MacDonell, Archibald

  • DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY ARTICLE: William N. T. Wylie, “MACDONELL, ARCHIBALD,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 6, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–. https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/macdonell_archibald_6E.html
  • DCB profile notes:
    • Office holder, jp, and militia officer; b. c. 1745, probably in the Scottish Highlands; d. 7 June 1830 in Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada.
    • He received land in Tryon County, N.Y., from Sir John Johnson
    • In 1784 Macdonell was designated as a leader of the loyalist refugees settling west of Montreal. He was responsible for the small, disparate group of settlers chosen to assemble in Township No.5, later called Marysburgh, which was the most westerly township above Cataraqui (Kingston). In the migration of 1784 these people were the leftovers, being attached to regiments other than the major units gathered in the region.
  • United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=5284
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