Stormont is now an historical county from a previous census division that no longer exists today. The townships within the county were:
Cornwall,
Finch,
Osnabruck and
Roxborough. In 1850, Stormont County merged with Dundas
and Glengarry Counties to form the United Counties of
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
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Stormont County GenWeb
This site contains a huge collection of genealogical information for the historical county of Stormont in Ontario Canada. The information in this project is provided by a group of volunteers working to create a FREE source of data for the family historian.
Stormont County is located in south-eastern Ontario Canada and was established in 1792, one of the original nineteen counties. It was named for the 1st Viscount Stormont of Perth, Scotland - Sir David Murray.
The county bordered on the Saint Lawrence River and the US state of New York to the south and the historical county of Glengarry to the east. All of which provided economic and social development for many of the residents.
The first settlers who arrived in 1783 were United Empire Loyalists, the disbandees of the 1st and 2nd Battalion King's Royal Regiment of New York and 1st Battalion Royal Highland Emigrants. The lots in (southern) Stormont were granted mainly to families of Palatine German and Presbyterian Scots descent. Settlers continued to arrive in great numbers, mostly from Scotland. In the early 1800's the northern townships were settled by Scottish emigrants.
As of January 1998:
• Cornwall Township and Osnabruck Township were amalgamated into South Stormont Township.
Note: South Stormont borders on, but does not include, the city of Cornwall.
• Roxborough Township, Finch Township and the Village of Finch were amalgamated into North Stormont Township.
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A big thanks to Alex Fraser and Hugh Campbell for all their work and dedication in hosting the Stormont County GenWeb from 1999 to 2008.
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