An edition of The Lanark Society settlers
(1991)
The Lanark Society settlers
1820-1821
by Carol Bennett McCuaig
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Original research on the founding Families of Lanark County, settled 1820-1821 in New Lanark Upper Canada. These families information often not elsewhere available, led later emigrations to Bruce County and the then North-West Territories (Saskatchewan and Manitoba mostly) and were key to Canada's economic, agricultural and cultural development. Founding first libraries, bringing the first non-Church of England (presbyterian, Methodist, baptist) clergy and education, and establishing an marked level of literacy among pioneer families.
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History, Emigration and immigration, Lanark (County), Scots, Biography, Genealogy, settlement of Canada, Ontario, military history, social historyPeople
Arnott family, Gemmill family, Whyte familyPlaces
Ontario, Lanark (Ont. : County), Lanarkshire (Scotland), Ayrshire (Scotland), Glasgow (Scotland)Times
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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