Moorefield, Ontario

Moorefield is a community in Southwestern Ontario, located within the Wellington County township of Mapleton.

Downtown Moorefield

History

The founder of Moorefield, Richard C. Moore, was the son of a Baptist missionary who came to Canada for the purpose of establishing a church and converts in North America. Richard, as well as his brother George C. Moore, had involvement in various business ventures in the area. The family had moved to the new township of Maryborough in the 1850s and had established a church which the town was built around.[1]

The earliest property deed listed for St. John's Anglican Church, Moorefield, is dated 23 July 1859 (Ledger A, begun in 1883),[2] so it can be seen that the town grew with some rapidity, with a diversity of religion-since the founder of the town was strongly Baptist.

Notable people

References
  1. Thorning, Stephen (July 17, 2011). "Valuing Our History". The Wellington Advertiser. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.
  2. "St. John's Anglican Church (Moorefield, Ont.)". McMaster University. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.

43.7596°N 80.7477°W / 43.7596; -80.7477

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