Title

McDonnell [McDonell], John (Capt.)

Description

en-CA born ca. 1753 (Invernesshire, Scotland); died Nov 21,1809 (Quebec); husband of Helen Yates; father of 3 children; immigrated with his father to America; settled in Tyrone County near Johnstown, N.Y.; Jun 14,1775 entered His Majesty's Service as subaltern officer with the 84th Highland Emigrants; Aug 29,1778 commissioned as Captain; Captain with Butler's Rangers; settler on Niagara River; Aug 1793 received Crown Grant for Lot 23 in Niagara Township; settled in Cornwall; Lieut. Col. With Militia; commander of 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Volunteers; member of Land Board for Lunenburg; First Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada; 1807 served as Paymaster of the 10th Royal Veteran Battalion;

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=373558

page

1,2,3,4,8,

Bibliographic Citation

245195

Loyalists & early settlers on the Niagara River Parkway / researched and compiled by Gail Woodruff.