Descendants of Donald McGillis 1 Donald McGillis b: Abt. 1698 d: Abt. 1766 Nickname: "Old Donald" AltName: Donald MacGillis . 2 Donald Ban Mor McGillis b: Bet. 1724 - 1731 in Muneraghie, Inverness, Scotland d: Bet. 19 - 20 Mar 1801 Nickname: "Big Fair Donald" UEL: Bet. 25 Oct - Nov 1780 The Haldimand papers concerning returns of Loyalists that were quartered at Lachine, Québec, Canada Military ser vice 1: 06 May 1776 Joined the Kings Royal Regiment of New York. Source: McGillis Family; Military service 2: A sergeant in the KRRNY Military service 3: Corporal - Capt. Angus MacDonell (Ardnabie) Company. An early prisoner at Hurley, N. Y., on the Hudson Source: Francis Ross McD onald ..... +Mary Macdonald b: Abt. 1730 in Lundie, Scotland d: Abt. 1770 AltName 1: Mary Macdonell, Mary McDonell of Lundy AltName 2: Lundie means "low marshy place" Residence: Bef. 1773 A mile from the McGillis lands in the same glen were a mile from Mary's homeplace Relationship 1: Daughter of Ranald Macdonell of Lundy Relationship 2: Dau of Lachlin son of Hugh of Donald of Donald of Donald of Ranald Relationship 3: Lundie Source: Abdullah Hussayn Finley MacDonald Father: Lachlin Macdonald .... 3 Archie McGillis .... 3 John Go McGillis b: Abt. 1750 in Muneraghie, Inverness, Scotland d: Abt. 1848 AltName: Go means Smith in Gaelic UEL: fought as a Loyalist soldier Military service 1: 1775 He joined the Royal standard in a corps of volunteers also called the 84th Highland Regiment, cppmman ded by Captain Tallmay and served as a Lieut. in the said corps. John received his commission, signed by Governor Tryon and Governor Patters (comm in NY) Source: McGillis Family; Military service 2: 1781 Taken prisoner at Gloucester Point Source: McGillis Family; Occupation: Black smith ........ +Catherine McMillan b: Abt. 1765 in Scotland AltName 1: Christina McMillan AltName 2: Christin MacDonald b c1773, d 15 Jan 1861, Cornwall SSRR Lot 18 Relationship: Parents: Hugh McMillan & Mary ........ 4 Dougal McGillis ........... 5 John McGillis b: Abt. 1829 d: 03 Jul 1864 in Char SSRR N_ ........ 4 Hugh McGillis ........ 4 Isabel McGillis ........ 4 [1] Donald Roy McGillis b: Abt. 1784 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia d: 1817 AltName: Big Donald Occupation 1: Bef. 1813 Furtrade: He sailed for Astoria and the Columbia River on the "Tonquin", employed by the American Fur Co., Occupation 2: For a time Deputy Registra of Deeds for Glengarry Occupation 3: May 1812 In charge of the trading post at Fort George Occupation 4: Aft. 1813 When he heard about the War between U.S. & Britain, joined the Columbia Dept of the North West Co., Occupation 5: 1817 Furtrade: Retired by 1817 Residence 1: 1817 Was living ............ +Mary McKinnon ........ *2nd Wife of [1] Donald Roy McGillis: ............ +Ruby Rutherford Residence: of Vermont, USA ........... 5 Mary McGillis ............... +Donald Angus MacDonald Relationship: Maureen McAlear of St. Andrew's descends from this family (paternal side) [email protected], (Great grandfather) ........ 4 Catherine McGillis b: Abt. 1793 d: 18 Sep 1873 ............ +James Brown b: Abt. 1793 d: 30 Oct 1859 Residence: Native of Kintail, Scotland ........... 5 Christina Brown b: 1836 d: 1928 ............... +Duncan McLennan b: 11 Jul 1820 in Williamstown, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada d: 1906 Relationship: Parents: Farquhar McLennan & Flora McLennan Source: Gravestones of Glengarry Father: Farquhar McLennan Mother: Flora McLennan ........ 4 Angus MacGillis b: 1794 d: 27 Jul 1863 in St. Andrews West, Cornwall Twp, Ontario, Canada AltName: Angus McGillis Property: Conc 4, Lot 31, SSRR, St. Andrews West, Charlottenburgh, Glengarry, Ontario Relationship: Macdonalds of Loupe ............ +Mary McGillis d: 17 May 1886 AltName: Mary MacGillis Father: John MacGillis Mother: Mary MacLellan ........... 5 Angus McGillis d: 22 Dec 1850 in St. Andrews West, SSRR, Lot 20, Cornwall Twp, Ontario, Canada ........... 5 Isabelle McGillis ........... 5 Ranald McGillis ........... 5 John McGillis b: 24 Jan 1820 d: 04 Apr 1856 in St. Andrews West, Cornwall Twp, Stormont, Ontario ........... 5 Sarah McGillis b: Abt. 15 Jun 1824 ........... 5 [5] Donald McGillis b: Abt. Oct 1826 in St. Andrews West, Cornwall Twp, Ontario, Canada d: 13 Jun 1907 in Conc 5, Lot 36, Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada Residence: Conc 5, Lot 36, Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario Relationship: Married 2nd cousin Source: Father John Macdonald's Diary of Deaths, 1819-1866 ............... +[4] Annie McDougald b: 16 Mar 1837 in Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada d: 26 Feb 1923 in Conc 5, Lot 36, Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada AltName: Nancy McDougald Descendants: Issue: ]9 children Father: Archibald McDougald Mother: Catherine McGillis ............... 6 [6] Donald D. McGillis b: 05 Aug 1860 in Conc 5, Lot 36, Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada d: 01 Nov 1909 in Hotel Dieu Hospital, Cornwall, Ontario Property: Conc 5, Lot 36, Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario Relationship 1: Grandfather of Neil McGillis Relationship 2: El dest child ................... +[7] Catherine MacDonald b: 21 Feb 1863 in Cote St. Andrew d: 27 Jul 1926 in Conc 5, Lot 26, Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada AltName: Catherine McDonald Father: Donald R. McDonald Mother: Marjory MacMillan ............... 6 [8] John Angus McGillis b: Abt. 1864 in Conc 5, Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario d: in St. Joseph's Hospital, North Bay Residence: Bef. 1898 Pioneer of Markstay district Politics: Active in municipal politics at Hagar for many years Relationship: Dau Mrs E. H. Bunyan, 141 Wy ld St., son D. D. McGillis, Markstay ........ 4 Nancy McGillis b: Abt. 1797 d: 04 Nov 1857 in Williamstown, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada .... 3 [2] Duncan McGillis b: Abt. 1754 in Muneraghie, Inverness, Scotland d: 29 Nov 1838 in Lancaster Twp, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada Residence 1: Of Rigaud, Québec, Canada Residence 2: Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada Residence 3: Bef. 1802 Morar, Scotland Property: Conc 5 , Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario ........ +Catherine Kennedy ........ 4 Angus McGillis b: Abt. 1793 d: 11 May 1866 in Lancaster Twp, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada Residence: 10 May 1866 Conc 5, Lot 9, Lancaster Twp, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada ............ +Catherine McDonell b: Abt. 1811 d: 26 Sep 1868 ........ 4 Christina McGillis b: Abt. 1797 in Scotland d: 24 Oct 1861 in Lancaster Twp, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada Property: Conc 4, Lot 10, Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario ............ +Donald McRae b: Abt. 1789 in Scotland Residence: Conc 4, Lot 5, Lancaster, Glengarry, Also lot 9 Descendants: Children: John, Catherine, Duncan, Donald, Alexander, Angus, Roderick, Ewen, James & Archibald Relationship: Father: Roderick McRae .... *2nd Wife of [2] Duncan McGillis: ........ +Mary Coon AltName: Mary Kuhn Relationship: Parents: Jacob Coon (Kuhn) & Pettiteau ........ 4 Emily McGillis d: Abt. 1830 AltName: Amelia McGillis, Emelia McGillis Relationship 1: Niece of Hugh McGillis Relationship 2: Sister Margaret married Eustache-Antoine DeBellefeuille ............ +John Mcdonald b: 1772 in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland d: 25 Jan 1866 in Garth, Gray's Creek, Glengarry, Ontario aka: John Mcdonald of Garth Nickname: Le Bras Croche due to his withered right arm (caused by a childhood accident) AltName: John McDonald of Garth Militar y service 1: 1813 Received surrender of Fort Astoria Military service 2: His father, a capt in the old 84th, had destined him for the Army, & obtained for him - although he was then only fourteen years old - a commission in the same regiment. In consequence, however, of an acc ident which ........... 5 Aeneas Hugh Macdonald b: Abt. 1824 d: Abt. 1834 Relationship: Died without descendants ........... 5 Duncan A. Macdonald b: Abt. 1825 d: Aft. 1865 Relationship: May have died without descendants Source: McDonald-Campbell Genealogy Chart. ........... 5 John Duncan Macdonald b: Abt. 1826 d: Aft. 1865 Relationship: May have died without descendants Source: McDonald-Campbell Genealogy Chart. ........... 5 Antoine Eustache de Bellefeuille Macdonald b: 1828 d: 1894 Relationship 1: Suggested his father write an autobiography which he did Relationship 2: Macdonald of Achnancoichean (Keppoch line) Relationship 3: there must be close relationship with Eustache-Antoine Lefebvre de Bellefeuille (daughter - John McDonald of Garth or is obituary of J de Lotb. Mcd mistaken in the connection ............... +Marie-Louise Harwood b: 1830 in Québec, Canada d: 31 May 1904 in Rigaud, Québec, Canada AltName: Louise de Lotbiniere-Harwood Descendants: Descendant info taken from Burke's Landed Gentry, 17th Edition (1952) Father: Sieur Robert Unwin Harwood Mother: Marie- Louise Josette Chartier de Lotbinière ............... 6 John de Lotbiniere Macdonald b: Abt. 1857 d: 14 Aug 1935 in Montreal General House, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Occupation: 1867 Grey's Creek Cheese Factory - first factory owned by Mr. DeBellefeuille Macdonald in 1867 Residence: in Alexandria last 25 years Heritage: 22nd chief of the Macdonalds of Keppoch according to his obituary Relationship 1: Nephew of the Honourable William MacGillivray former Chief Partner of the North West Company Source: Lords & Ladies (Mackenzies, Stewarts-Stuarts & Other Scots) Relationship 2: Also a grand ............... 6 Archibald Chaussegros de Lery Macdonald b: 27 Jun 1862 in Montréal, Québec, Canada d: 21 May 1939 in Rigaud, Québec, Canada Military service 1: Of the Rigaud Vaudreuil Co., Quebec Source: Norman H. Macdonald Military service 2: Captain in the 24th & 163rd Regiments Source: Norman H. Macdonald