Postmaster.
Born at Seaforth, Ontario on 17 April 1864, son of Adam Gerrond McDougall and Marion Laidlaw, he was educated at Seaforth. Coming to Manitoba with his family, he later farmed and was employed by the Union Bank before moving to Reston in 1893, where he was served as postmaster until 1928. He also held the position of Immigration Agent.
On 23 November 1891, he married Etta Burge (1869-1934) and they had ten children: Adam Burge McDougall (1892-?), Sarah Pauletta McDougall (1894-?), William Gordon McDougall (1896-?), Millar McDougall (1897-?), ? McDougall (1899-?), Earl Robert McDougall (1900-?), Foster Demetrias McDougall (1905-?), Allen Garfield McDougall (1906-?), James Laidlaw McDougall (1908-1911), and Etta Mildred Joy McDougall (1913-?). He was a charter member of the IOOF at Reston. In 1884, he served as the first Secretary for the Rural Municipality of Wallace, later being Secretary of the School Board (1894-95). A well-known curler, he started the game at Reston with wooden blocks.
He died at Winnipeg on 10 February 1933 and was buried in the Reston Cemetery.
Marriage registration [William Harkness McDougall, Etta Burge], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [Adam Burge McDougall, Sarah Pauletta McDougall, William Gordon Franklin McDougall, Unnamed McDougall, Earle Robert McDougall, Foster Demetrias McDougall, Allen Garfield McDougall, James Laidlaw McDougall, Etta Mildred Joy McDougall], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 and 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.
Death registrations [James Laidlaw McDougall, William Harkness McDougall, Etta McDougall], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 May 2024
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