Leadbury

Leadbury was a small farming hamlet that came to life around 1860. It all began when Charles Davis, a native of England, arrived in Canada in 1851. He settled on lot 26, Concession 13, in McKillop Township, where he set up a hotel and store, and named the location 'Davis Corners'. In 1874, he applied for a post office under the same name. Since there was already another village named Davis Corners in Frontenac County, it's possible his original petition was refused or delayed. Whatever happened, the post office was eventually opened in 1877 under the name of Leadbury, after Davis' hometown in England.