William Rymal

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William Rymal, born: November 19, 1759 at Upper Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. died: May 25, 1852 in Hamilton, Ontario, buried at Barton Union (Rymal) Cemetery. Farmer and one of earliest settlers on the Hamilton, Ontario mountain. [1]

Rymal owned land on the Hamilton mountain bounded by what is now Limeridge Road and Fennel Avenue. Also owned 300 acres on Barton township (present day downtown Hamilton) and 200 acres in Ancaster.

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Rymal Road in the city of Hamilton, Ontario named after him.

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  1. ^ Bailey, Thom as Melville (1981). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791-1875). W.L. Griffin Ltd.