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Constance Virginia Carter
Constance Virginia Carter
Constance Virginia Carter (1916- 1995) Constance Virginia Carter was born on 3 April 1916 in Detroit, Michigan, to Anne May McNutlty (1892-1974) and George William Carter (1887-1953). She was an only child in a very wealthy family. Her father was born in North Dakota, and her mother was born in Illinois. Her father, George, was the VP of an insurance company, and her mother stayed at home, keeping the house. Constance's parents got married in 1914 in Illinois. According to the 1920 American census, when Constance was three and ½, her family was living in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, with Anne's mother, who, at the time, was widowed. Her name was Catherine, and at the time of the 1920 census, she was 50. The American census once again gives us insight into Constance's life in 1930. In 1930, her family was obviously very wealthy. She has both a maid and a cook living in her house at the time. Her family also owned a house valued at $35,000 in 1930. In 2023, that would be the equivalent of $645,066.77. In 1935, Constance attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts, an all-girls college. In 1939, she graduated with a BA. It is unclear whether she was active in the Wellesley community other than a news article from 26 November 1935 talking about Constance throwing a party, the first in Wellesley's history to be considered a "coming out" party. It included tea, her parents, the dean, and other members of the Wellesley community. So, from that, we can observe that while she was not active in the school community, she sure was a party girl. On 5 March 1937, Constance and her soon-to-be husband, Arthur, attended a junior promenade at MIT. They were at table 18. On 4 February 1939, Constance married Arthur Sylvester Douglass Jr., but not in the way that one would think. The marriage happened in Vermont, and she registered her name as C. Virginia Carter lied about who her parents were, her occupation, and her residence. She claimed her residence was at the Tourraine Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. She lied about her parent's names, putting them down as "Peter Carter and Catherine James." She also put down on the certificate that she was an actress – which makes it very ironic. Later, in December of 1939, Constance got "officially" married. Her parents sent out tons of invitations and notices in the newspapers. She wore pink to her wedding, which may indicate that she had already been married. During this year as well, she was living on W. Chicago Boulevard. The 1940 census gives us another look into Constance's life. In 1940, she was living in New York, New York with her husband. They were living on East 73 Street at the time; their living situation was that they were renting. Her husband was labelled as being a designer. In 1940, Arthur, Constance's husband, was drafted for World War II. His draft card gives us insight into their living situation at the time. Their phone number was "BuT. 8 - 3271. They lived at 28 E 73 Street, and he was listed as self-employed. In the 1950 census, Constance and her husband were still living in New York. It is unclear if they lived in the same building, but they did have an addition to their household. In the census listed below, Constance is the name of a maid "Catherine Kelliher." According to the census, Catherine was from Ireland, never married, and was born around 1910, making her 40 years old at the time. She is listed as a "cookhouseoworker" and is said to have worked 54 hours a week. In 1953, Constance's father passed away at 67 years old. It is unclear how this affected her, but this left behind her mother to be a widow. In 1964, Ancestry lists Constance as living in Michigan. Assumedly, her husband went with her. In the same year, she also attended the annual Doric Debutante Cotillion. Those in attendance included Prince and Princess Alexis Droutzkoy. On 7 May 1974, Constance's mother, Anna, passed away. She was 82 years old at the time. On 10 April 1995, Arthur, Constance's husband, passed away. He was 80 years old. Soon, Constance followed her husband. On 16 May 1995, Constance passed away. She was still living at her residence in New York at the time. She was 79 years old. Unfortunately, Constance and Arthur had no children in their lifetime, so their story stopped their. There was little evidence surrounding their lives besides the census records, random newspaper clippings, and marriage records. The two had a wild life together from the sounds of the double marriage they successfully had. Another thing we encountered when searching for Constance is another book with her nameplate in Uruguay. The book is called Coaching Days and Coaching Ways. Currently, the book is selling for $1500 in November of 2023. We tracked Constance down through a book at the Robertson Library called "The Poems of George Hebert." These books included her nameplate and other people's names on the Booklives site: Angie Clara Chapin and Dorothy Bruce. Her nameplate is decorated with two lions in the middle with a statement in Latin: Virtus Vera Nobilitas meaning "Virtue is true nobility." On the other side of the page is a letter written to Miss Chapin from Dorothy Bruce, along with two different points of interest. For the sake of Constance, 210 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, is interesting as the writing is different from that of Dorothy Bruce. It is unsure what significance this address had, so it remains a mystery. Bibliography “6 Young Women Make Their Bows At Doric Cotillion; Debutante Event Held at Metropolitan Club in the Great Hall.” The New York Times. 27 December 1964. Accessed 2 November 2023. 1920 American Census Accessed through Family Search. Accessed 1 November 2023. 1942 Record Number of the Wellesley College Bulletin. Accessed through Wellesley College Digital Repository. Accessed 30 October 2023. (Shout out to the Librarians at Wellesley College). Application (SS-5) Files, 1936 - 2007 (Last Names C through D). Accessed through NARA -AAD “The National Archives.” Accessed 31 October 2023. See page 392. Arthur Sylvester Douglass Jr 1915-1955. Accessed on 7 November 2023 through Ancestry.ca. Constance Carter Douglass in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Accessed on 7 November 2023 through Ancestry.ca. Constarce Douglas in the 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed on 7 November 2023 through Ancestry.ca. Constance Douglass in the 1950 United States Federal Census. Accessed on 7 November 2023 through Ancestry.ca. Constance Virginia Carter Family Tree Search. Accessed on 7 November 2023 through Ancestry.ca. Constance V Carter in the 1930 United States Federal Census Accessed on 7 November 2023 through Ancestry.ca. Constance Virginia Carter in the Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952. Accessed on November 7 2023 through Ancestry.ca. C. Virginia Carter in the Vermont, U.S., Marriage Records, 1909-2008. Accessed through Ancestry.ca. 4 February 1939. Accessed 7 November 2023. Death Files C through D: Arthur S. Douglass. Accessed through NARA - AAD “The National Archives.” Accessed 31 October 2023. George W Carter.” Family Search. Accessed 1 November 2023. The Wellesley Legenda 1939 Accessed 24 October 2023. See page 135. Voo Doo, The MIT Comic Monthly. Volume XX, issue 2. March 1937. See page 16. “Wellesley Debutante Gives Party at College.” 26 November 1935. The Boston Globe. Accessed 1 November 2023., 3 April 1916, Detroit, Michigan, Anne May McNutlty(1892-1974), George William Carter (1887-1953), Arthur Sylvester Douglass Jr.,, 4 February 1939 and December of 1939,, 16 May 1995
Cyrus MacMillan
Cyrus MacMillan
Cyrus MacMillan (1877-1953) John Daniel Cyrus MacMillan was born on 12 September 1877 in Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island. He was the son of Hector C. MacMillan and Isabella Fraser. Cyrus had four older sisters, Columbena, Alice Ann, Christena Grace, Euphemia Margaret, and one younger brother, James Allan Duncan. There seems to be much discrepancy regarding the year of Cyrus' birth, with dates on the internet, ranging from 1877-1883. According to PEI Public Archives and Record Office, he was born on 12 September 1877 and was baptized on 12 April 1878. On his WWI Attestation Papers, he lists his birth year as 1881. His tombstone reads 1882, but according to the McGill Archives, Cyrus was born in 1883. The validity of his birth date rests primarily on his birth and baptism records, and therefore his birth year will be claimed as 1877. Cyrus attended Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown. In 1897, the year of his graduation, he was awarded the Vice Chancellor's Medal, which was annually offered to the top English student at the College. He was also known as an avid sportsman. According to the 13 August 1929 edition of the Charlottetown Guardian: Dr. Cyrus McMillan... is fully cognizant of the importance and necessity of “a sound mind in a sound body," and we venture the guess that his faithful physical training and abstenious habits has contributed in no small degree to his great success. The writer remembers that when “Cyrus" was attending P. W. College, a boy of 18 years, he was chief of a gang of kindred spirits, whom he used to take for early morning runs and other athletic feats. He was a leader even at that age. Cyrus continued his studies at McGill University, earning a B.A. in 1900 and a M.A. in 1903. He entered Harvard University in Cambridge, MA and graduated with a PhD in 1909. Upon completing his PhD, he returned to McGill and became a Lecturer in English. In 1909, he became an Associate Professor at McGill, and in 1923, he was promoted to Chairman of the English department. In 1940, he became Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, and he held that position until 1947. Cyrus served in WWI. In his attestation papers, he lists his mother, Mrs. Isabella Fraser MacMillan, as his next of kin. Her address at the time, in 1916, was 127 Pownal Street, Charlottetown, PE. His first employment overseas was as Lieutenant of the 7th McGill Battery. He was promoted to the rank of Captain while in England and then promoted again in France, to the rank of Major. At that point, Cyrus was placed in command of the 6th Siege Battery, a heavy artillery corps. Cyrus fought at the battle of Passchendaele. According to a 2 October 1954 article in the Charlottetown Guardian, “the final proofs [of the Canadian Wonder Tales] were corrected by Dr. MacMillan while he was serving overseas as commander of the 6th Canadian Seige Battery, during the height of the Passchendaele operations". Cyrus married Margaret Brower, daughter of John L. and Mary E. Brower, and sister to John Eaton Brower. There has been no indication that Cyrus and Margaret had children of their own. In 1925, Cyrus was chosen to be a representative at the Annual Assembly of the Scottish Church on 19 May 1925, followed by a visit at the United Free Church Scottish Assembly, and then the Irish Assembly of Belfast, Ireland, which met on 3 June 1925. The hotly debated subject was whether the Scottish Church would join in union with the United Church. Cyrus represented the anti-Unionist side of the debate. The 7 May 1925 edition of the Charlottetown Guardian said: Dr. MacMillan will represent one hundred and fifty thousand Presbyterian layman who have already voted to remain Presbyterian and will speak on Church Union from the Canadian Presbyterian layman's point of view. He will return to Canada on June 15th. While on his travels he stayed with his friend, Rev. Dr. George Duncan at his home in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. Cyrus sailed home aboard the Athenia, leaving Londonderry, Ireland, on 5 June and arriving in Quebec on 15 June 1925. In June 1930, Cyrus was appointed as Minister of Fisheries by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. The following month, he was defeated in the National Election. Ten years later, he won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons, representing Queen's County, Prince Edward Island. He became the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Defence for Air on 1 April 1943 and remained in that position until 6 June 1946. Cyrus wrote books four books, Canadian Wonder Tales, Canadian Fairy Tales, Glooskap's Country, and other Indian Tales, and McGill and its Story, 1821-1921. His PhD dissertation was, The Folksongs of Canada, the first Harvard dissertation that focused exclusively on a Canadian topic. Cyrus' books on the history of McGill University was presented to the future Queen Elizabeth II. The 3 November 1951 edition of the Charlottetown Guardian reported the following: Prince Edward Island, as well as Dr. Cyrus Macmillan was signally honoured by McGill University presenting the Doctor's opus magnum as a gift to Princess Elizabeth to take with her for her library in Clarence House. Cyrus died on 29 June 1953. At the time of his death, he was living at 284 Richmond Street, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The year after his death, his book, Canadian Wonder Tales was presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to give to her children. The book was inscribed to Prince Charles (known then as Duke of Cornwall) and Princess Anne with the following words: To the Duke of Cornwall and The Princess Anne. May you never lose the dreams of youth and may you always dwell in the spirit in the land of the ever-young. With the compliments of Margaret MacMillan. (Mrs. Cyrus MacMillan, Hillsborough House, Charlottetown, Prince Edward island). According to the article “Presentation to Royal Children of Island Author's Classic Tales" in the 2 October 1954 edition of the Charlottetown Guardian, the Queen responded to the gift, asking the General Governor to share with Margaret MacMillan, “an expression of her warm thanks for the book which she has pleasure in accepting for her children". UPEI Provenance Collection Jonson, Ben. The dramatic works and lyrics of Ben Jonson. London: W. Scott, 1886. [Cyrus MacMillan] MacMillan, Cyrus. Canadian Wonder Tales. London : John Lane, 1928. Sources: 1881 Census of Canada. Census Place: Lot 62, Queens, Prince Edward Island; Roll: C_13164; Page: 27; Family No: 109 “Dr. Cyrus McMillan Goes to Edinburgh to Attend Assembly." Charlottetown Guardian, 7 May 1925, p.1. “Editorial Notes." Charlottetown Guardian 3 November 1951, p.4. MacMillan, Cyrus John. 1883-1953. Accessed 13 June 2016. MacMillan, The Hon. Cyrus, P.C., M.A., Ph.D., Parliament of Canada, parlinfo. Accessed 11 July 2016. “Obituary of John L. Brower" The Evening Independant, St. Petersburg FL, pg.6. Passenger Lists, 1865–1935. Microfilm Publications T-479 to T-520, T-4689 to T-4874, T-14700 to T-14939, C-4511 to C-4542. Library and Archives Canada, n.d. RG 76-C. Department of Employment and Immigration fonds. Library and Archives Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. “PEI Officers Mentioned in General Haig's Dispatches", Charlottetown Guardian, 25 January 1919, p.1. PEI Public Archives and Record Office. Baptismal Record for John Daniel Cyrus McMillan, Record Book Number 1, Record Book Page 59. PEI Public Archives and Record Office, Death Record for Cyrus J. MacMillan. RG19/s2/ss6: Death registration books, 1953. “Presentation to Royal Children of Island Author's Classic Tales", Charlottetown Guardian, 2 October 1954, p.2. “Vice Chancellor's Award", Prince of Wales College Calendary, 1899-1900, page 31. “Short Revview, by 'Big Jim'- Athletics", Charlottetown Guardian, 13 August 1929, p. 6. Retrieved from Island Newspapers. Accessed on 1 March 2017. Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918). Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4930 - 35. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. Picture from: Charlottetown Guardian, 17 August 1909, p.4. Retrieved from Island Newspapers. Accessed on 15 June 2016., Margaret Brower (1889-1971), Hector C. MacMillan, Isabella Fraser
D. B. MacDonald
D. B. MacDonald
D.B. (Daniel Bernard) MacDonald (1860-1944) D.B. Macdonald was born on 26 January 1860 in Prince Edward Island. He was the son of Angus and Mary MacDonald. Angus had a 158 acre family farm in North Bedeque, PEI. In 1968, when he was just a young boy, Daniel’s mother Mary died. Later his father, Angus, married Catherine McKinnon and she would help raise young Daniel. Although he may have had more, Daniel had at least five siblings and half-siblings, including Cyrillus Joseph (who lived for only 10 days in 1864), Jane Clementine, Neil A., Stephen A., and Ronald James (who died, age 23, in 1895). By 1901, at the age of 41, Daniel was looking after the family farm along with his brother Stephen. According to the census of that year Daniel’s father, Angus, and step-mother, Catherine, lived with them. Five years later, on 22 October 1906, Daniel married Amanda Doyle of Jacquet River, New Brunswick, daughter of James and (the late) Catherine Doyle. Daniel’s father, Angus, died on 10 May 1908. When Daniel and Amanda had their first child, a year later, he was named Angus James MacDonald in honour of his recently deceased grandfather. Together Daniel and Amanda had three sons: Angus James MacDonald, born 4 April 1909; Donald Charles, born 24 June 1911; and Joseph Alban MacDonald, born 17 November 1913. When World War II began, all three of the MacDonald boys got involved in the war. Angus managed an essential war plant, and Donald and J.Alban enlisted with the RCAF. The youngest son, J. Alban (Al), was a flight navigator for the RCAF. He joined Bomber Command with RAF Squadron #61. Bomber Command was one of the riskiest professions in the war, with a fatality rate of approximately sixty percent. Al was a respected flight navigator/observer and he flew in twenty-seven missions over occupied Europe; in many of those missions he was the Bomb Squadron leader. Al survived the war and received the Distinguished Flying Cross award on 2 October 1944. Daniel’s second son, Donald, was a Prince of Wales student from 1929-31 and trained to be a teacher at the PEI Normal School from 1931-32. Immediately following graduation he taught at Bedeque Public School for three years before moving to Kirkland Lake Ontario to be a miner. When the war broke Donald enlisted with the RCAF. He became a flight sergeant and worked in Bomber Command, Squadron #59. Like his brother, he was a flight observer, specializing in reconnaissance. Sadly, Donald’s plane went down over the North Sea on 17 May 1942. Daniel Bernard MacDonald remained a committed farmer throughout his life. In the 17 August 1942 edition of the Charlottetown Guardian , D.B. MacDonald was quoted regarding his thoughts about the Exhibition: Mr. D.B. Macdonald, North Bedeque was in the city for the Exhibition, and declares he never saw better livestock, especially the horned cattle; while the Ayrshires were marvellous, developed beyond anything one could have conceived a few years ago.” Only three days after this quote was in the newspaper, Daniel and Amanda would receive terrible news. Their second son, Donald, had been reported as missing for months, but the news confirmed his body was recovered from the sea and buried in England. The following day, Donald’s death was reported in the August 21st, 1942, edition of the Charlottetown Guardian: Learn Son is Buried in England Mr. and Mrs. D.B. MacDonald, of North Bedeque, received a letter last night from the officer commanding an R.A.F. station in England, dated July 26th, stating that their son, Sgt. Observer Donald Charles MacDonald’s body had been recovered from the sea. The bomber he was on as Observer crashed into the sea, at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, early in the morning of May 17th. There were four in all aboard. His body was interned in North Coates Cemetery, Lincolnshire. Readers will remember that Mr. and Mrs. MacDonald received word that their son was missing about three months ago. The deepest sympathy is extended to them in their great loss. Their second son, Alban MacDonald is also a Sgt. Observer in the R.C.A.F. So many parents lost children in the war, but that wouldn’t have made the heartbreak any less for Daniel and Amanda. The UPEI book, Footprints of the Ancient Scottish Church, by Michael Barrett, includes the following inscription: DBMacdonald North Bedeque P.E.Island X 1938 Tucked inside the book is a World War II Aircraftman badge, commonly worn on a RCAF aircraftman tunic. Both Donald and Al would have worn such a badge. We don’t know which son the badge belonged to, but it is a poignant reminder of the great sacrifice of war. D.B. MacDonald died on 23 December 1944. His death was recorded in the Charlottetown Guardian on 27 December 1944. It read: The sudden death of the well-known and highly esteemed Mr. D.B. Macdonald will occasion sorrow in hundreds of homes throughout the Province, for he was known from North Cape to East Point. An enthusiastic member of both the Caledonian Club and St. Andrew’s Society for his fine manly figure in plaid and bonnet for many, many years was a feature of St. Andrew Night dinner’s when he proudly bore aloft, preceded by two pipers, the glorious Haggis. Of three sons, two enlisted, one making the supreme sacrifice, while the third is head of an essential war plant. Sources: 1891 Census of Canada. Year: 1891; Census Place: Lot 25, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Roll: T-6383; Family No: 110 1901 Census of Canada. Year: 1901; Census Place: Lot (Township/Canton) 25, Prince (East/est), Prince Edward Island; Page: 3; Family No: 29 1911 Census of Canada. Year. 1911; Census Place: 41 - Lot 25, Prince, Prince Edward Island; Page: 6; Family No: 54 1921 Census of Canada. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 104; Census Place: North Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island; Page Number: 7 Canada Veterans Hall of Valour: Joseph Alban MacDonald. Accessed 15 May 2020. http://www.canadaveteranshallofvalour.com/MacdonaldJA.htm Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom Death Announcement of D.B. MacDonald. Charlottetown Guardian, 27 December 1944, page 4. Find-A-Grave: Angus MacDonald. Accessed 15 May 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206029489/angus-macdonaldmemorial/206029489/angus-macdonald “Learn Son is Buried in England”, Charlottetown Guardian, 21 August 1942, page 9. Marriage Record: Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, comp PEI Exhibition. Charlottetown Guardian, 17 August 1942, page 3. Service Files of the Second World War, for Donald Charles MacDonald. Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947; Series: RG 24; Volume: 28058, Angus MacDonald, Mary (maiden name unknown), Amanda Doyle, Angus James MacDonald, Donald Charles MacDonald, and Joseph Alban MacDonald
D. Mitrany
D. Mitrany
D. Mitrany (1888-1975) David Mitrany was born on 1 January 1888, in Bucharest, Romania. He would leave Romania, once he completed his mandatory military service and eventually become a naturalized Bristish citizen. He lived much of his life traveling to and from the Uk and US. From 1908 to 1911, David was working at a business office in Hamburg, Germany to make money as he took evening classes at Kolonial Institute, which would later became the University of Hamburg. In 1912, he would move to London, UK and enroll in the London School of Economics (LSE). There he would study under L.T. Hobhouse in Sociology and under Graham Wallas for Economics. He would graduate with an unclassified BSc(Econ) Honours War degree in sociology in 1918 and then awarded a PHd in 1929. He would also receive a DSc in Economics in 1931 from the LSE. Daivd became heavily involved in the war effort after the outbreak of World War I, in 1914. He was a part of the Romanian Legation in London and worked intelligence for the Foreign Office and the War Office. After the war, from 1919-1922, David was part of the Editorial Staff of the Manchester Guardian, he was responsible for forgien affairs. On 9 June 1923, David married poet and artist Ena Limebeer, they settled in Kingston Blount, near Oxford but would move to America in 1929. David had a visiting professorship at Princeton University and from 1931-1933, he was a visiting lecturer at Harvard University, he would also give lectures at Yale University, during this time. In 1933, David became the first appointed Professor in the School of Economics and Politics at Princeton University, he was also the only non American. The Institute was an experiment where there were no students or lectures but only scholars. David was an accomplished writer of many different works, but in 1943, his most famous writing A Working Peace System, a pamphlet was published by the Royal Institute of International Affairs. The pamphlet was smuggled to resistance groups and translated into 3 languages: Itialian, Danish and Norwegian. The LSE library has a collection of papers of eighty two boxes that include articles, notes, lectures, reference material, drafts and more from David between the years 1920-1965. Daivd would also work with Unilever Ltd. in London, where he was an advisor on international affairs. He was still with Princeton University but would give up his professorship in 1956. In 1967, he would go on a three month tour in the US, stopping at Harvard, Yale, and Columbia to give lectures, talks, and TV interviews. Sadly, in July 1975, David Mitrany passed away. In UPEI’s Provenance Collection, the book The progress of international government written by David Mitrany has an inscription he wrote to John Allan Irving, “J.A. Irving, with sincere admiration from a fellow student D.Mitrany Princeton, December 1935.”. Sources: London School of Economics Library. (2008-2019). Mitrany; David (1888-1975); political economist. Retrieved November 24, 2019, from https://archives.lse.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=MITRANY Anderson, D. (1998). David Mitrany (1888-1975): An Appreciation of His Life and Work. Review of International Studies, 24(4), 577-592. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/20097553 Unknown, L. (2019, June 16). Ena Limebeer (1897 – 1984) – writer, artist and poet - schoolgirl poet of WW1. Retrieved November 24, 2019, from http://femalewarpoets.blogspot.com/2019/06/ena-limebeer-1897-1984-writer-artist.html Husbands, C. T. (2019). Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, 1904–2015: Sound and Fury [Springer]. Photo: D. Mitrany, The Functional Theory of Politics, London: LSE and Martin Robertson, 1975, Ena Limebeer
David Sutherland
David Sutherland
Rev. David Sutherland (1859-1898) Reverend David Sutherland was born in 1859 to Alexander Sutherland in Braun, Caithnesshire, Scotland. David was educated at the University of Edinburgh and Pine Hill Divinity College in Halifax, N.S. He would be ordained in 1888 by the Maritime Synod of Halifax Presbytery. David served as the ordained minister of Grove Church, in Richmond, Halifax for a short time. David met and married Mary Ellen (Minnie) Weatherbie in Nova Scotia, they had four children. (David and Minnie’s son Douglas Adamson Sutherland sadly passed away on 15 October 1917, as a soldier in World War 1 at the age of 27. He is buried in La Targette British Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France). David and Minnie would move to Prince Edward Island after he was called and inducted to the Zion Presbyterian Church in Charlottetown, on 18 December 1889. During his time at Zion Presbyterian Church, David was said to be loved by the congregation and he stayed as the minister of the church until his early death. Sadly on 8 July 1898 in Charlottetown, Reverend David Sutherland passed away at the age of 39. In UPEI’s Provenance Collection the book, “The Orthodox Theology of To-Day”, by Newman Smyth, has David’s signature, place and date, “David Sutherland, Grove Manse, Richmond, October 1889”, along with the signature of Donald MacKinnon, “Charlottetown, August 6th, 1898”. Sources: Archives Committee. “Got on fairly well-Rev. David Sutherland (1859-1898)”. Regions East United Church of Canada. (2016, September 01). Retrieved from https://ucceast.ca/47311-got-fairly-well-rev-david-sutherland-1859-1898/ Rev. David Sutherland (1859-1898) records listing. Regions East United Church of Canada. (2019, July 08). Retrieved from https://ucceast.ca/resources/rev-david-sutherland-1859-1898-records-listing/ Memory PEI. (1987). “Records of Rev. David Sutherland : [1890-1896]”. Zion Presbyterian Church (Charlottetown, P.E.I.) Retrieved from http://www.gov.pe.ca/paroatom/index.php/records-of-rev-david-sutherland-1890-1896 The Canadian Virtual War Memorial, (2021). “Douglas Adamson Sutherland”. Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved from https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/531132, Alexander Sutherland, Mary Ellen (Minnie) Weatherbie, Douglas Adamson Sutherland
Dennis Reddin
Dennis Reddin
Dennis Reddin (1829-1898) Dennis O'Meara Reddin was born on 16 Oct 1829 in Charlottetown. He was the son of Dennis Reddin (1793-1863) and Anne Keoughan (1805-1871), who were married on 18 April 1821 in St. Andrew’s Chapter, St. Andrew’s, PEI. The name O'Meara comes from Dennis' grandmother, Mary O'Meara, who was married to William Reddin. Eleven children were born to Dennis' parents: James, Ann, William, Mary, Dennis O'Meara, Margaret, William, John, Richard, Ellen, and Daniel Bernard. Dennis married Susan K. Johnston Brown on 5 August 1856. They had 8 children: Catherine Matilda (b. 12 aug 1857), Dennis O'Meara Jr. (b. 13 Jan 1859), George Alexander Hamilton (b. 15 Jan 1861), Mary Maud (b. 25 Feb 1863), Ambrose William (b. 3 Nov 1864), Anne (b. 26 Mar 1866), Susan Winefred (b. 28 Nov 1868), Caroline Gertrude (b. 25 Apr 1872). Dennis O’M, as he is often listed in census records, became a Notary Republic in 1852 and two years later, at the age of 25, he became a Law Clerk and Solicitor General for the House of Assembly. Dennis was a judge for the Kings County Court system from 24 June 1873 until his death on 13 June 1898. He was also very involved in his community, taking on numerous roles, such as: President of the St. Dunstan's Parish Temperance Society, Secretary of the Benevolent Irish Society, Provincial Board of Education member, P.E.I. Historical Society member, 1889 election Revising Officer for King's County, and solicitor for the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly. UPEI's Provenance copy of Elements of Literature includes the following inscription: Dennis Reddin presented to his brother Richard. September 2?, 1852 Dennis was 22 years old when he gave his 14 year old brother, Richard, the book. It was the same year, 1852, that Dennis was commissioned as a Notary Republic. The 15 June 1898 edition of the Charlottetown Herald included The Late Judge Reddin's obituary, which stated: He [Dennis] was of most genial disposition and was a great favorite in social circles. His qualities of head and heart won him hosts of friends among all classes of people. Sources: 1881 Census of Canada. Census Place: Charlottetown Royalty, Queens, Prince Edward Island; Roll: C_13163; Page: 15; Family No: 56 1891 Census of Canada. Census Place: Charlottetown Royalty, Queens, Prince Edward Island; Roll: T-6383; Family No: 176 Prince Edward Island Baptismal Record. Ambrose William Reddin, Book 3, Page 134. Prince Edward Island Baptismal Record. Anne Reddin, Book 3, Page 162. Prince Edward Island Baptismal Record. Caroline Gertrude Reddin, Book 3, Page 305. Prince Edward Island Baptismal Record. Catherine Matilda Reddin, Book 2, Page 434. Prince Edward Island Baptismal Record. Dennis O'Meara Reddin, Book 3, Page 33. Prince Edward Island Baptismal Record. George Alexander Hamilton Reddin, Book 3, Page 51. Prince Edward Island Baptismal Record. Mary Maud Reddin, Book 3, Page 98. Prince Edward Island Baptismal Record. Susan Winefred Reddin, Book 3, Page 220. Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888. Prince Edward Island Provincial Archives, Prince Edward Island, Canada. DGS: 004594918; FHL Roll: 001630092 Reddin, Aggi-Rose. The Reddins of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: New Dominion, 2005. Photo: Photo from The Reddins of Prince Edward Island by Aggi-Rose Reddin, cited above., Susan Johnston K. Brown, Catherine Matilda (1857), Dennis O'Meara Jr. (1859), George Alexander Hamilton (1861), Mary Maud (1863), Ambrose William (1864), Anne (1866), Susan Winefred (1868), Caroline Gertrude (1872)., Dennis Reddin, Anne Keoughan
Donald MacKinnon
Donald MacKinnon
The Hon. Donald Alexander MacKinnon, M.P. (1863-1928) The Honorable Donald Alexander MacKinnon was born on 22 February 1863, in Uigg, Belfast, Prince Edward Island, to father William and mother Katherine (née Nicholson) MacKinnon. Donald first attended the Uigg Grammar School, where we would start teaching at the age of 14. He continued his education at Prince of Wales College, in Charlottetown and received a first class teaching license. In 1882, he became an articling student with Malcolm McLeod, a barrister in Charlottetown. Between 1885-1887, David attended Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and graduated with a Bachelor of Law. In 1887, Donald was called to the Bar as an attorney and then a barrister in 1888. Upon his return to PEI, Donald opened a legal practice in Georgetown, which he ran from 1887-1897, before moving back to Charlottetown. In Donald’s personal life, he married Adelaide Beatrice Louise Owen, from Georgetown, in 1892. They had one daughter and two sons, Beatrice and Arthur, but sadly their other son did not survive past his early childhood. The family was also part of the Presbyterian church. Once back in Charlottetown, Donald partnered with Alexander Warburton, which only lasted a year, from 1897-1898, since Alexander was called to the bench. Donald then partnered with Edward Williams and Robert McNeill. In 1899, Donald was named Queen’s Counsel and in 1900 became the president of the Law Society of Prince Edward Island. Donald became involved in politics when he was elected as a Liberal for the 4th Kings in 1893. In 1899, during the government of Donald Farquharson, he was named attorney general. He was not long in the position as he was defeated the next electoral year. In 1900, Donald ran in Queen's East, where he won the majority of votes but the result was declared void and a new election took place in March 1901, where Donald won by an even larger majority. In October 1904, Donald was appointed as Prince Edward Island’s lieutenant governor, he held this position until May 1910. Later while representing Queens, he was elected into the dominion parliament and sat from 1921-1925. Sadly on 20 April 1928 in Charlottetown, The Honorable Donald Alexander MacKinnon passed away at the age of 65. In UPEI’s Provenance Collection the book, “The Orthodox Theology of To-Day”, by Newman Smyth, has David Sutherland’s signature, place and date, “David Sutherland, Grove Manse, Richmond, October 1889”, along with Donald’s signature and, “Charlottetown, August 6th, 1898”. Sources: H. T. Holman, “MACKINNON, DONALD ALEXANDER,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 15, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed March 30, 2021, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackinnon_donald_alexander_15E.html Office of the Lieutenant Governor, (n.d.). “The Honourable Donald Alexander MacKinnon”. Retrieved from https://www.lgpei.ca/former-governors/donald-alexander-mackinnon Photo: “Donald Alexander MacKinnon”. The Busy man's magazine. May 1910-October 1910. https://archive.org/details/busymansmagazine20torouoft/page/n32/mode/2u, Katherine (née Nicholson) MacKinnon, William MacKinnon, Adelaide Beatrice Louise Owen
Donald Montgomery
Donald Montgomery
D. Montgomery (1848-1890) Donald Montgomery was born on 3 May 1848 in Valleyfield, Prince Edward Island, to Malcolm Montgomery and Christine MacDonald. He was the youngest of three children; his older siblings were Margaret (November 1840) and Angus (April 1843). During his lifetime, Donald was an avid educator and student. He attended Prince of Wales College, after he taught in rural schools for two years in 1865 and 1866. He excelled at Prince of Wales for the year that he was there, earning multiple prizes and coming first in his class. On 25 August 1874, he was appointed as headmaster of the Normal/Model School. He wanted to reorganize the school in order to refocus the curriculum on training professional teachers. He wanted to restore the nobility that came with the title ‘teacher.’ Due to political differences, Donald was asked to step down from the position in 1877. The L. H. Davies coalition government felt as though Donald did not have the professional abilities to turn the Normal School into a professional institute. After his resignation, he attended McGill law school. He returned to Prince Edward Island a year later, and won a by-election into the House of Assembly for the Belfast constituency. He then went on to win the general election on 9 April 1879. His political presence was short lived as he was appointed the Chief Superintendent on 25 September 1879. His main responsibility was to ensure the Public Schools Act of 1877 was enforced but he did so much more than that. During his time as Chief Superintendent, Donald introduced a uniform course of studies, classified Island schools into groups according to the level of work they did, and encouraged the improvement of accommodations at schools. Donald maintained his goal from the Normal School; he wanted to enhance the Prince Edward Island school system and to restore the nobility status of teachers. He wanted people to think of teachers, not as a career anyone can do, but as trained professionals and educators. As a result, he established the Provincial Educational Institute in 1885. On 10 August 1887, Donald married Mary Isabella McPhail. Donald was both personally and professionally involved in the educational system and its results, his obituary in The Daily Patriot, explains that “for many years he has been actively and prominently engaged in various capacities in connection with our public schools…” In the majority of the sources found on Donald, he has been said to have been “the single most important role in putting the Public School Act of 1877 into practice. When he died, while still Chief Superintendent, the province had a progressive educational system.” (Prince Edward Island Legislative Documents Online). Donald Montgomery passed away on 14 May 1890 at the age of 42. He had died due to a heart condition he developed from a smallpox vaccination in 1885. Donald gifted The Poetical Works of Bret Harte to Albert Howard McNeill for Christmas 1880. According to the 1881 Canadian Census, the two of them lived together for a period of time. Sources: 1881 Census of Canada. Census Place: Charlottetown Royalty, Queens, Prince Edward Island; Roll: C_13163; Page: 138; Family No: 661. “The Late Superintendent of Education." The Daily Patriot (Charlottetown), May 15, 1890 pg. 2. Accessed through the University of Prince Edward Island Robertson Library microfilm collection. “Prince Edward Island Legislative Documents Online." Donald Montgomery. Accessed July 13, 2016. Robertson, Ian Ross, “MONTGOMERY DONALD,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 11, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed July 13, 2016., 3 May 1848, Valleyfield, Prince Edward Island, Christine MacDonald, Malcolm Montgomery, Margaret (November 1840) and Angus (April 1843), 14 May 1890, Mary Isabella McPhail
Dorothy Edna Bruce
Dorothy Edna Bruce
Dorothy Edna Bruce (1906-2006) Dorothy Edna Bruce, or "Dotty" for short, was born on 2 March 1906 to Mary Louise Hubbard (1869-1948) and Herbert Kendall Bruce (1867-1960) in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. She had three older sisters: Marjorie Hubbard Bruce (1897-1975), Rachel Story Bruce (1899-1960), and Katherine Louise Bruce (1903-1998). Dorothy grew up in Fitchburg, Ward 4, Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1910, 4 years after she was born, the census reports her family living at 339 Blossom Street as renters. Her father's occupation at the time was a bookkeeper at a Woolen Mill. Her mother, Mary, did not have an occupation but was able to read and write. In 1915, when Dorothy was nine years old, Girl Scouts made its way to Fitchburg. Girl Scouts itself had just begun in 1912 in Savannah, Georgia. It was a relatively new concept. Dorothy was a part of the first scouts group in Fitchburg: "Forget-Me-Not" Troop 1. Included in the list of firsts is her sister Majorie as Lieutenant and Rachel as another member of the troop. Within the next ten years, the 1920 census reports a new living situation for the family. In 1920, the Bruce family moved to Caswell St and, at that time, were the homeowners. Her father also changed occupation from a bookkeeper to a manager at an office. By 1920, Dorothy's sister Majorie In 1924, on June 25th, at a quarter to eight o'clock, Dorothy graduated from Fitchburg High School. Specifically, she graduated from a College Preparatory course in which she received special honours. Additionally, she wrote the class song: Per Agusta, Ad Agusta, along with one of her classmates. Furthermore, she was featured in the graduation exercises pamphlet for winning the 1910 Prize Essay: "How Schools Help to Make Good Citizens." Unfortunately, her essay is lost to time, but the graduation song still exists and can be accessed through the Fitchburg Historical Society. After Dorothy graduated from her preparatory course in high school, she went on to higher learning. According to the records from Wellesley College, Dorothy was enrolled from 1924 to 1925. Then, she went on to do a BS at Simmons College. She graduated in 1928 in Secretarial Studies. The yearbook describes Dorothy as "Small and slender, with wavy brown hair and the very nicest smile — that's Dot. She is very sociable, likes the movies, teas, and kittens, especially small, fuzzy grey ones. In 1930, Dorothy moved to Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts. She is listed as a lodger, along with various other people. During this time, she was a secretary at a tannery. 9 June 1934, Dorothy got married. She got married to Frank Mitchell (1908-1994). Frank, otherwise known as Francis Douglas Mitchell, was born in Swampscott, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He was born to Simmons Elmer Mitchell and Margaret Eveline Douglas. His dad was a locomotive fireman and engineer. Soon after getting married to Frank, Dorothy and her husband had children. From 1937-1941, they welcomed three children into the family. They had a boy and two girls, Bruce, Nancy, and Susan, respectively. The 1940 census offers us more insight into Dorothy’s life. By the time the census rolled around in 1940, she had both children and her husband living in her household. They were renting in Worcester, Massachusetts, and her husband was an accountant. His income was 2200. Dorothy was not working during this time. In 1940, another event occurred as well. In 1940, Frank was drafted for war. His draft card gives us more insight into what was happening in their lives. They were living at 6 Autumn Street (which matches with the 1941 directory), their telephone at the time was 3-3318, and he worked at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. The draft card also tells us that he was 5’7", 160 lbs, and had blonde hair and blue eyes. In 1948, Dorothy’s mother, Mary Louise, passed away. She was 79 years old. The next time we get hold of Dorothy is from the 1950 census. The census does not offer any more insight than 1940, but between 1940 and 1950, they moved. In 1950, they were reported living in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, on Brockton Avenue. In 1960, Dorothy’s father, Herbert Kendall, passed away. He was 93 years old. Later on, in 1994, Dorothy’s husband, Frank, passed away. He was 86 years old at the time. The last accessible record we have of Dorothy is from 2006. In 2006, Dorothy passed away on 15 May. She was 100 years old. Her cause of death was dementia. Some interesting facts found while searching for Dorothy were her connection to the Mayflower and the ancestors she descended from there. The book that we tracked Dorothy down in was a poetry book that we tracked another lady on our website: Angie Clara Chapin. The note found in the book reads as follows: For Dear Miss Chapin with many happy memories and love from Dorothy Bruce, ‘26. Written also in her handwriting is an address with a date: Penequid Point September, 1927 Along with those two notes is another note: 210 Roland Ave, Baltimore. At this time, it is unclear what both places have in common with anyone mentioned within the book. The last bit of information taken and linked to another person on booklives is a nameplate with the name: Constance Virginia Carter. Her nameplate is decorated with two lions in the middle with a statement in Latin: Virtus Vera Nobilitas meaning "Virtue is true nobility." Sources 1942 Record Number of the Wellesley College Bulletin. Accessed through the Wellesley College Digital Repository. Accessed 3 November 2023. "Archival Record 2015.169.013 ‘program.’" Accessed through the Fitchburg Historical Society. Accessed 13 November 2023. Blake, Simone. "A History of Girl Scouting in Fitchburg." December 1982. Accessed through the Fitchburg Historical Society. Accessed 13 November 2023. "BRUCE, Dorothy Edna (57499)." Accessed on Nova Scotia Roots. Accessed 31 October 2023. "Dorothy E Bruce in the 1920 United States Federal Census." Accessed on Ancestry.ca. Accessed 1 November 2023. Dorthy E Bruce in the 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed on Ancestry.ca. Accessed 1 November 2023. "Dorothy Edna Bruce - Facts."Accessed on Ancestry.ca. Accessed 1 November 2023. "Dorthy B Mitchell in the 1950 United States Federal Census." Accessed on Ancestry.ca. Accessed on 1 November 2023. "Dorothy B Mitchell in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995." Accessed on Ancestry.ca. Accessed on 2 November 2023. "Dorothy B Mitchell in the Vermont, U.S., Death Records, 1909-2008." Accessed on Ancestry.ca. Accessed 10 November 2023. "Dorothy Mitchell in the 1940 United States Federal Census." Accessed on Ancestry.ca. Accessed 1 November 2023. "Francis Douglas Mitchell - Facts." Accessed on Ancestry.ca. Accessed 1 November 2023. "Frank Douglas Mitchell in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947." Accessed on Ancestry.ca. Accessed 3 November 2023. "Herbert Kendall Bruce - Facts." Accessed on Ancestry.ca. Accessed 1 November 2023. "Mary Louise Hubbard - Facts." Accessed on Ancestry.ca. Accessed 1 November 2023. "Miss Dorothy Bruce in the U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current." Accessed on Ancestry.ca. Accessed 1 November 2023. "MITCHELL, Bruce D. (57500)." Accessed on Nova Scotia Roots. Accessed on 31 October 2023. "MITCHELL, Francis D. (57498)." Accessed on Nova Scotia Roots. Accessed 31 October 2023. "MITCHELL, Nancy M. (57501)." Accessed on Nova Scotia Roots. Accessed 31 October 2023. "MITCHELL, Susan P. (57502)." Accessed on Nova Scotia Roots. Accessed 31 October 2023. Simmons College (Boston, Mass.)--Yearbooks 1928. Accessed through the Simmons College Archives and Special Collections. Accessed on 9 November 2023. The Wellesley Legenda 1924. Accessed through the Wellesley College Digital Repository. Accessed on 29 October 2023. The Wellesley Legenda 1928. Accessed through the Wellesley College Digital Repository. Accessed on 29 October 2023. "United States. Census 1930 | Massachusetts. Census 1930." Accessed on Family Search. Accessed 31 October 2023. Page 724. Notes Special thanks to the Fitchburg Historical Society for allowing me to access their archives. With special assistance from Elias A. Reed., 2 March 1906, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA, 15 May 2006, Mary Louise Hubbard (1869-1948), Herbert Kendall Bruce (1867-1960), Marjorie Hubbard Bruce (1897-1975), Rachel Story Bruce (1899-1960), and Katherine Louise Bruce (1903-1998), Frank Mitchell (1908-1994), 9 June 1934, Bruce, Nancy, Susan
E. C. MacInnes
E. C. MacInnes
E.C. MacInnes (1882-1952) Emeline Catherine Moore MacInnes, born 24 June 1882, was the daughter of Allan MacInnes (1841-1913) & Mary Ann Ross (1850-1935), Prince Edward Island. Both of her parents spoke Gaelic and sang in the Presbyterian Belfast (PEI) church choir in both the English and Gaelic services Emeline had three older siblings: Donald A. MacInnes (1872-1930), Christina Ross MacInnes Munroe (1877-1931), Jean Kinlock MacInnes (1880-1965), and two younger siblings: Mabel MacInnes MacEachern (1885-1953), William Henry MacInnes (1890-1970). Emeline, who preferred to be called Emily or Em, went to school at Prince of Wales College and Normal School to become a teacher, receiving her third class teacher's license in 1898. At some point she had a change of heart and decided to become a nurse. In 1908 Emily moved to Boston and began studying as a nurse at the Women’s Charity Club Hospital. The W.C.C. was “a hospital for destitute women” (Verbrugge 92) on Parker Hill Avenue in Roxbury (Boston) Massachusetts. The 1910 U.S. Federal Census confirms that Emily had moved to the United States in 1908 and was working at the Hospital in 1910, the year she graduated. The UPEI book, A Handbook of Obstetric Nursing for Nurses, Students and Mother, by Anna M. Fullerton, M.D., published in 1904, was signed by Emily: E.C. MacInnes W.C.C. Hosp. 1908-1910 After her time working in the hospital Emily worked as a private nurse for wealthy families in the Boston area. According to the 1916 city directory, Emily was still working as a nurse, living at 11 William Street, Somerville MA. Living with her were her sisters Christina and Jean, also nurses. In 1918 Emily returned to Prince Edward Island and married (James) Franklin Halliday on 12 December 1918. In the 1921 Census of Canada, James and Emeline, were living in Eldon PEI with their daughter Jean (7 months old) and James’ widowed mother, Annie Haleday, age 75. Emily and Frank had three children: Jean Rowan Halliday MacKay, Alice May Halliday Brundage, and James Franklin Halleday, Jr. Jean Rowan Halliday was born on 10 October 1920. She was baptised in the Presbyterian Church in Belfast on 24 April 1921. She went to Prince of Wales College to become a teacher and continued her education at Mt. Allison, receiving a B.Sc in Home Economics in 1950. Following her time at Mt. Allison she took a job as an assistant dietitian at the sanatorium in Charlottetown. Later she taught home economics at a high school in Sackville, New Brunswick, followed by a job in Alberta with the Department of Agriculture (home economics extension service). PEI eventually called her home and after receiving her PhD she became a home economics professor at the University of Prince Edward Island. In 1964 she married Wendell MacKay of Stanley Bridge PEI. They had two children, Kenneth and Flora. Jean wrote a book about growing up in Eldon PEI, called “The Home Place: Life in Rural Prince Edward Island in the 1920s and 30s.” It was Jean who donated her mother's nursing book to the Robertson Library. Dr. Jean MacKay died in 2004. Alice May Halliday born on 5 May 1922. Alice followed in her mother’s footsteps and became a nurse. She moved to the U.S. and entered the U.S. Army Nurse Corp. on 20 December 1944, becoming a 2nd Lieutenant in the Corp. She later married Thomas Brundage, had three children (Thomas, Alan and Donna Jean), and died on 25 July 1996 in New Jersey. James Franklin Halliday Jr, known locally as Jimmy Halliday, was born in 1924. He was a noted Prince Edward Island fiddler and died in 2009. You can read about his musical legacy on the site Bowing Down Home. Emily was very involved in her community. She was part of the local Women's Institute and the Missionary Society, and she used her nursing skills to help her friends and neighbours. Emily’s husband, Frank, died on 25 February 1945. Seven years later, after suffering with alzheimer's disease, Emily died on 20 December 1952. She is buried in Saint John’s Presbyterian Cemetery in Belfast PEI. Her obituary, from the Charlottetown Guardian (23 January 1953, p.8) reads: In Memoriam- Mrs. J.F. Halliday On December 20th, Mrs. J.F. Halliday of Eldon entered into eternal rest in her 71st year. The late Mrs. Halliday was formerly Emeline Catherine Moore MacInnes, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Allen MacInnes of Rosebery, P.E.I. She obtained her teacher’s license in Prince of Wales College and Normal School, Charlottetown. Instead of teaching school she went to the U.S.A. and chose nursing as her profession. She trained in the Women’s Charity Club Hospital, Roxbury, Mass., graduated in 1910, and practised nursing until 1918, when she returned to P.E.I. to marry Frank Halliday, Eldon, who predeceased her in 1945. Until the onset of her illness several years ago, Mrs. Halliday’s life was one of full and happy service, firstly in her home, where she was a devoted and exemplary wife and mother, and secondly in her church and community, where she actively supported every worthwhile effort. She will be remembered as a good neighbor, especially in times of illness and sorrow, and as a sincere friend. With her warm personality and kindly ways she was well beloved. It might truly be said of her that she loved her fellowman, and that she did unto others as she would that they should do to her. She lived her Christian principles in her daily life. Left to cherish and revere her memory are three children: Jean, teaching in Sackville, N.B., Alice, Mrs. T.H. Brundage, Jr., New York City, and James, on the homestead; two sisters, Jean, and Mable (Mrs. MacEachern), and one brother, William, all of Rosebery, P.E.I. Also surviving are three grandchildren, Thomas, Alan, and Donna Jean Brundage. The funeral service, held in St. John’s Presbyterian Chruch, Belfast, on December 22nd, was conducted by a former pastor of Eldon United Church and friend of the family. Rev. W.B. MacPhail assisted by Rev. John MacKay. Hymns sung were favorites of the late Mrs. Halliday: “The Lord’s My Shepherd,” “O Master Let Me Walk With Thee,” “By Cool Siloam’s Shady Rill.” Pall-bearers were: Roberts West, Herbert Worth, Justin Van Iderstine, Stewart MacWilliams, David Ross, John Ross. Interment was in Belfast cemetery. Floral tributes were: Pillow- Jean, Alice, and James [children] Spray- Jean, Mabel, and Willie [surviving siblings] Spray- Alene and Stafford Spray- The Grandchildren Spray- Tom and Mrs. T. H. Brundage, Sr. Spray- Christine and John McGarry Spray- Frances and Dennis Neal Spray- Eldon Women’s Institute “Well done, though good and faithful servant… enter though into the joy of the Lord.” Sources: 1901 Census of Canada. Census Place: Lot (Township/Canton) 58, Queen's (East/est), Prince Edward Island; Page: 2; Family No: 14 1910 United States Federal Census. Census Place: Boston Ward 19, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_622; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 1556; FHL microfilm: 1374635 1916 Somerville Massachusetts City Directory, p.581. Boston: W.A. Greenough & Co., 1916. 1919 Somerville Massachusetts City Directory, p.567. Boston: W.A. Greenough & Co., 1919. 1921 Census of Canada. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 105; Census Place: 105, Queens, Prince Edward Island; Page Number: 9 Birth Record for Jean Rowan Halliday. PARO: Record Book No.1, page 110. Death Record for Emeline Catherine Halliday. PARO: RG19/s2/ss6: Death registration books, 1952. Entry No.1864. 3 Death Record for James Franklin Halliday. PARO: RG19/s2/ss6: Death registration books, 1945. Entry No. 368. “Descendants of John Kinloch MacDonald and Margaret Nicholson or MacDonald”. Island Register Find-a-Grave. James Franklin “Jimmy” Halliday. Accessed 30 June 2020. Fullerton, Anna M., M.D., A Handbook of Obstetric Nursing for Nurses, Students and Mother, Philadelphia: P. Blackston’s Son & Co., 1904. “Happenings.” The Guardian. Charlottetown. 15 September 1964, p.6. Jean MacKay Collection. “In Memoriam- Mrs. J.F. Halliday” Charlottetown Guardian 23 January 1953, p.8. Accessed 30 June 2020. “Left for Alberta.” The Guardian, 18 August 1955, p.2. MacKay, Jean Halliday. “The Home Place: Life in Rural Prince Edward Island in the 1920s and 30s.” Fredericton, NB: Goose Lane Editions, 2000. Robertson Library Stacks, FC2618.M34 2000. Marriage Record for Emmeline McInnis and Franklin Halliday. PARO: RG19, Series3, Subseries4: Marriage Licenses, 1918. Obituary of Jean Halliday MacKay. Globe and Mail 16 February 2004. U.S. Naturalization for Alice May Halliday. Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 8/1845 - 12/1911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21 Verbrugge, Martha H. “Able-Bodied Womanhood: Personal Health and Social Change in Nineteenth-Century Boston.” Oxford University Press, 21 January 1988, page 92. Viewed June 12, 2020. Photo: Photo from “The Home Place: Life in Rural Prince Edward Island in the 1920s and 30s,” by Jean Halliday MacKay., Allan MacInnes, Mary Ann Ross, (James) Franklin Halliday, Jean Rowan Halliday, Alice May Halliday, and James Franklin Halleday, Jr.
E. O. Barnwell
E. O. Barnwell
E.C. Evans
E.C. Evans
Reverend Ernest Charles Evans (1883-1968) Ernest Charles Evans was born in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, in July 1883. Ernest had a start in business but decided to follow his interest in religion and became a lay preacher. In 1909, he left England for Saskatchewan, CA, responding to a call from the Canadian West for ministers. After two years of field work, as a Probationer for the Methodist Church, Ernest relocated to Wesley College, in Winnipeg, CA, to continue his theological studies. In 1914, before Ernest could finish his degree, World War I began. He joined the Canadian Army Corps and was in active duty, in France, until 1919. As soon as he had returned to Canada, Ernest became ordained and took a position at the Union Church in Watrous, Saskatchewan. He continued his work at assorted churches in the West for the next six years before relocating to the United States, and eventually settling in Prince Edward Island. Ernest served as the pastor of assorted churches on PEI, including Trinity United Church and Zion Presbyterian Church in Charlottetown, St. John’s Presbyterian Church in Belfast, and Road Presbyterian Church in Glasgow throughout the 1940s and 50s. Additionally, Ernest served as a vice president of the Prince Edward Island Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society and was a representative of the Auxiliary to Dominion Board meetings in Toronto. Reverend Ernest Charles Evans passed away on 24 May 1968. Sources: “Ernest C. Evans, PGM." Free Masonry PEI “Service of Remembrance.” Charlottetown Guardian 21 September 1944: 3. Island Newspapers “The Eastern Guardian.” Guardian of the Gulf [Charlottetown] 21 February 1948: 10. Island Newspapers “115th Annual Meeting Last Night At Summerside Of P.E.I. Bible Society.” Guardian of the Gulf [Charlottetown] 11 June 1954: 13. Island Newspapers “Churches Tomorrow." Guardian of the Gulf [Charlottetown] 5 June 1954: 3. Island Newspapers “Wed at Zion Church Reside in Charlottetown.” The Guardian [Charlottetown] 19 September 1956: 8. Island Newspapers “City and Central.” The Guardian [Charlottetown] 12 April 1957: 2. Island Newspapers Photo: From “Ernest C. Evans, PGM." Free Masonry PEI, July 1883, Walsall, Staffordshire, England, 24 May 1968

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