446 PAST AND PRESENT OF Lake, who was a native of Perthshire, Scot¬ land, and to them have been born seven chil¬ dren, namely: Helen, now Mrs. Taylor ; Bessie S.; Amy; Blanch; Maggie; William J., of , Manitoba , and Harold. The subject's brother, James G. Bruce , owns and lives on a fine farm at Red Point . He married Miss Alice Stewart , a daughter of Alex and Grace (Stewart) Stewart, of Red Point . Alex Stewart , who was born at Red Point , was a son of John Stewart , a native of Perthshire, Scotland . To James G. Bruce and wife have been born the fol¬ lowing children: George, of .Norfolk, Vir¬ ginia; Mabel Gertrude ; Robert; Albert; Gertrude; Bessie: Sidney; Walter and Ray. James A. Beaton , who" is successfully carrying on agricultural pursuits on his fine farm at East Point , Kings county, was born on the farm where he now resides, and is a son of Angus and Margaret (Macdonald) Beaton . The father was also born on the subject's present farm on Easter Sunday, 1802, and lived there throughout his life, his death occurring in 1886, at the age of eighty-four years. His wife, who was the daughter of Donald and Margaret (Forbes) Macdonald, was a native of West River , Kings county. Her mother was born in Perthshire, Scotland , from whence also came Donald Macdonald , who had two brothers, James and John, living at West River . The subject has two brothers, Ron¬ ald Beaton , who is a retired ocean captain now living at Boston Massachusetts , and Donald Beaton , who died unmarried, while his sisters are as follows: Mary Isabella died in youth; Johana is the wife of Captain James Macdonald , of East Point ; Jane is the wife of James Hart , of Boston, Massa¬ chusetts; Margaret is Mrs. Daniel Sullivan , of Boston, Massachusetts ; Barbara is Mrs. John Walker , of , Kings county, Prince Edward Island ; Ellen is the wife of Daniel Macdonald , of South Lake , Kings county, Prince Edward Island ; Kate is the widow of Daniel Fisher , deceased. The subject's paternal grand¬ father, Donald Beaton , was born at Loch- aber, Scotland , and came to Prince Edward Island on the ship "Polly" in 1803. His brothers, John and Alexander, went to North Carolina . Donald Beaton upon com¬ ing to Prince Edward Island obtained one thousand acres of land at East Point . He married Miss Mary Macdonald , of St. Peter 's, Prince Edward Island , a relative of Capt. Charles Stewart , who owned Lot 47, and who favoured his cousin, Mrs. Beaton . Mary Macdonald was the daughter of Ron¬ ald Macdonald, while her mother was in her maidenhood Lady Flora McKinnon , daugh¬ ter of the Lord of the Isles. The paternal great-grandmother bore the maiden name of Flora Cameron and came to Prince Edward Island with her son, Donald Beaton , with whom she lived until her death. She now lies buried in St. Columbo cemetery. The subject of this sketch received a good district school education and was reared to the life of a farmer, which pursuit he has followed throughout his life. He is the owner of two hundred and thirty acres of splendid and well cultivated land which he maintains at a high standard of excel¬ lence and it is considered one of the produc¬ tive and attractive farms in the locality. He is also serving efficiently as postmaster at East Point and enjoys a remarkable reputa¬ tion because of his personal ability and has many fine qualities of character.