Macdonell Alexander 1769-1840 Born At Glen Urquhart Scotland


Raised a Roman Catholic regiment of which he was appointed chaplain and

saw service in Ireland; after the regiment had been disbanded, succeeded

in bringing the men to Canada in 1803-1804, and obtained for them an

extensive tract of land on the St. Lawrence, in what is now Glengarry

County. When the War of 1812 was threatened, assisted in raising the

Glengarry Fencibles and accompanied them into action. In 1826

consecrated bishop of Kingston. In 1839 returned to England to promote a

scheme of emigration from the Highlands, and died at Dumfries the

following year. =Index=: (General Brock era) Recommended as chaplain of Glengarry

corps, 97. =Bib.=: Morgan, Cel. Can.; Macdonell, Sketches

Illustrating the Early Settlement and History of Glengarry in Canada.



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