(died 8 Sept. 1928, aged 82), western settler. Born at Dalkeith, in GC. Parents: Mr and Mrs Malcolm Roy McCuaig. Roderick McCuaig came to the Portage la Prairie part of Manitoba in a year given in his obituary as 1874, and settled in the area of Oakland, about 10 miles north of Portage la Prairie. He is described in his obituary as “a most successful farmer” and “one of the real old timers of the Portage district…who has been a resident of the city and plains for over 55 years.” (There is only a slight, and insignificant, discrepancy between the figure of 55 years and the date 1874) He died at Portage la Prairie. (two children) His wife’s surname was McKellar. McCuaig was a Presbyterian, also a Mason and Orangeman. Another an old settler in the Oakland area, his brother Daniel W. McCuaig, predeceased him by a few months.

Glengarry News 12 Oct. 1928 (from The Graphic, Portage la Prairie)