Editing Essex County, Ontario (section)

===Formation of Essex County===
In 1791, the province of [[Upper Canada]] was formed.  In 1792, Upper Canada was divided into nineteen counties, of which Essex was the eighteenth and part of the [[Western District, Upper Canada|Western District]].  At that time, the eastern boundary of Essex County extended further east into what is now [[Kent County, Ontario|Kent County]].  Settlement continued: on January 1, 1800, an '''Act for the Better Division of the Province''' established the Townships of Rochester, Mersea, Gosfield, Maidstone, Sandwich and Malden.