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lands. There the widowed mother died in 1819. At that time there were no medical practitioners here and the inhabitants were located considerable distances apart. Mother Macmillan was the only competent midwife in the country, and in a certain case of con- finement two men came for her from Little Sands, in Kings county, a distance of seven miles. There being no roads, they had to haul her on a handsled over the ice along shore and on returning with her in the month of February the sleigh broke through the ice and she was precipitated into the icy water. She was chilled before the man suc- ceeded in bringing her to the nearest habi- tation, a distance of some two miles and breathed her last.

JOHN CHRISTOPHER, who successfully follows agricultural pursuits in Lot 2, Prince county, was born in county Water- ford, Ireland, on February 15, 1840, and is a son of John and Margaret (Downing) Christopher, natives also of that place. The parents came to Prince Edward Island in 1848, settling on Lot 2, where they fol- lowed farming pursuits and where the fa- ther also was engaged as a shoemaker. They were the parents of seven children: Pat- rick, John, Michael, Edward, Bridget, Wil- liam and Thomas, the latter having been born in Prince Edward Island.

The subject of this sketch has followed farming during all his active years, hav- ing in his boyhood received a good prac- tical education in the district schools. On first coming to Prince Edward Island he settled in Lot 2 and is now the owner here of one hundred and eighty acres of land, one hundred of which he has in active cultiva-

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tion. His efforts are varied in their char- acter, as he gives attention not only to the tilling of the soil but also to the raising of sheep, hogs, chickens and geese. He has im- proved the property, having built all the buildings now contained thereon, all of which are substantial and neat in their char- acter. Much of this property was originally of a swampy character and was practically redeemed from that condition by the sub- ject of this .sketch, who has succeeded in making of it one of the most attractive and productive farms in this locality. In poli- tics he is a supporter of the Liberal party and has served continuously for eleven years as road supervisor. He is a Catholic in re- ligious belief, attending Palmer Road church. In 1870 the subject married Miss Anna O’Rourke, a daughter of James and Mary (Brenenan) O’Rourke, the father a native of Ireland and the mother of Prince Edward Island. Mr. Christopher is public spirited in his attitude toward local ques- tions affecting the welfare of the community and enjoys the warm regard of all Who know him.

A. J. TAYLOR, a well known merchant at Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, was born in this place in 1864, and is a son of Duncan and Ellen (Weatherby) Taylor. The paternal great-grandfather, Malcom Taylor, was a native of Scotland and never left his native land. The grandfather, Don- ald Taylor, who was born in Argyleshire, Scotland, came to Prince Edward Island on the ship “Alexander,” in 1820 and settled at Rustico, in Lot 26. He was a wheelwright by trade and moved to Wood Islands in 1825, his death occurring there in 1852. He was the father of eleven children. The sub-