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(there were two Alexanders in family), who settled at Tracadie, and Donald Alexander, James and Ronald, who settled at Orwell. Charles Macdonald married Miss Margaret McDonald, a niece of Bishop McEachem, and to them were born three sons, John, father of the subject, Charles, and Augus- tine, and five daughters, Mary, Ellen, Ann, Catherine and Margaret. Charles settled at Tracadie, and Augustine, who is a retired sea captain, resides at Vancouver, Washing- ton; Mary married Stephen Macdonald, of Grand Tracadie; Ellen became the wife of Samuel White, of Portland, Oregon; Mar- garet became the wife of John McCormick, of Point DeRoche, this province; Ann and Catherine died young. Hugh and Jane (Mackenzie) Macdonald were the parents of five children, namely: Elizabeth Mary, mother of the subject: Ellen, the wife of Thomas T. Taylor, of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Margaret, now deceased, was the wife of D. A. Masdonald, formerly of Mt. Stewart and a member of the Provin- cial Legislature, but now residing in Boston, Massachusetts; Annie, who married in Bos- ton. is deceased; Matilda is the wife of John S. Macdonald, of Tracadie.

The subject of this sketch received his early education in the schools at Tracadie, but his education did not stop with the close of his school days, as he has been a liberal reader and a close observer of men and events and is considered a well informed man. In 1893 he came to Cardigan and en— tered into a general mercantile and shipping business first as clerk, and later in partner- ship with the late James E. Macdonald. which association was continued until 1902, when he began business on his own account, in which he has since been successfully en- gaged. He does a large shipping business,

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handling live stock and farm produce of all kinds, carries a large and well selected stock of such merchandise as is in demand by the local trade, and enjoys a large and con— stantly increasing trade. He is active in local affairs and in politics gives his support to the Conservative party. In religion he is a member of the Catholic church and at all times gives his support to every movement calculated to advance the best interests of the community. On September 18, 1905, Mr. Macdonald was married, at Boston, Massa- chusetts, to Marie Josephine, second daugh- ter of Capt. Joseph Macdonald, of Cardigan.

GEORGE ROBERTSON, a successful farmer and leading citizen of Lot 56, Kings county, was born at Marshfield, Queens county, and is a son of Alex and Margaret (Ferguson) Robertson. the father a native of Perth, Scotland, and the mother born at Craggan, East River, Prince Edward Island. The paternal grandfather was James Robertson, also a native of Perth, Scotland, and a shoe- maker by trade, who came to Prince Edward Island in 1818 and was one of the original settlers at Marshfield, where he resided dur- ing the remainder of his life, being engaged in farming. Alex Robertson remained on the parental homestead and continued the farm operations, also doing an extensive business in shoemaking at Marshfield. He was interested in educational matters and was a charter member of the Caledonia Club, taking an active part in the promotion of the games. His death occurred in January, 187 5. Of his thirteen children, seven are now

living. The subject of this sketch received a fair education and has followed farming