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MacNevin Monument: \Ve honour the memory of

our NlacNevin ancestors who immigrated fromt the Isle ofColls and Mull about 1810 to the Shore This stone was part ofthe hearth stone in the farm- of PEI. Erected in July 1987

house built previous to the 1850’s on the property originally settled by Malcolm and Flora McPhail.

grandson, John C. MacPhail.

The Church of Scotland became affiliated with Argyle Shore and the cemetery reflects it, especially in the two monuments erected by the Cambridge Mass, Coleman, Cape Traverse, and DeSable congregations of the Church of Scotland. One monument is for Rev. James MacDougall and his wife, Margaret Compton. Rev. hlacDougall was a Church of Scotland minister from 1903 until his death in 1922. He is credited with beginning the church services at the Argyle Shore Hall so that people would not have to make the long trip to DeSable. The other monument is for the Rev. Ewen MacDougall and his wife Edna Lucas. Rev. Ewen was a brother of Rev. James and was a Church of Scotland minister from 1908 to 1937. When his brother died in 1922, he was called to the Western Charge and served until his death in 1937. It is interesting to note that Rev. Ewen (Ted) lVlacDougall, a son of the first Rev. Ewen, served in the Eastern Charge from 1964 until his death on May 7th,2003, and was known for his radio broadcast, “The Word of Hope”.

A very accurate account of all information about the cemetery was kept: who worked in the graveyard, how many men and horses, how

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