Lloydtown is a hamlet located in King Township

King, Ontario

King is a township in York Region north of Toronto, within the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada.The rolling hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine are the most prominent visible geographical feature of King. The Holland Marsh, considered to be Ontario's "vegetable basket", straddles King Township...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is often associated with the surrounding and larger Schomberg

Schomberg, Ontario

Schomberg is an unincorporated village in northwestern King, Ontario, Canada. Situated north of the Oak Ridges Moraine and south of the Holland River, the village is surrounded by natural attractions....

, though it has its own unique characteristics and heritage.

History

The Lloydtown Rebellion of 1837 was part of the Upper Canada Rebellion

Upper Canada Rebellion

The Upper Canada Rebellion was, along with the Lower Canada Rebellion in Lower Canada, a rebellion against the British colonial government in 1837 and 1838. Collectively they are also known as the Rebellions of 1837.-Issues:...

. During the 1830s, Lloydtown was well-known as a site for reform sympathisers, and regular meetings were hosted by Jesse Lloyd

Jesse Lloyd

Jesse Lloyd was born in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania. He was the third son of William Lloyd and Susannah Heacock. The Lloyds, who were United Empire Loyalist Quakers, possibly came to Canada at Niagara in 1788 but quickly returned to the United States. They likely immigrated permanently to...

. On November 24, 1837, a final meeting to review plans was held between Lloyd and William Lyon Mackenzie

William Lyon Mackenzie

William Lyon Mackenzie was a Scottish born American and Canadian journalist, politician, and rebellion leader. He served as the first mayor of Toronto, Upper Canada and was an important leader during the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion.-Background and early years in Scotland, 1795–1820:Mackenzie was...

. Hoping to take advantage of the departure of troops to Lower Canada

Lower Canada

The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...

 in response to the Lower Canada Rebellion

Lower Canada Rebellion

The Lower Canada Rebellion , commonly referred to as the Patriots' War by Quebeckers, is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the British colonial power of that province...

, Mackenzie had planned to seize a government arms cache in York on December 7.