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

The Settlement of Puslinch

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 27, 2025

1. The Settlement of Puslinch Marker

Inscription. Originally known as the "Church Lands". Puslinch Township was named by the lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, Sir John Colborne, after Puslinch, his wife's birthplace in Devon, England. Extensive settlement followed the land surveys made by David Gibson between 1828 and 1832. Edward Ellis, who had settled in Puslinch in 1839. donated one acre of his land to the trustees of the Sterling Congregation of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. The Ellis Chapel was erected on this site in 1861 through devoted community effort, and for many years church services and a non-denominational Sunday School were held here. It remains today a monument to the pioneers of Puslinch Township.

Erected by Ontario Archeological and Historic Sites Board.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • 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° 26.19′ N, 80° 14.789′ W. Marker is in Puslinch, Ontario, in Wellington County. It is on Ellis Road 1.3 kilometers

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east of Wellington Road 32, on the right when traveling east. The marker is also accessible by foot from the Cambridge North OnRoute highway services on westbound Highway 401. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6705 Ellis Road, Puslinch ON N3C 2V4, 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: Black Bridge Road Bridge (approx. 4.5 kilometers away); Hespeler Cenotaph (approx. 5.1 kilometers away); Tannery Street/ Forbes Park Area (approx. 5.1 kilometers away); Jacob’s Landing and Hespeler Mill Pond (approx. 5.2 kilometers away); History of the Riverbank (approx. 5.2 kilometers away); Site of the Samuel Bechtel Meeting House and Burial Ground

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 22, 2025

2. The Settlement of Puslinch Marker

From Ellis Road

(approx. 7.1 kilometers away); Waterloo Township Community Meeting House School and Burial Ground (approx. 7.1 kilometers away); First Mennonite Sunday School (approx. 7.3 kilometers away).

The Settlement of Puslinch marker pedestrian entrance from the Highway 401 OnRoute services area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 27, 2025

3. The Settlement of Puslinch marker pedestrian entrance from the Highway 401 OnRoute services area

The Ellis Chapel in 2025 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 27, 2025

4. The Ellis Chapel in 2025

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 29, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.