Robert McGill (1798 - 1856)

Born 21 May 1798 in Ayr, Scotland

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1856 at age 57 in Montreal, Canada East

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Biography

Robert McGill, the son of William McGill, was a Presbyterian minister and editor. He married Catherine McLimont in Scotland July 28, 1829, ^[1] just before being ordained by the Presbytery of Glasgow. In October, he and Catherine emigrated to Upper Canada, where Robert had accepted the position of Presbyterian minister in Niagara-on-the-Lake. In 1831 he oversaw the construction of a new church, St. Andrew's.

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Robert's work on behalf of the Presbyterian Church was recognized in 1853 when he was awarded an honorary DD by the University of Glasgow.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYW2-C4F : accessed 30 December 2015), Robert Mcgill and Catherine Mclimont, 28 Jul 1829; citing Barony,Lanark,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,041,480, 994,183, 994,184.
2. ↑ H. J. Bridgman, “McGILL, ROBERT,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed December 30, 2015, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mcgill_robert_8E.html.
3. ↑ H. J. Bridgman, “McGILL, ROBERT,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed December 30, 2015, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mcgill_robert_8E.html.