Henry George Trout (1770-1852) was born at London, England, the son of George Trout, a doorkeeper for the House of Commons. An officer in the British army, he came to Canada with his regiment about the middle of the 1790s. He married Rachel Emerson (1775-1845), a native of Connecticut in 1799 and settled at Fort Erie, Ontario. They had nine children, 1799-1819. Sometime after the War of 1812, he received a grant of land in the Township of Erin, Wellington County, Ontario, and the family settled there. He was appointed magistrate soon after settling in Erin. Descendants listed lived in Ontario, Wisconsin, Texas and elsewhere.