Connection: Greta Fay Maughan (nee McDougall)
John McDougall - born 1754 from the area of Argyllshire, Scotland. Married ?
Daughter 1 - did not come to Canada
Daughter 2 - did not come to Canada
Child 3
Child 4
Child 5
Child 6
Child 7
Child 8
Child 9
Child 10
James McDougall born 1802, died 1878. Married ?
Malcolm McDougall born 1840, died 1918. Married Frances ? of English descent born in the
United States circa 1841
Emma DeMille McDougall born 1864. Married Charles E. Nightingale
Frances H. McDougall born 1867. Married Chester McGregor
Mary Lillian McDougall - born 1868. Married Charles E. Ayres
Von Ayres married ? on 14-Oct-1922
Barbara married ? Thornton
Chester Burton McDougall (photo) born 1872, died July 1915. Married Ella Emel McLean
born 1874, died 25-Feb-1911 after an illness of several months after losing a child
during childbirth. Emel is buried at Maple Leaf Cemetery in Chatham, Ontario
Greta Fay McDougall (my paternal grandmother) born 16-Nov-1896
Re-married Otta Sills of Napanee 30-Sep-1914. Chester and his second wife were
drowned in boating accident in summer of 1915. Chester is buried at Riverview
Cemetery in Wallaceburg, Ontario. See obituaries
Ida Syvilla McDougall born 1872 Married Truman Irwin
Margaret (Maggie) May McDougall born 1874 Married H. A. Stonehouse
Ernest McDougall born 1876
Claude R. (Dick) McDougall born 1880
general information
Chester Burton McDougall was descended from the Baldoon Settlers, who came to this area from Argyllshire, Scotland in 1804 and who founded the town of Wallaceburg, Ontario. The first McDougall in Canada was John McDougall, born 1754, who brought nine children with him and left at least two daughters in Scotland. The belief is they were older and had been married.
Read the letter from John to his brother Hugh dated April 29th, 1806
James McDougall was the youngest of John's children, born 1802, died 1878. His son was Malcolm McDougall, born 1840, died 1918. His children: Chester Burton McDougall was born in 1872; Ernest born 1876; Claude (Dick) McDougall born 1880; Emma DeMille = Mrs. Charles E. Nightingale born 1864; Frances H. = Mrs. Chester McGregor born 1867; Mary Lillian = Mrs. Charles E. Ayres born 1868; Ida Syvilla = Mrs. Truman Irwin born 1872; Margaret (Maggie) May = Mrs. H. A. Stonehouse born 1874.
The Baldoon Settlement 1804-1818
In 1804 fifteen families from Scotland optimistically settled near the St. Clair River in a community sponsored by Lord Selkirk. Flooding, malaria, and invading American forces during the War of 1812 took their toll, however, and by 1818 the few settlers who remained had moved to higher ground. (On the grounds of 7057 Dufferin Avenue (Highway 40), west of Wallaceburg at the approach to the Walpole Island bridge)
The Founding of Wallaceburg
Several early settlers at ' The Forks ' were Highlanders from the ill-fated Baldoon Settlement. When a post office was opened in 1837 the community, situated at the forking of the Sydenham River, was renamed in honour of the Scottish hero Sir William Wallace. (In Library Park, James and Nelson Streets, Wallaceburg).
Thank you to Barbara Thornton for the information provided here and elsewhere about the McDougall's. Barbara is a second cousin once removed. Her research spans volumes on the McDougall family, who appear to be as prolific as the Pursers and Bedfords.