John, born June 17th., 1969.

Joe and Una and family reside in the Flood homestead in South Melville.

The third girl of James and Hannah’s family, Mercedes Anne, was born July 16th., 1922. She married Harold Donahue, Cornwall, and they have one daughter Brenda.

Teresa Bernadette, born May 16th., died in infancy.

Sylvia Agnes, born August 2nd., 1925, married Morgan McGaughey :md resides in Sherwood, P.E.I. They have seven children.

Brendon Clement, born October 19th., 1926, is single and resides in the homestead with his brother Joseph.

THE THOMAS HAGAN FAMILY

Thomas Hagan was born in Ireland in the early 1820’s. He emi- arrated to Prince Edward Island as a boy, and later married Annie Hughes, also a native of Ireland.

They occupied land leased from Lady Fane, one of the absentee and owners. On this land they built three cabins and began to clear the land from the virgin forest in order to provide for their children, {our boys, Patrick, Thomas, John and Francis, and there was one girl Mary Ann.

Francis was the youngest of the family and was born in 1869. In 1890, he married Emily Hughes of Emyvale, and they took over the operation of the farm. At that time it consisted only of considerable :‘lcared land. They also looked after Francis’ parents, Thomas and Emily. 'l‘hey remained with them until their death.

Francis and Emily were blessed with five daughters, and five wns, as follows:

Mary Anne married Wendell McKenna, of Kinkora, and they have six daughters and one son.

Lucy, who now lives in Portland, Maine, married Boyd Gallant, and they have four daughters and three sons.

Reta and Lena were both called to the Religious life, and are now professed Sisters of the Sisters of Charity. Both Sister Reta Marie and Sister Anna Josephine now live and work in Quebec City.

Thomas also married, after moving away to Boston, where he now lives with one daughter and two sons.

Emma who had also moved from Kelly’s Cross to the United States, married George Cook of Boston, and have five daughters and two sons.

Mark, the seventh child, also married and was the first of the family to die. He died in 1958 and has two daughters.

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