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Archibald McMillan and family fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1802-1971.

Reference:

R2949-0-0-E, MG24-I183

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100749

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Archibald McMillan and family fonds
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Date(s):

1802-1971.

Place of creation:

Québec (Province)

Extent:

20 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of accounts, correspondence, petitions for land, powers of attorney and a charter party agreement pertaining to emigration from Scotland and settlement in Lochaber, Templeton and Grenville Townships, 1802-1832; lists of the emigrants who came on the Jean, Helen, and Friends (ships), 1802; family land records, wills and records of probate, records relating to the construction of the Grenville Canal, 1844-1899; and genealogical notes about the McMillan family, 1927-1971.

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McMillan, Archibald, ca. 1761-1832 (family)

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McMillan, Archibald, ca. 1761-1832 (family) : Archibald McMillan (1761-1832), merchant, sponsored the emigration of over 400 settlers from Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland to Lower Canada in the fall of 1802. Upon their arrival in Montreal, McMillan applied to the Executive Council for land grants, but numerous delays ensued and the initial grants were not made for over three years. Before that time, however, many settlers had left McMillan's group. These emigrants had been attracted to Glengarry County, Upper Canada, where they found an established group of Highlanders and received grants without difficulty.

It was not until 1810, that McMillan himself established a residence in Grenville, in addition to his home in Montreal. In 1812, Archibald McMillan received a Commission as Major of the Argenteuil Militia. He was also the first Postmaster at Grenville, holding the position from 1819-1829, and a Justice of the Peace.

Archibald McMillan married Isabella Grey in 1792, and they had nine children (six sons and three daughters). Their eldest son, Alexander (1794-1832) was an advocate at Montreal. Another son, Duncan (b. 1812) seems to have continued to represent the family's interests in land transactions in the Grenville area. The McMillan's eldest daughter, Mary, married Thomas Kains in 1822, and the youngest, Thomasina, married George Kains, a merchant at Grenville.

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid provides a descriptive list of the collection. MSS0798 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001734.pdf

(Electronic) All or some of the documents described have been digitized and are available at the following address: (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_100749

(Electronic) Les documents décrits ont été complètement ou en partie numérisés et sont disponibles à l'adresse suivante : (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_100749?usrlang=fr

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General note:

Received in 1980 from Dr. J.A. MacMillan of Vancouver, B.C.

Availability of other formats note:

The collection is also available on microfilm reel H-1099.
Subject heading:

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Merchants - Quebec (Province), 1802-1971 Lochaber (Quebec:Township), 1802-1832

McMillian family, 1802-1971 Templeton (Quebec:Township), 1802-1832

Land petitions - Quebec (Province), 1802-1832 Grenville (Quebec:Township), 1802-1832

Lochaber (Quebec:Township) - Settlement, 1802-1832 Jean (ship), 1802

Templeton (Quebec:Township) - Settlement, 1802-1832 Helen (ship), 1802

Grenville (Quebec:Township) - Settlement, 1802-1832 Friend (ship),1802

Quebec (Province) - Emigration and immigration, 1802-1832

Land records - Quebec (Province), 1844-1899

Inheritance and sucessions - Quebec (Province), 1844-1899

Grenville Canal - Quebec (Province), 1844-1899

Québec (Province)
Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG24-I183
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG24 I 183] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 798] 76

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Textual records: microform

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfilm reel H-1099

[Consultation 90 Open]

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