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his brothers-in-Iaw, Richard, George and Francis Panting, and his brother, Angus, he ' engaged in ship-building at Pinette and Red Point, in which they were very successful, as were they also in the line of general mer- chandising, in which they were engaged. Captain Docherty was a son of Angus and Catherine (McLeod) Docherty, the former of whom was born in Portree, Scotland, and at the age of nine years came to Prince Ed— ward Island on the ship “Polly,” accom- paning his parents, Donald and Ann (Stew- art) Docherty. Catherine McLeod was also a native of Portree, Scotland, and was de- scended of Lord McLeod, of Portree. She was a daughter of Malcolm and Effie (Mc- Donald) McLeod, the latter being of the Glengarry McDonalds. Two of her broth- ers were officers in the British army and were engaged in the battle of Waterloo, receiv- ing honorable mention. by the Duke of Wel- lington, one of them, Lieut. William Mc- Leod, receiving medals. The latter came to Prince Edward Island and settled at Orwell. Anna Stewart’s grandfather was a cousin of Prince Charley and concealed the latter for three months at his house in the High- lands, this traitor being brought to the new world by Angus Docherty. The latter had two brothers, Findlay and Donald, who live at Sal River, Prince Edward Island. Capt. Donald Docherty had two brothers, Malcolm and Angus, of Belfast, this province. Captain Docherty married Miss Jennie Panting, a daughter of Francis and Jennie (Fraser) Panting. Francis Panting was born in Oxford, England, and is a son of William and Ann (Pope) Panting, while his wife was born in Invemess, Scotland, and was a daughter of Angus and Jennie (Shaw) Fraser. Rev. Donald Fraser, the noted min— ister, of London, England, was a relative
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as was Rev. Allen Fraser, of Belfast, Prince Edward Island. To Captain Donald and Jennie Docherty were born the following children: Effie, who became the wife of William McKenzie, of Cable Head, Prince Edward Island; Mary A., wife of Enoch Paige, a successful merchant of Boston, Mas- sachusetts, who owned Island No. I, in the Mississippi river, which acquired consider- able note during the Civil war; Mrs. Paige has crossed the Atlantic twenty-four times [see mention of Mr. Paige elsewhere in this volume]; Jennie P., the wife of Angus Sutherland, of Cardigan Bridge; Laura A., the wife of Arthur E. Guild, of Boston, Massachusetts; Vermont, a cousin of Gov. Curtis Guild, of Massachusetts; Alice M., the wife of George Goff, who is mentioned elsewhere in this volume; Katie, at home; Richard, deceased; Donald, a farmer in Lot 53, Kings county; William, at home; Angus, deceased; George, who owns and operates the old homestead in Lot 53; John Malcolm, of Cardigan, an artist; Annie, Mrs. Charles McEachen, of Belfast, Prince Edward Island. Captain Docherty was one of the strong virile men who occupied a prominent place in the history of Prince Ed- ward Island, and to him was due, in a large degree, its progress and development. He had an extensive acquaintance throughout Kings county and was well liked by all who knew him.
JOHN R. MCRAE, a successful farmer and miller at Roseberry, Lot 60, was born in Lot 60, Prince Edward Island, on April 16, 1865, and is a son of James and Sarah (Campbell) McRae, the father a native of Ponds, Prince Edward Island, born in 1822.