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William MacPhail family fonds
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CA PCA Acc4871
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1840-1955 (Creation)
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- MacPhail, William (Family)
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.008 m of textual records
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1 photograph
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MacPhail, William (Family)
Biographical history
William MacPhail emigrated from Nairn, Scotland to Nova Scotia in 1833 along with his wife Mary MacPherson and their two year old son William. The family relocated to Orwell, Prince Edward Island in 1844. The couple's other children include Isabella, Janetta, and possibly Lydia. Their son William (1831-1905) farmer, teacher, and school inspector, married Catherine Moore Smith (1834-1920) in 1858. Most notable among their ten children are Sir Andrew MacPhail, christened John Andrew (1864-1938), author, pathologist, and professor, and William Matheson (1872-1949), a prominent engineer and teacher.
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MacPhail, Sir Andrew
Biographical history
Sir Andrew MacPhail of Orwell, Prince Edward Island, was an author, a critic, a soldier, a pathologist, and a professor.
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MacPhail, William Matheson
Biographical history
William Matheson MacPhail was a member of the prominate MacPhail family of Orwell, Prince Edward Island. Through his work as an engineer, he was involved in developing electric power at Niagara Falls and travelled to Poland and Hungry to represent his Winnepeg based construction firm. He also worked as a teacher in several schools on P.E.I.
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The fonds contains correspondence between members of the MacPhail family and others as well as genealogical information. It also contains articles and newspaper clippings of wedding announcements, obituaries, and notable achievements of various members of the MacPhail family. The main portion of the fonds relates to William Matheson MacPhail including correspondence, writings, biographical information and his teaching licences and contracts. There is also a selection of Sir Andrew MacPhail's writings and critiques thereof. The fonds includes a photograph of William MacPhail Senior labled "Grandfather MacPhail (The Master)". The material has been arranged in files by family members, as well as a general file on family genealogy.
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- English
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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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- MacPhail, William (Family) (Creator)
- MacPhail, Sir Andrew (Creator)
- MacPhail, William Matheson (Creator)
- MacPhail, William, 1831-1905 (Subject)
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- English