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MacDonald, Marsella (wife of the late Alexander MacDonald) - Last Will and Testament - 1893

In the name of God, Amen

Know all persons by these presents that I, Marsella MacDonald wife of the late Alexander MacDonald of St. Margaret’s parish in Kings County in Prince Edward Island, being now aged and infirm in body but found in mind, do make this my last will and testament.

That first, that after my death my body shall be decently interred at St. Margaret’s and the expenses of my funeral shall be paid out of my personal effects.

That in the next place that if there any debts due or owing of me they shall be paid.

The 100 acres of land on which I reside shall be divided between my sons Donald and James.  The western part of this land shall belong to Donald and the eastern half shall belong to James. And should there be any dispute or disagreement between my said sons in the division of the land, I hereby appoint my son Roderick MacDonald of Souris and Donald Beaton of Souris, my executors to see my affairs after my death arranged and also to settle and divide the said land should any dispute arise between my said sons Donald and James in the division of the same.

This was done and subscribed by me at Souris in King’s County on November 13, 1860. As witness my hand and seal in the presence of


Bennett McEacheran
Clementina Beaton
Agnes McDonald
Donald Beaton


This will was proved on October 25, 1893 under oath by Clementina Beaton.
This will was certified by Richard Reddin, Judge of Probate

 

Macdonald Tobacco Company

The Macdonald Tobacco Company was founded in 1858 by William Christopher Macdonald and his brother Augustine. Initially called McDonald Brothers and Co., the company procured tobacco leaf from suppliers in the southern United States that was converted to pipe and chewing tobacco at their small Montreal facility. While the use of tobacco products was growing in popularity, the American Civil War afforded the fledgling company an opportunity that brought enormous financial success leading to Macdonald Brothers becoming the preeminent company in the field in Canada. Virtually all of the tobacco growers were located in U.S. states that were part of the Confederacy and with the onset of the war, the northern states faced a huge shortage of tobacco leaf. Because Macdonald Tobacco was a Canadian company, they were able to buy the tobacco leaf from the Southern United States and have it brought by ocean cargo vessels to Montreal. There, it was processed then the finished product was shipped to the tobacco-starved market in the northern United States.

At the end of the Civil War, the company continued to prosper and by the early 1870s had more than five hundred employees. During this period, William Macdonald bought out his brother's stock position.

Deeply proud of his Scottish heritage, William C. Macdonald used the image of a Scottish Lass on the packaging of Macdonald tobacco products for nearly a century.

A lifelong bachelor who actually disliked tobacco, on his death in 1917 Macdonald bequeathed his company to Walter and Howard Stewart, the two sons of company manager David Stewart. Walter Stewart became president and under his guidance the company extended production to cut pipe tobacco and tobacco for "roll your own" cigarettes. In 1922, packaged cigarette production was added which quickly became the mainstay of the business. During the 1960s, David M. Stewart (1920-1984), expanded the business into the manufacturing of cigars.

The Macdonald Tobacco company remained in the Stewart family until 1974 when David M. Stewart sold it to the American tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company who, in light of the uncertainty created by the Quebec separatist movement, relocated the head office to Toronto, Ontario.

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