(died 11 May 1920, aged 70), mining man. (Roderick R. McDonald, R. R. McDonald; known to Glengarrians as Rory Ranald Rory) Born at St. Raphael’s, GC. Parents: Ranald Rory MacDonald and his wife Mary MacRae. In his earlier years, he was one of the men who “opened up” Ouray County, Colorado. He was resident for some 30 years in the town of Ouray, which is in the same county. He was for some years in charge of the Gold Room of the Camp Bird mine near Ouray. He was also elected, for at least one year (1909), county commissioner for Ouray County. About eight years before his death, he retired from active life and thereafter lived in Winnipeg. Late in life, in 1912, which would have been about the time of his retirement, he was married to Flora McDonald of St. Raphael’s. He died at his apartment in Winnipeg. Roman Catholic.

     He had a brother, Angus R. McDonald, who was reeve of Charlottenburgh Township. Another brother, Christopher McDonald (4 June 1845-7 Jan. 1938) as a youth “followed the trek of the young men of his day to the lumber camps of Michigan, then moving on to the mining camps of Colorado, where he spent many years. Returning to Glengarry he followed railroad construction and carpenter work.” When young, Christopher had been “a noted competitor” in GC’s Caledonian Games. Christopher died, unmarried, the last of his parents’ children, on the lot where he was born (Lot 13 in the 7th Concession of Charlottenburgh) at the home of a nephew.

Cornwall Standard 13 May 1920, Glengarry News 14 May 1920; obituary of Christopher McDonald, GN 14 Jan. 1938 (QF the obits.; the two GN obits. are repr. Fraser Obits. 205-206, 149-150, with geneal. note) * Fraser, Gravestones, III, 50 (parents?) * extract from proceedings, Board of County Commissioners, 1909, kindness of Ouray Public Library, 2001