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Eastern District was one of four districts of the Province of Quebec created in 1788 in the western reaches of the Montreal District and partitioned in 1791 to create the new colony of Upper Canada.

Historical evolution

The District, originally known as Lunenburg District (after Lüneburg in Germany), was constituted in 1788 in the Province of Quebec, and was described as:

... bounded on the east by the eastern limit of tract lately called or known by the name of Lancaster, protracted northerly and southerly as far as our said province extends, and bounded westerly by a north and south line, intersecting the mouth of the river Gananoque, now called the Thames, above the rifts of the Saint Lawrence, and extending southerly and northerly to the limits of our said province, therein comprehending the several towns or tracts called or known by the names of Lancaster, Charlottenburg, Cornwall, Osnabruck, Williamsburg, Matilda, Edwardsburg, Augusta and Elizabethtown...^[1]

The District was renamed as "Eastern District" in 1792, and its jail and courthouse were established in New Johnstown.^[2]

In 1798, the new Parliament of Upper Canada divided the District in two, which went into force in January 1800, and the new Districts consisted of the following electoral counties:

Reorganization of the Luneburg District (1800)^[3]
Eastern District^[4]	Johnstown District^[5]
Dundas Glengarry Prescott Russell Stormont	Carleton Grenville Leeds

In 1816, Prescott and Russell were removed from the District, to form the new Ottawa District.^[6]

At the beginning of 1850, the district was abolished and replaced by the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry for municipal and judicial purposes.^[7]

References

^ Proclamation of July 24, 1788
^ An act for building a gaol and court house in every district within this province, and for altering the names of the said districts, S.U.C. 1792, c. 8, s. 2, 10
^ An act for the better division of this province, S.U.C. 1798, c. 5
^ 1798 Act, ss. 1-6
^ 1798 Act, ss. 7-10
^ An Act to repeal part of an Act of the Parliament of this Province, passed in the thirty-eighth year of His Majesty's reign, intituled, "An Act for the better division of this province;" and more effectually to provide for the administration of Justice, by constituting the Counties of Prescott and Russell, under certain modifications, a separate District, S.U.C. 1816, c. 2
^ 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, S.Prov.C. 1849, c. 78, Sch. A, B

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[1] Proclamation of July 24, 1788

[2] An act for building a gaol and court house in every district within this province, and for altering the names of the said districts, S.U.C. 1792, c. 8, s. 2, 10

[3] An act for the better division of this province, S.U.C. 1798, c. 5

[4] 1798 Act, ss. 1-6

[5] 1798 Act, ss. 7-10

[6] An Act to repeal part of an Act of the Parliament of this Province, passed in the thirty-eighth year of His Majesty's reign, intituled, "An Act for the better division of this province;" and more effectually to provide for the administration of Justice, by constituting the Counties of Prescott and Russell, under certain modifications, a separate District, S.U.C. 1816, c. 2

[7] 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, S.Prov.C. 1849, c. 78, Sch. A, B

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+[[File:A map of the province of Upper Canada describing all the settlements and townships, 1818.jpg|240px|thumb|right|1818 map of Ontario showing the original Eastern District]]
-'''Eastern District''' was one of four districts of the [[Province of Quebec (1763–1791)|Province of Quebec]] created in 1788 in the western reaches of the [[Montreal]] District and partitioned in 1791 to create the new colony of [[Upper Canada]]. Known as '''Lunenburg District''' (named after [[Lüneburg]] in Germany) until 1792, it was abolished in 1849. The district seat was in New Johnstown (present day [[Cornwall, Ontario]]) .
+[[File:1850 Tallis Map of West Canada or Ontario (cropped - Eastern Ontario).jpg|240px|thumb|right|1850 map of Eastern Ontario showing Eastern District]]
+'''Eastern District''' was one of four districts of the [[Province of Quebec (1763–1791)|Province of Quebec]] created in 1788 in the western reaches of the [[Montreal District]] and partitioned in 1791 to create the new colony of [[Upper Canada]].
+==Historical evolution==
-The district was originally bounded to the west by a line running north from the mouth of the [[Gananoque River]] and to the east by [[Lower Canada]]. The district town was New Johnstown, later renamed [[Cornwall, Ontario|Cornwall]]. In 1798, the district was reorganized to consist of the [[county|counties]] of:
+The District, originally known as '''Lunenburg District''' (after [[Lüneburg]] in Germany), was constituted in 1788 in the [[Province of Quebec (1763–1791)|Province of Quebec]], and was described as:
-*[[Dundas County, Ontario|Dundas]]
-*[[Glengarry County, Ontario|Glengarry]]
-*[[Ontario County, Ontario|Ontario]] (abolished in 1800)
-*[[Prescott County, Ontario|Prescott]]
-*[[Russell County, Ontario|Russell]]
-*[[Stormont County, Ontario|Stormont]]
-At the same time, the counties of:
-*[[Carleton County, Ontario|Carleton]]
-*[[Grenville County, Ontario|Grenville]]
-*[[Leeds County, Ontario|Leeds]]
-were separated from this district to form the [[Johnstown District, Upper Canada|Johnstown District]].
+{{quote|
-In 1816, [[Ottawa District, Upper Canada|Ottawa District]] was created by splitting off the counties of Prescott and Russell from this district.
+... bounded on the east by the eastern limit of tract lately called or known by the name of Lancaster, protracted northerly and southerly as far as our said province extends, and bounded westerly by a north and south line, intersecting the mouth of the [[Gananoque River|river Gananoque]], now called the Thames, above the rifts of the [[Saint Lawrence River|Saint Lawrence]], and extending southerly and northerly to the limits of our said province, therein comprehending the several towns or tracts called or known by the names of Lancaster, Charlottenburg, Cornwall, Osnabruck, Williamsburg, Matilda, Edwardsburg, Augusta and Elizabethtown...<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=b7RKAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA23 Proclamation of July 24, 1788]</ref>
+}}
+The District was renamed as "Eastern District" in 1792, and its jail and courthouse were established in [[Cornwall, Ontario|New Johnstown]].<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =An act for building a gaol and court house in every district within this province, and for altering the names of the said districts|abbr =S.U.C.|year =1792|chapter =8|section =2, 10|link=https://books.google.ca/books?id=b7RKAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA24&pg=PA33#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref>
-In 1849, the district was replaced by the [[Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario|United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry]].
+In 1798, the new [[Parliament of Upper Canada]] divided the District in two, which went into force in January 1800, and the new Districts consisted of the following electoral counties:
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Reorganization of the Luneburg District (1800)<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =An act for the better division of this province|abbr =S.U.C.|year =1798|chapter =5|link=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/aeu.ark:/13960/t42r4wr64?urlappend=%3Bseq=156}}</ref>
+|-
+!Eastern District<ref>1798 Act, ss. 1-6</ref> !![[Johnstown District, Upper Canada|Johnstown District]]<ref>1798 Act, ss. 7-10</ref>
+|- valign="top"
+|
+{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
+* [[Dundas County, Ontario|Dundas]]
+* [[Glengarry County, Ontario|Glengarry]]
+* [[Prescott County, Ontario|Prescott]]
+* [[Russell County, Ontario|Russell]]
+* [[Stormont County|Stormont]]
+{{div col end}}
+|
+{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
+* [[Carleton County, Ontario|Carleton]]
+* [[Grenville County, Ontario|Grenville]]
+* [[Leeds County|Leeds]]
+{{div col end}}
+|}
+In 1816, Prescott and Russell were removed from the District, to form the new [[Ottawa District]].<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =An Act to repeal part of an Act of the Parliament of this Province, passed in the thirty-eighth year of His Majesty's reign, intituled, "An Act for the better division of this province;" and more effectually to provide for the administration of Justice, by constituting the Counties of Prescott and Russell, under certain modifications, a separate District|abbr =S.U.C.|year =1816|chapter =2|link=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924016981775?urlappend=%3Bseq=449}}</ref>
+At the beginning of 1850, the district was abolished and replaced by the [[United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry]] for municipal and judicial purposes.<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =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|abbr =S.Prov.C.|year =1849|chapter =78|schedule =A, B|link =https://books.google.ca/books?id=ulQ1AQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA55&pg=PA439#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref>
 ==See also==
-* [[Western District, Upper Canada]]
-* [[Midland District, Upper Canada]]
-* [[Home District]]
 * [[Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School]] - founded 1806 as Cornwall Grammar School and Eastern District Grammar School 1807
-==References==
+==Further reading==
 *Armstrong, Frederick H. ''Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology'', Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985. {{ISBN|0-919670-92-X}}
-* [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/maps/districts.htm "Changing Shape of Ontario: Early Districts and Counties"], Archives of Canada
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051122164741/http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/maps/districts.htm "Changing Shape of Ontario: Early Districts and Counties"], Archives of Canada
+*Pringle, J.F. ''Lunenburgh or the Old Eastern District'', Belleville: Mika Publishing Company, 1980
+*MacDonell, J.A.  Sketches Illustrating the Early Settlement and History of Glengarry in Canada, Milton: Global Heritage Press.  {{ISBN|1-894378-80-6}}
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
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+{{coord|format=dms|display=title|region:CA-ON}} <!-- coords matching SDG United Counties -->
+{{Districts of Upper Canada}}
 [[Category:Districts of Upper Canada]]
-[[Category:1788 establishments in the Province of Quebec (1763–91)]]
+[[Category:1788 establishments in the Province of Quebec (1763–1791)]]
 [[Category:1849 disestablishments in Canada]]