PRINCE-EDWARD ISLAND. S9 i descent. Joseph McEwen was always a farmer, commanded the absolute confidence of all who knew him, and died in Campble- town many years ago. He was a father of ten children. Hugh McEwen received his elementary education in the public schools and in 1852 went to New Brunswick , settling at St. Stephen's, where he remained for three years. He then went to the United States and visited California , Oregon , Montana and other western states, subsequently re¬ turning to his present farmstead, where he has since been occupied in farming pursuits. He has a finely improved place in every re¬ spect and is considered one of the practical and well-to-do farmers of the county. Mr. McEwen married Miss Anna Mont ¬ gomery, a daughter of Donald and Rebecca Montgomery, of Prince Edward Island . The father lived at and was a sailor early in life, but later farmed until his death which occurred in 1869. The grandfather, Hugh Donald , of , was a sailor and farmer, but died of yellow fever while on a cruise in the . To the subject and his wife have been born seven children, Ernest J., Dean H., Fulton M. (who was drowned in 1892), Leslie 11.. Anna M.. Ella M. and Chester S. Mr. McEwen is a Mason, and in religion a Presbyterian. He possesses many fine personal qualities and his friends are in number as are his acquaintances. William Warren , Sr., an enterprising and successful farmer of Lot 32, Queens county, was born in Prince Edward Island in January. iS^ i . and is the son of Fred and Margaret (Wilson) Warren, the latter be¬ ing descended from Irish ancestors. A pa¬ ternal ancestor, Capt. William Warren , came to Tryon in 1768, locating near what is now called the Aboiteau, where remains of an old cellar over which his house stood are visible. He took up the vocation of farm¬ ing, which he vigorously prosecuted and soon acquired a comfortable competence. In social and political affairs he filled honoured positions and from 1779 to 1790 he repre¬ sented Prince county in the Colonial Legis¬ lature. He married the widow of John Gouldrup , a lady of French Canadian ex¬ traction, who brought to his home the two children by her former marriage, John and Charlotte. John -Gouldrup later married a Miss Farrow and they had five children: John, William Warren , James, Joseph and Charles. The second named, who became known as Hon . W. W. Lord , became a suc¬ cessful merchant in Charlottetown and occupied a prominent position in politics. To Fred and Margaret Warren were born nine children, namely: Mary, Arteman, William, Jane, George, Joseph, Edward. Margaret and Henry. The subject of this sketch received his educational discipline in the district schools of his locality and was reared to the life of a farmer, which vocation he has carried on throughout his life. He is now the owner of one hundred and seventy acres of well cultivated land, on which is carried on gen¬ eral farming. On July 20, i 860, Mr. Warren married Miss Eliza Harper , the daughter of Joseph and Dinah (Notney) Harper, the father a native of England , who came to Char¬ lottetown in an early day and here fol¬ lowed carpentering. To this union were born six children: Ida, the wife of George Owens ; Herbert; Lee, who married Miss Marian McPhee ; Earnest, who married Miss Ida Dockendorf ; Garfield, who' resides