Captain Daniel Rapelje 1774-1828

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted August, 2004

Photo by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted October, 2010

Plaque Location

The County of Elgin
The City of St. Thomas
On the northeast corner of Talbot Street and Mondamin Street

Coordinates: N 42 46.738 W 81 11.557

Plaque Text

Emigrating from New York State to the Long Point Settlement in 1802, Rapelje later received 80 ha of land on the south side of the Talbot Road at Kettle Creek. He settled here with his family in 1810. A veteran of Lundy's Lane and other battles of the War of 1812, he became a captain in the 1st Middlesex Militia. In 1814 he built a log grist-mill and subsequently divided a portion of his land into town lots. The settlement that Rapelje established formed the nucleus of the city of St. Thomas.

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Posted July 12, 2011
His wife was Elizabeth Vandervoort, and children were George, Elsie, Aletta Lent, Catherine, Lambert, Geronimus, Margaret, John, Daniel Barclay, Elizabeth Jane. He is my great-great grandfather.

Posted October 27, 2010
i think one of his sons' nmane was daniel . daniel the son was the first person to be buried in the old cemetry on walnut st. St. Thomas Ont. t.

Posted October 26, 2010
Hey do you guys know what the name of his wife and 3 childeren were? Anonomys

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