38 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

appointed Governor. of New York and Commander-in-Chief of the province. A little later in the same year he was placed in command of the land forces for the conquest of Martinique in the West Indies, while Rodney had the direction of the naval forces. They captured not only Martinique, but also Granada, St. Lucia,and St. Vincent. Monckton and Rodney for these successes received the thanks of Parliament. Returning to England in 1763, he was in turn governor of Berwick—on—Tweed and governor of Portsmouth and represented the latter town in Parliament at his death May 3, 1782.

Montague; river, Cardigan bay, Kings county. ‘Holland, 1765. Refer to Cardigan. Montagu is the authoritative spelling and is found in Burke’s Peerage, but Montague 1s a common

contemporary spelling. For example, The Letters of “Lady Mary Montague” were pub— 1i

lished in 1763. Montague; town, lot 52. Lower Montague is a settlement with post office in lot 59.

Monticello; settlement, lot 42. Originally a school district name; so in 1880.

Montrose; settlement, lot 3. After Montrose, Scotland. Named by D. McIntyre from the if

resemblance of the scenery.

Morel; river and settlement with post office, lot 39. Morrel on Holland, 1765. Also mis- i

spelled Morell and Morrell. The name commemorates the family of Jean Francois Morel,

a native of St. Malo, where he was born 1697. On August 4, 1739, then 42 years old, he

married at North St. Peter, P.E.I., i.e., near Morel river, Marle Josephte LaGarenne. The family resided near the river at the time of the de la Roque census, 1752. Maybe

riviere a Charles of de la Roque, 1752. The Micmac name is Pogoosumkek-seboo, meaning

“clam ground river.” Mosquito; creek, lot 54. Holland, 1765. Mossy; point, lot 10. Meacham, 1880.

Mount Albion; settlement, lot 48. Originally Burnt Hill, because overrun by fire about 1833. Mount Albion a school district name in 1862. .

Mount Carmel; settlement, lot 15. Better known as Fifteen Point, which see. Mount Herbert; settlement, lot 48. Meacham, 1880. Mount Hope; settlement, lot 55.

Mount Mary; 'settlement, lots 39 and 40. A school district name 1826. Plan, 1836, shows Mt. Mary as a hill near head of Morel river.

Mountmellick; settlement, lot 49. Settled in the early 1800’s by a family named Lane ..

from Mountmellick, Ulster.

Mount Pleasant; settlement, lot 12. Name selected at a public meeting November 1, 1.862, ,

H

from “the mutual concord and agreeableness of the inhabitants with each other. Earlier

known as “Robinson’s Settlement.” Mount Pleasant; settlement, lot 37. There was a post office of this name in 1862.

Mount Pleasant; settlement, lot 7. Now Burton. Mount Pleasant; settlement, lot 19. Mentioned in “The Palladium,” December 14, 1843.

Mount Royal; settlement, lot 8. After Mt. Royal, Montreal. Named when a post office was opened, April 1, 1904, on an eminence higher than the surrounding country. Post oflice closed September 20, 1913.

Mount Ryan; settlement, lot 35. A post office about 1892 to May 1, 1919. Dennis Ryan settled here about 100 years ago; his son Edward lived here all his life time; a grandson is Edward F. Ryan, barrister, Calgary.

Mount Stewart; settlement with post office, lot 37. After John Stewart, historian, Whose home was here, He was a son of Chief Justice Peter Stewart, who came to the island 1778. He was speaker of the House of Assembly for a number of years, and took a notable part in early affairs under British rule. In 1806 he published “Account of Prince Edward Island.” He died 1834.

Mount Stowe; school district, lot 26. A school district name in 1864.

Mount Vernon; settlement, lot 60. Originally Rona.

Muddy; creek. lot 17. Also Muddy Creek settlement.

Munns Road; railway station, lot 47. After a‘ family of early Scottish settlers.

Murray; island, Dunk river, lot 25. After John Murray and his son David, who left the ”I

United States after the revolution in. 1783 and came to the island, receiving grants in lot 19. John Murray was resident in lot 25 in April, 1786. The island is a peninsula at low water. Name on chart, 1849.

Murray; river, islands, harbour and head, Kings county. Also Murray Harbour and Murray River, settlements with post offices, lot 64. River, islands and harbour named on Holland, 1765. Head so named on chart, 1849. After General the Honourable James Murray (1725-94), Governor of Quebec 1764—66. Eskwadek, meaning “the fishing place” or “the bay comes to an end,” is the Micmac Indian name of Murray harbour. Havre de l’ourse is an alternative name for Murray harbour on map 1769. Mcacham, 1880, applies the name Deep Ravine Brook to the upper waters of Murray river.