Rev. James Benjamin McCullagh

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Missionary Priest and a Postmaster of Aiyansh
He was also Justice of the Peace in Aiyansh, and was heavily involved in the Removal of the right of the natives to hold Potlaches.
Translated portitions of the Bible in Nisga'a language
buried in Fairview Cemetery, in Prince Rupert
His father was an agent on a landed Estate at Newry, County Down, Ireland
see his bio book, link above,
Immigrated in June 1883 from Liverpool, with his wife to Montreal.
- They took the SS Otter Steamship, from Victoria north.
He married- Mary Philippa McCullagh, nee Webster
- Bet Apr- June 1883 in Totnes Reg Dist. in Devon
- b- ca 1858, age 33 in 1891, in West Indies (Malta?)
- d- bef 1901
- Mary was the daughter of the Chaplain at Malta, where they met.
5 children:
- daughter- Melita McCullagh, (married Arthur Featherstone Priestley)
- daughter- Nancy McCullagh
- daughter- Jean McCullagh,
- Pat McCullagh
- and Chris McCullagh