James McNab

James McNab

James McNab was the first settler in Norval, Ontario.

McNab was a Lieutenant at the Battle of Queenston Heights during the War of 1812.

McNab was an United Empire Loyalist. He arrived from Vermont in 1820 with his wife and children. He set up a grist mill and saw mill on the Credit River.

In 1991, a historic plaque was unveiled in McNab Park in Norval, Ontario in his honour.

References

* [http://www.norval.ca Norval, Ontario History]


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