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fine qualities and forceful individuality, he has long enjoyed the good will and confi- dence of those with whom he comes in contact.

MAGNUS Ross, a substantial citizen and successful agriculturist of Lot 60, Queens county, was born at Flat River on Septem- ber 13, 1861, and is a son of John H. and Elizabeth (McDonald) Ross, the former of whom was born on the place where the sub- ject now resides on May 7, 1833, and died in 1886. His wife was born at Little Sand, Prince Edward Island, on September 25, 1833, and died in 1884. They were the par- ents of nine children, namely: Ewen, de- ceased; Magnus, subject of this sketch; John H., a farmer at Point Prim; Sarah C., in Massachusetts; Donald J., a farmer at Flat River; Hector, who resides with the subject; Francis, deceased; Alex, a carpenter at Flat River; Florence, who resides in California. The paternal great-great-grandfather, Ewen Ross, was a native of Scotland, but never left his native land. His widow came to Prince Edward Island in the ship “Polly," in 1803, and died shortly afterwards. Their son, John Ross, the subject's great- grandfather, was a native of the Isle of Skye, Scotland, and accompanied his mother to Prince Edward Island in 1803, they set- tling at Flat River, Lot 60, where the subject of this sketch now resides. Here John Ross settled on an uncleared farm and entered boldly on the task of making the ground fit for cultivation. The place was so thickly wooded that it was first necessary to cut away the trees in order to build the first house. He married Miss Mary Nicholson on board the ship “Polly,” while lying in the harbour at Halifax, Nova Scotia. He

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died in 1813. Their son, Ewen Ross, grand- father of the subject, was born at Flat River in 1807, and died in 1861. He married Fanny Macdonald in 1831. She was born on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, in 1793, and came to Prince Edward Island August 5.~ 1830. She died in- 1871. The subject’s maternal grandfather, Magnus McDonald, was a native of the Isle of Mull, Scotland, and came here as one of a party aboard a survey ship and himself helped to survey part of the maritime provinces. . The subject of this sketch was reared under the parental roof and secured a prac- tical education in the district schools of his neighborhood. He has followed farming throughout his life, owning one hundred and thirty acres of land, ninety of which are in cultivation and on which he carries on general farming. He gives especial atten- tion to dairying, Sending the dairy products to the cheese factory at Bell River. Mr. Ross has made many pemianent and sub- stantial improvements on his place, which is now considered one of the productive and attractive farmsteads in this locality. Mr. Ross is independent in his political attitude, preferring to vote for the men and measures that most nearly harmonize with his own views and has never been a seeker after pub- lic office, though for some time he served capably as director of schools. In religion he is a member of the Presbyterian church. In 1900 Mr. Ross married Miss Sarah _ Stewart, a daughter of John and Mary (McKenzie) Stewart, the father a native of Bell River, and to this union have been born two children, namely: Stewart J. and Augustus F. Mr. Ross is a public spirited man, taking a deep interest at all times in the affairs of his neighborhood, and enjoys the sincere respect of all who know him. .