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Windham was an early settlement along Yonge Street north of Elgin Mills to Jefferson Side Road.
 
Named for the British Secretary of War [[William Windham]], the area was settled in 1798–1799 by French emigres<ref name="EDRH"/> These royalistroyalists, leadled by [[Joseph-Geneviève de Puisaye|Joseph-Geneviève, Comte de Puisaye]] did not stay long and many would end up leaving the area. By 1814 most of these settlers had left.<ref name="EDRH">{{cite book |last1=Stamp |first1=Robert |title=Early Days in Richmond Hill |chapter-url=http://edrh.rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca/default.asp?ID=s3.5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304065013/http://edrh.rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca/default.asp?ID=s3.5 |archive-date=March 4, 2006 |chapter=Chapter 3 - The European Settlers Arrive}}</ref>
 
[[Quetton St. George#Henri Quetton de St. George|Henri Quetton de St. George]], French-born son of [[Quetton St. George|Laurent Quetton St. George]] (1771–1821), whom acquired land here in 1798, built his estate, Glen Lonely (burned down 1908), around 1847 and is now part of [[Lake St. George (Ontario)#Lake St. George Conservation Field Centre|Lake St. George Conservation Area]]. St. George's family either died or left Canada for France and was the only member to remain in the area. He died in 1896 and is buried at Temperanceville United Church.<ref name="EDRH"/>
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