(March 1790-10 Feb. 1890), pioneer. (spelling also Og; og in Gaelic means “young”) (date of birth from his autobiography; see notes below for alternative dates of birth) Born at Glenelg in Invernessshire, Scotland. Parents: Donald McCrimmon and his wife Anna MacLeod. Donald Ogg was pressed into the British Navy near the end of 1809, and served as a seaman for almost six years, till he got his discharge after the Battle of Waterloo. He served in the crew of the Firefly when it was on guard in the Mediterranean against the escape of Napoleon from Elba. As part of the crew of the war sloop Fasson, he was involved in a naval engagement the night before the Battle of Waterloo, and he could remember hearing the guns at the Battle of Waterloo. Not long after, he saw Napoleon when the fallen emperor was a prisoner on the Bellerophon. Donald Ogg’s mother had opposed the emigration of her family to Canada, till Donald Ogg was reunited with them. With the return of Donald Ogg from his naval service, they were free to go, and came to Canada in 1816.
Donald Ogg settled with his parents in the spring of 1817 on Lot 35, a Clergy Reserve lot, in the 8th Conc.of Lochiel Township, GC. Donald Ogg received the patent for the whole 200 acres of this lot on 23 Dec. 1850. Donald Ogg lived to be almost 100. He was an elder of the Free Church, Kirk Hill, for many years. His autobiography, of about 600 words, was published in the Glengarry News of 29 Feb. 1924, in a longer article prepared by his nephew, Angus McCrimmon the crown attorney. Donald Ogg’s autobiography is described as “given by himself,” and it is not clear from the context in exactly what form or under what circumstances it was first committed to paper. Donald Ogg was married to Margaret McKay of Cote. St. George. (eleven children) She died in July 1878, aged 82. Their grandchildren included Neil McCrimmon and A. P. McNab.
Glengarrian 14 Feb. 1890 (date of birth 4 June 1791) * Cornwall Freeholder 14 Feb. 1890 (dies aged 100), cited DTL Standard Freeholder 12 Feb. 1944 * gravestone, Kirk Hill West Cemetery * “A Leaf from Glengarry’s History during Her Pioneer Days,” Glengarry News 29 Feb. 1924. Apart from the autobiography, the article is largely on the genealogy of Donald Ogg’s family since their arrival in Canada. Includes photograph of Donald Ogg. Most of the article (including most of the autobiography, but omitting the photograph) was repr. in The Oban Times (Scotland) 24 May 1924 * Domesday Book : 35-8 Locheil * Lochinvar to Skye 134-153 (esp. 146-148), with repr. of most of autobiography * McCrimmon [West Church] 25 (portrait), 62 * Whyte, i, 180 * VKHR 4 Aug. 1999: McCrimmon family reunions 1904 & 1999, group portrait