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Indian River, where he was engaged in farm- ing during the remainder of his life, his death occurring in 1864, at the age of sixty-one years. In politics he was an active Liberal of the Coles and Whelan school. The sub— ject’s paternal grandfather, Donald McLel- lan, was born in Glaich Liath, at the foot of Ben Corodale, South Uist, Scotland, and came to Prince Edward Island in 1787 with his parents, John and Catherine (McPhee) McLellan, and his brothers, Angus, Archi- bald, Alex, Roderick, Philip and James, and one sister, Catherine. Donald McLellan was united in marriage to Miss Mary Gillis. The subject's maternal great-grandfather, John had a brother, Angus, who also came to this province in 1787. This Angus married Miss Effie Stewart, of North Uist, Scotland. and they had two sons. Donald and Roder- ick. The latter married Sarah McCormack, of Point de Roche, and they had nine chil- dren, Angus, John, Joseph, Donald, James, Christina, Catherine (mother of the sub- ject) , Elizabeth and Nancy. The two great— grandfathers heretofore mentioned had three sisters who also came to this Island in 1787, namely: Mrs. Dougal Steele, of Miscouche, Mrs. Donald Campbell, of Tra— cadie, and Mrs. James Nowlan, one other, Mrs. McIsaac, having died in Scotland. Grandfather Donald McLellan died in 1866, at the advanced age of ninety-six years. The family of which the subject is a mem- ber belongs to the clan MacIan, of Glencoe, . and the ancestry is traced back of the great- grandfather for five generations, namely: Donald, son of Angus, who was a son of Donald, who was a son of John, who was a son of Philip. Augustine J. McLellan was reared in the parental home and received his education in the schools of the neighborhood. After

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following the teaching profession for some years he went to Summerside where he, for a time, engaged in mercantile pursuits, and in 1889, as before stated, located in Rich- mond. He is a man of good business quali- fications and well deserves the success which has crowned his efforts.

Mr. McLellan has always taken a lively interest in politics and while in Summerside was for several years secretary of the Liberal Conservative Club of Prince county, the duties of which ofiice he performed to the satisfaction of all concerned.

JOSEPH THOMAS MORRISEY, who is num- bered among the successful merchants of Lot 57, having his business location at Ken- lock. was born in Lot 57 and here received his education. At the age of twenty-one years he went to Nova Scotia and later to British Columbia where he engaged in steam- boating on the Kootenay river. He was faithful in the performance of his duties and was promoted step by step until he finally became steward of the ship “Intema— tional,” owned by the Great Northern Com- pany, which position he retained several years. He'was successful in his business affairs and in 1904 returned to Prince Ed- ward Island and opened a general merchan- dise store at Kinlock, in which he has been eminently successful. His transactions have been characterized by a degree of fairness and justice which have commended him to his patrons and he is now enjoying a large and constantly increasing trade. Mr. Mor- risey is a son of Matthew Morrisey, a very successful farmer of Newtown. while his paternal grandfather, Thomas Morrisey, was a native of County Kilkenny, Ireland, and