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 (1.2 km²) on Barton township (present day downtown Hamilton) and 200 acres (0.8 km²) 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.