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Lennox County, Ontario

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85:, thence by a line running along the westernmost boundary of the late township of Richmond, running north sixteen degrees west to the depth of twelve miles, thence running north seventy-four degrees east until it meets the northwesternmost boundary of the county of Addington, and comprehending all the islands in the bays and nearest to the shores thereof. 241:
An Act for better defining the limits of the Counties and Districts in Upper Canada, for erecting certain new Townships, for detaching Townships from some Counties and attaching them to others, and for other purposes relative to the division of Upper Canada into Townships, Counties and
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An Act for abolishing the Territorial Division of Upper-Canada into Districts, and for providing temporary Unions of Counties for Judicial and other purposes, and for the future dissolutions of such Unions, as the increase of wealth and population may
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Meacham, J.H. Illustrated Historical Atlas of Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington Counties. Toronto, 1878; reprint ed., Belleville: Mika, 1971.
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An act for building a gaol and court house in every district within this province, and for altering the names of the said districts
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replaced it for municipal and judicial purposes. In 1860, Lennox and Addington were formally amalgamated as the
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An Act to amend "An Act respecting the Territorial Division of Upper Canada"
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North and South Fredericksburgh – Embrace the history of this charming area
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At the beginning of 1850, Midland District was abolished, and the
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Mecklenburg was renamed as the "Midland District" in 1792.
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Its territory is the same as what now composes the town of
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in 1792 and its original limits were described as being:
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Lennox County was combined with Addington County and
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Index

historic county
Canadian province
Ontario
Lennox and Addington County
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
Greater Napanee
Mecklenburg District
electoral district
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
county of Addington
Bay of Quinte
the Mohawk village
Amherst Island
incorporated counties of Lennox and Addington
United Counties of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington
County of Lennox and Addington
Adolphustown Township
Greater Napanee
Fredericksburgh Township
North Fredericksburgh Township
Richmond Township
South Fredericksburgh Township
Census geographic units of Canada
List of census divisions of Ontario
List of townships in Ontario
Proclamation of July 16, 1792
An act for building a gaol and court house in every district within this province, and for altering the names of the said districts
An act for the better division of this province
An Act for better defining the limits of the Counties and Districts in Upper Canada, for erecting certain new Townships, for detaching Townships from some Counties and attaching them to others, and for other purposes relative to the division of Upper Canada into Townships, Counties and Districts
An Act for abolishing the Territorial Division of Upper-Canada into Districts, and for providing temporary Unions of Counties for Judicial and other purposes, and for the future dissolutions of such Unions, as the increase of wealth and population may require

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