Perth Military Settlement 1816

The present townships of Bathurst, Beckwith and Drummond were settled under the jurisdiction of the Quarter Master General’s Department. Scottish emigrants, quartered in barracks at Brockville during the winter of 1815-16, and soldiers discharged from the Glengarry Light Infantry and the De Meuron and De Watteville regiments, formed a majority of the original settlers. In March, 1816, a central depot was established on the site of Perth, and by October the settlement contained some 1,500 persons.

Les cantons actuels de Bathurst, Beckwith et Drummond furent colonisés sous le ressort du Quarter Master General’s Department. Les émigrants écossais, logés dans des casernes à Brockville durant l’hiver de 1815-1816, et les anciens soldats de la Glengarry Light Infantry ainsi que les régiments De Meuron et De Watteville, formaient la majorité des premiers colons. En mars 1816, un dépôt central fut établi sur le site de Perth et, en octobre, la colonie comptait quelque 1 500 personnes.