St. Andrews West in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Captain Miles Macdonell

Photographed by Robert Rusaw, October 2, 2008

1. Captain Miles Macdonell Marker

Inscription. Born in Scotland about 1769, Miles emigrated with his father, "Spanish" John and other members of the family to New York 1773. Following the Revolution, they settled near Cornwall at St. Andrews West. In 1811-12 he became Lord Selkirk's agent, and led the first band of settlers to the Red River Colony. The Nor'Westers endeavored to destroy the settlement, and arrested Macdonell on a false charge in 1815. Released without trial, he returned to his farm in Osnabruck township, but later moved to his brother's residence at Point Fortune, where he died in 1828.

Erected by Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1769.

Location. 45° 5.749′ N, 74° 47.821′ W. Marker is in St. Andrews West, Ontario, in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties. It is on Provincial Highway 138 close to County Highway 18, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: St Andrews

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West ON K0C 1S0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mille Roches (approx. 7.5 kilometers away); The Stuart House / La Maison Stuart (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Forbes Memorial Reading Room / Salle de Lecture Commémorative Forbes (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Sandtown Advent Christian Church (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); S.S. #17 - Roxborough Township School / S.S. #17 - L'Ecole du Canton de Roxborough (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); MacLeod Log House / Maison en Bois MacLeod (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Ernest (Ernie) McDonald Blacksmith Shop / Forgeron (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Lost Villages of the St Lawrence (approx. 8.3 kilometers away).

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. This page has been viewed 245 times since then and 18 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 1, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.