Glengarry County, Ontario
Glengarry County (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Gleanna Garadh), an area covering 288,688 acres (1,168 km2), is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario, and is historically known for its settlement of Scottish Highlanders due to the Highland Clearances.
Glengarry was founded in 1792 by Scottish loyalists, mainly from Clan MacDonnell, and other Highland Scottish emigrants from Mohawk Valley. The county was named after the Scottish Glen where the MacDonnell family was based. The original territory of Glengarry also included Prescott County, which became a separate county in 1800.
Canadian Gaelic used to be a common language in this region. Though the number of speakers has steadily decreased over the past years, those wanting to learn Canadian Gaelic are able to from classes throughout Glengarry.
Glengarry later united with Stormont and Dundas to form the regional government United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
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[edit] Historic Townships
Glengarry was originally divided East and West into Charlottenburg- and Lancaster-townships, and then eventually divided into four townships, and only recently has it been divided into North and South Glengarry,
- Charlottenburgh - now in South Glengarry Township and was named in honour of Queen Charlotte.
- Kenyon - now in North Glengarry Township. Kenyon Township was separated from Charlottenburg Township in 1798, and was named from the English Chief Justice Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon
- Lancaster - now in South Glengarry Township. Surveyed in 1784, it was first settled in 1785.
- Lochiel - now in North Glengarry. Lochiel Township separated from Lancaster Township on November 24, 1818. Lochiel was named after the chief of the Clan Cameron. This Clan had many representatives among the veteran settlers.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Province of Ontario -- A History 1615 to 1927 by Jesse Edgar Middletwon & Fred Landon, copyright 1927, Dominion Publishing Company, Toronto
[edit] External links
- Glengarry Highland Games (accessed October 25, 2009)
- Glengarry Celtic Music Hall of Fame (accessed October 25, 2009)
- Glengarry County GenWeb (accessed October 25, 2009)
- Glengarry County Map (1879) (accessed October 25, 2009)
- Glengarry County
Coordinates: 45°15′N 74°35′W / 45.25°N 74.583°W
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