Ile moved back to Earltown in I958, and in 1874 went to the United States.

He married Miss Ross of Stomoway, Scotland. Alexander was fluent in Gaelic.

During his time on the Island, he is said to have named Brookfield, because the church was built by a small stream.

McKay, Rev. Nell

Born: Apr 12, I829 Ordained: Sep I9, 1855 Died: Jun 15, 1898

Born in Earltown, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, April I2, 1829, he was educated in Pictou Academy and the Free Church College, Halifax. He was sent by the Home Mission Committee to the Presbytery of Prince Edward Island, who licensed him, on July 25, I855, to preach and appointed him to supply the vacant congregation of Murray Harbour. They wasted no time in presenting him with a call to become their pastor. He was ordained and inducted in Murray Harbour, September l9, I855.

He was a strong supporter of the Union of I860 between the Free Church and the Presbyterian Church of Nova Scotia. He was as well an able and fearless advocate of the temperance cause. Because of the vast amount of physical toil in serving his parish, he found it necessary due to ill health to resign his charge. He moved to St. David's, Saint John NB, I86 I , Summerside Presbyterian Church in I873, and St. John's, Chatham, MB. in 1885. He died in Chatham June l5, I898.

He was Moderator of the Synod of the Maritime Provinces in 1889,

- while minister of St. John‘s church, Chatham N.B.

McNeill, Rev. Donald

Born: ' I830 Ordained: I857 Died: .Iun l6, I908

Bom in Kilmuir, Scotland in 1830, he came to Nova Scotia as a child and lived in Whycocomagh, Cape Breton. He was educated in the Free Church College, Halifax. He was ordained and inducted in I857 as the first pastor of Woodville (as Wood Islands was called then) congregation. Their first church was a small building 24 x 30 feet, half finished outside and only rough board floor, with very primitive seating. Though few in number they grew rapidly under his guidance.

On February I4. I860 he was married to Mary Sutherland of Charlottetown, by Rev. George Sutherland of the Free Church in Charlottetown. They had two children, Charlotte born in I866 and Albert H. a lawyer, born in l868.

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