating to Upper Canada, but he also knew about working the land and about the movement of people and supplies. Furthermore, he was not unwilling to build roads in order to open up the bush.

(Submitted on August 23, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Egmondville Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 22, 2025

3. Egmondville Cemetery

Marker is visible just to the right of the gates

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 23, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.