Surnames beginning with Q

Deed - James and Nancy Fraser to their son, Alexander "Alex" Fraser, the western half of the Fraser family farm at Toney River containing 75 acres, dated October 11, 1880.

The 1879 Meacham Atlas, Section 3, for Toney River, shows land belonging to "Widow Fraser" encompassing the mill pond, grist mill and saw mill on the Toney River. It borders John McRae's land to the north and Donald MacKenzie's farm to the west.

This poem, Welcome Sweet Summer, with a pen sketch of John McRae, was printed in the Pictou Advocate in 1897. The typeset was provided by his nephew, Alexander Hugh McQuarrie, the son of Allan and Catherine (McRae) McQuarrie, in 1959.

Ethel Irene Drummond of Teulon, Manitoba, the great-granddaughter of Alexander McRae, wrote two letters to the editor of the Pictou Advocate that were published together on August 1, 1973.

Photograph of Alexander Hugh McQuarrie, son of Allan and Catherine (McRae) McQuarrie of Saskatchewan and formerly of Toney River. Alex used the initials "A.H. McQuarrie" for his name. He left us many poems and information on his uncle, John McRae.

Allan and Catherine (McRae) McQuarrie of Carnoustie, Saskatchewan and formerly of Toney River.