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| <tab>Allan P. McDonald served as reeve of Charlottenburgh, and as a JP, and was secretary of the school S. S. No. 6 Charlottenburgh for over half a century. “In politics he was a staunch Conservative.” He was presumably the Allan P. McDonald who was one of the pallbearers at the funeral in 1930 of the historian John A. Macdonell. Roman Catholic. ”A devout member of St. Mary’s Parish, he was a leader in parochial work. Later, when advancing years and delicate health forbade him taking an active part, he kept in touch with the world about him through books and newspapers.” Aged 92, he died at his home at the Glen. He is buried at St. Mary’s cemetery, Williamstown. (children: two daughters) He was the father of Mrs Florence MacDonell (Mrs Jerome MacDonell), a lifelong resident of Beaverview Farm, who was noted for her extraordinary knowledge of GC genealogy and history. She died 27 July 1984, aged 87. Angus H. McDonell, highly appreciative of her knowledge and collections, wrote a fine obituary tribute (//Glengarry News// 8 Aug. 1984). | <tab>Allan P. McDonald served as reeve of Charlottenburgh, and as a JP, and was secretary of the school S. S. No. 6 Charlottenburgh for over half a century. “In politics he was a staunch Conservative.” He was presumably the Allan P. McDonald who was one of the pallbearers at the funeral in 1930 of the historian John A. Macdonell. Roman Catholic. ”A devout member of St. Mary’s Parish, he was a leader in parochial work. Later, when advancing years and delicate health forbade him taking an active part, he kept in touch with the world about him through books and newspapers.” Aged 92, he died at his home at the Glen. He is buried at St. Mary’s cemetery, Williamstown. (children: two daughters) He was the father of Mrs Florence MacDonell (Mrs Jerome MacDonell), a lifelong resident of Beaverview Farm, who was noted for her extraordinary knowledge of GC genealogy and history. She died 27 July 1984, aged 87. Angus H. McDonell, highly appreciative of her knowledge and collections, wrote a fine obituary tribute (//Glengarry News// 8 Aug. 1984). |
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| <tab>He was the brother of James D. D. Mcdonald and of the contractors D. R. Mcdonald (MLA for GC) and John Angus Mcdonald. D. R. McDonald’s funeral in 1923 took place from Allan’s home at the Glen. See also D. A. (Big Dan) Mcdonald, lumberman. | <tab>He was the brother of James D. D. Mcdonald and of the contractors D. R. Mcdonald (MLA for GC) and John Angus Mcdonald. D. R. McDonald’s funeral in 1923 took place from Allan’s home at the Glen. See also [[mcdonald_donald_a|D. A. (Big Dan) Mcdonald]], lumberman. |
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| <tab>The obituary (//Standard Freeholder// 2 Sept. 1938) of Donald McDonell, aged 95, a native of Greenfield in GC and a Cornwall resident, stated, “During the construction of the International Railway he worked for A. P. McDonald, contractor, in the district of Grand Metis, Que.” (Presumably the reference is to the A. P. McDonald of the present entry) | <tab>The obituary (//Standard Freeholder// 2 Sept. 1938) of Donald McDonell, aged 95, a native of Greenfield in GC and a Cornwall resident, stated, “During the construction of the International Railway he worked for A. P. McDonald, contractor, in the district of Grand Metis, Que.” (Presumably the reference is to the A. P. McDonald of the present entry) |
