William McGillivray (abt. 1764 - 1825)

Born about 1764 in Dunlichty, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Magdalen (MacDonald) McGillivray — married 22 Dec 1800 in Saint Mary’s, St Marylebone, London

Descendants

Died 16 Oct 1825 at about age 61 in London, England

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Biography

William McGillivray is Notable.

William McGillivray was a North West Company fur trader, landowner, Justice of the Peace, office holder, politician, and militia officer.

Born in 1764 in Dunlichty, Scotland, he was the son of Donald Roy McGillivray and Anne McTavish. He married a Cree woman named Susan and they had three sons and a daughter. His second marriage on December 22, 1800, was to Magdalen McDonald. They had six children of whom four died in infancy.

During the War of 1812, McGillivray served as lieutenant-colonel of the Corps of Canadian Voyageurs.

Settled in Chateau St. Antoine, Montreal, Quebec.

Sources

• Fernand Ouellet, “McGILLIVRAY, WILLIAM,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 6, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed February 8, 2016, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mcgillivray_william_6E.html.
• Gordon, Irene Ternier. The Laird of Fort William: William McGillivray and the North West Company. Heritage House Publishing, 2013.
• Wikipedia contributors, "William McGillivray," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_McGillivray&oldid=773809575 (accessed August 7, 2017).
• Wikipedia.org “John MacDonald of Garth”