At the church, Highway 33, just west of County Road 8, Adolphustown, Saint Alban the Martyr Anglican Church
Commemoration
The first Anglicans of Adolphustown were Loyalists who arrived in 1784. Early services were conducted at the home of Nicholas Hagerman by the Rev. John Langhorn who, from 1787 to 1813, was the resident missionary for the Townships of Ernesttown and Fredericksburgh. In 1822 a frame church named St. Paul's was built, which stills stands just west of this site. In that year Adolphustown became a mission and its first resident clergyman, the Rev. Job Deacon, served until 1850. The present Church of St. Alban-the- Martyr, erected 1884-88, was built through public subscriptions as a memorial to the Loyalists of the area.
Background
The Hagermans arrived in North America from Hollad near the end of the Seven Years War. They first settled near Poughkeepsie, NY. Nicholas, as with so many others, sided with the British during the American Revolution and ended up moving here as a Loyalist. He became one of the first appointed lawyers in Upper Canada. He was also a Captain in the local militia.