Hi all, I don't know if this may help someone on the list with their ancestry - but thought I would send it....you never know.... Bryan Keddy Halifax, N.S. Tuesday, October 26, 1909 Bridgewater Bulletin (Nova Scotia) James J. McLachlan Dead Lunenburg mourns the loss of one of its best and most prominent citizens in James Jenkins McLachlan who died on Saturday, October the sixteenth, in the seventy second year of his age. Mr McLachlan, who was born at Castle Douglas, Kirkudbrightshire, Scotland on the 12th day of Dec 1837, and came to Halifax, N.S. in Sept, 1853, where he remained for a period of two years. He then moved to this town and has been a resident for over half a century, and during the most of this time has been engaged in business for himself. As he was a gentleman of agreeable manner and strict integrity in his dealings, it was but natural that he should have secured the confidence of the public and that his business enterprise should be crowned with success. A widow, formerly Miss Anderson, daughter of the late George Anderson, three sons, and four daughters survive him. The sons are John W., who has been associated in the firm with his father for some time, James, of Montreal and George, of Halifax. The daughters are Mrs DeBlois wife of the Rev Henry D. DeBlois, of Annapolis Royal, Mrs Edgar Ruggles, of Regina, Miss Leila at home and Miss Ethel at present residing in Regina. The McLachian family of which the deceased was a member was orginially of good Highland stock who espoused the cause of the ill-fated Pretender, Prince Charles Edward, and when his star descended at the battle of Culloden, removed to the Lowlands. In Scotland two brothers survive him, Samuel living in Glasgow, and John in Sheffield, who up to his retirement two years ago was the manager of an extensive cutlery manufactury. In politics J.J. McLachlan was a life-long Liberal, in religion a Presbyterian, and tho quiet, and unstentatious his counsel was always wise, and his word as good as his bond. Altho in failing health for some time, his death was a surprise to the public, and he passes away universally respected, and regretted. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Rev David A. Frame conducting the ceremony. - -----------------------------------------------------------------------