Glengarry County, Ontario

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Glengarry County (area 288,688 acres) is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Glengarry was created in 1792 ,of Scottish loyalists (mainly of the Clan MacDonnell) from the Mohawk Valley. The County was named for the Scottish Glen where the Macdonell family had its home. The original territory of Glengarry also included Prescott County, which became a separate county in 1800.

Glengarry later merged with Stormont and Dundas to form the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.

[edit] Historic Townships

Glengarry was originally divided east and west into Charlottenburg and Lancaster townships and then eventually divided into 4 townships. Only recently it has been divided into North and South Glengarry

Charlottenburg - now in South Glengarry Township, (81,673 acres), was named in honour of Queen Charlotte.
Kenyon - now in North Glengarry Township, (77,917 acres). 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, (57,557 acres) Surveyed in 1784 it was first settled in 1785.
Lochiel - now in North Glengarry. Lochiel Township (71,541 acres) 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.