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DONALD N. MCKAY, a successful farmer in Lot 67, was born on this Island on the place in which he now resides, on July I, 1868, and is a son of William McKay and his first wife, Catherine Mallett, whom he married in 1862. The paternal grandfather, Donald McKay, who was a native of Suth— erlandshire, Scotland, emigrated many years ago to Prince Edward Island with his father, John, and located at Clifton, New London, where he followed his trade, that of a tailor, for many years. Later he took up farming, to which occupation he devoted his remaining days, dying in about 1868. His wife died in 1875. They were members of the Presbyterian church, and in politics he was a Liberal. He married Miss Eliza- beth Graham, a daughter of William Gra- ham, of Dumfriesshire, Scotland, and they had six children, namely: Helen, the wife of John Morrison, died in Iowa; John died in childhood; William, subject's father; Martha, who became the wife of Matthew Sheehan; William Graham, a farmer at Sea View, Prince Edward Island, and James, a carpenter in southern California. William McKay, who was born at Clifton. New Lon- don, on May 26, 1837, was there educated and has followed farming throughout his life. He is a Presbyterian in religion, and a Liberal in politics. To his first marriage were born three children, namely: Lemuel, who died February 8, 1888; Charlotte, who died April 10, 1895, and the subject. On March 13, 1877, he married Miss Jeanette Anderson, a daughter of Robert Anderson, of Stanley.

The subject was educated in the district schools of his neighborhood and has fol- lowed farming on the old homestead. He has been practical in his labors and progres- sive in his ideas, and in consequence has

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been enabled to take a leading position among his fellow agriculturists. The splen- did one hundred and sixty acre farm occu- pied by him is well cultivated and is improved with a set of fine farm buildings, including an elegant and well arranged resi- dence. Special attention is given to breed- ing dairy cows, of which he has a very fine herd of Guernsey and Holstein grades, also an orchard of over two hundred trees, some of which are beginning to bear. On Decem- ber 5, 1894, Mr. McKay married Miss Flora Sutherland, a daughter of John Sutherland of Stanley, and they have two children: Lemuel and John Sutherland. Mr. and Mrs. McKay are people of excellent qualities of character and are popular in the circles in i which they move. Since the age of sixteen years Mr. McKay has taken a deep interest in temperance work and is a member of Union Division, Sons of Temperance, and served three years as treasurer of the grand division. He is also a member of Court Strathcona, Independent Order of Forest- ers, at Bradalbane.

JOHN MCMILLAN was born at West River, Prince Edward Island, May I 5, 1851, and is a son of Capt. Ewen and Isabella (Matheson) McMillan. The subject’s pater- nal grandfather, Donald McMillan, who was a native of Scotland, came to this Island in an early day and took up land at Cove Head on the north side of the Island, where he followed farming throughout his life. He married a Miss Mutch and was the father of ten children, namely: Ewen, Alexander, Angus, John, James, Charles, Robert, Donald, Jane, the wife of James Laird. and Sarah, the wife of Alexander