Campbell, Dugald

  • DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY ARTICLE: D. M. Young, “CAMPBELL, DUGALD (Dougald),” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 5, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–. https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/campbell_dugald_5E.html
  • DCB profile notes:
    • Army officer, surveyor, judge, and office holder; b. 1758 or 1759 in Scotland; d. 12 April 1810 in Fredericton, N.B.
    • Commissioned as an ensign in the 42nd Foot (Royal Highland Regiment) in April 1777, and promoted lieutenant in 1781, Campbell served with the first battalion of the regiment in New York and was in command of a detachment disbanded at Parrtown (Saint John, N.B.) in 1783.
    • In 1784, under Campbell’s leadership, the Highlanders moved to the Nashwaak River, about 15 miles from St Anne’s Point, the main centre for the loyalist regiments then being settled on the Saint John River.
  • Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory –https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=1213
  • Find a GRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60947572/dugald-campbell