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Skye Pioneers and "The Island" by Malcolm A. Macqueen (1878-1960) was first published in 1929 by the Stovell Company in Winnipeg. It is one of the first, if not the first, published work of genealogy and family history treating the settlers from Skye, Scotland, who came to Prince Edward Island, Canada, in the 19th Century and went on to occupy positions of prominence in Canada and North America. This edition, published in conjunction with the Belfast Historical Society of Prince Edward Island, seeks to make this difficult-to-find work available to the general public in a reformatted and…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Skye Pioneers and "The Island" by Malcolm A. Macqueen (1878-1960) was first published in 1929 by the Stovell Company in Winnipeg. It is one of the first, if not the first, published work of genealogy and family history treating the settlers from Skye, Scotland, who came to Prince Edward Island, Canada, in the 19th Century and went on to occupy positions of prominence in Canada and North America. This edition, published in conjunction with the Belfast Historical Society of Prince Edward Island, seeks to make this difficult-to-find work available to the general public in a reformatted and easy-to-read edition.The introduction, "Malcolm Macqueen and the Writing of Skye Pioneers," was researched and written specifically for this edition. Besides placing Skye Pioneers within the context of published North American genealogy, it provides a succinct biography of the author and suggests when and how he wrote the book. The introduction also gives insight into the author's goals and his view of the significance of the immigration from Skye for the development of Canada.This is a must-read book for anyone interested in the early Scottish settlement in North America and of particular value to the many today who are descended from the settlers who came from Skye aboard the Polly, Oughton and Dykes (1803) and the Mary Kennedy (1829).
Autorenporträt
Malcolm Alexander Macqueen was born in Orwell, Prince Edward Island, in 1878. After graduating from Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown and Queen's University in Ontario, he made his way to Manitoba, where he quickly became one of the prominent citizens of the city. He was an attorney (solicitor and barrister), but appears to have made his money in real estate. In 1912, he married Harriet (Maud) Riley, the daughter of Robert T. Riley, one of the wealthiest and most prominent businessmen in Winnipeg. Macqueen appears to have retired from active practice of law in 1918 to devote himself to chronicling the Scottish origins of his province of birth, Prince Edward Island. He died in Winnipeg in 1960.