Donald & Elizabeth McBeath and Descendants They raised a family of one son and five daughters. In an article in the Acadia University newsletter in 1983 it states that Donald, his wife Sara, and their five children are all graduates of Acadia University. There have been at least ten graduations from Acadia in this one family. The article also states that there are enough Geologists among them to constitute a small scientific convention. Donald and Sara retired to Calgary, Alberta and Donald died in 1984 at the age of fifty-eight years. Memorial Stone at Smith's Cove , Nova Scotia . Alexander Athol MacBeath #3 Alexander Athol MacBeath #3 (1926 - .... ), only offspring of Alexander and Jean MacBeath and a great-grandson of Donald McBeath , now resides in the old family home. Athol attended school at Marshfield and he and his father continued farming on the 150 acre Rosevale farm. They grew potatoes, raised Shorthorn cattle, and grew hay and grain for the cattle. As Athol's father was seventy years of age at the time the decision was made to move the house and build a new barn, much of the responsibility fell to Athol who was then in his early twenties. Athol's father died a few years after the move and his mother continued to share the family home until her death in 1977. In 1961 a transition was made from the Shorthorn cattle to a Holstein herd. At that time the milk was sold to a local dairy but is now sold through the Milk Marketing Board. Athol continued to grow potatoes until 1968 after which he concentrated on raising and breeding dairy cattle. In 1951 Athol married Doris Underhay , daughter of Reid and Clara Underhay of Bay Fortune , and five sons were born to them. Each of these sons contributed greatly to the operation of the dairy farm. In 1969 Athol purchased fifty acres of land from Lome Scott of Lower Marshfield and it is interesting to note that this farm was the one on which Ann Stewart (wife of Alexander Athol #1) was born. In 1975 the one hundred acre farm across the road from Rosevale , formerly owned by John T. Ferguson and more recently by the Dunning family, was purchased. Forty acres bordering Hillsborough River and close to Rosevale was also owned by Dunnings and was purchased at that time as well. The farm, now incorporated and known as MacBeath Farms Ltd., comprises approximately three hundred seventy-five acres. Over the years Athol has been active in the Presbyterian Church, where he is a member of the session, and in the Federation of Agriculture, the Provincial Dairy Association, the Holstein Association and other farm and community organizations. In 1972 the Pioneer Cemetery in Marshfield , where many of the McBeaths are buried, was restored by the Prince Edward Island Government and the Heritage Foundation. At the rededication ceremony Blair MacBeath , son of Alexander Athol #3, representing the youth and a direct descendant of one of the Pioneer families, gave an inspiring address: Tribute to Our Ancestors As we stand here today to witness the revival of this site, we are deeply impressed by the historic significance of this occasion. Today we remember the pioneers of our community who have played such an important role in laying the foundations on which our Nation has been built. We owe these pioneers our respect of their courage, determination and perseverance. We owe them our gratitude as they have provided us with the basic ideals of freedom and peace around which our democracy revolves. By not abusing these ideals we can ensure that future generations will have the same respect for our pioneers and their contribution to our future. We should remember that we are the heirs of those courageous pioneers who have bequeathed the heritage of their own age to us and to the generations of the future. As we strive to reach the goals we aim for, it should give the courage not to yield to any obstacle in our path, if we only remember our forefathers and their great and undaunted struggle for survival. We honour those of assiduity and perseverance, people who surrendered their past for our future, men who condoned personal integrity and initiative, virtues as perennial as nature itself. Our place in society today stems from our pioneers. The pioneers whom, we honour today, provided the real roots by which our community has grown and will grow. lama direct descendant of the pioneers of our community. These ancestors encompass a much larger scope than our -41-