A History of Canoe Cove until he married in 1908. In 1904 he bought a farm from Neil MacEachern , who moved to Long Creek . Duncan could turn his hand to almost any trade. He was a progressive man, spoken of as being ahead of his time. He was a farmer, fisherman, carpenter and for many years operated a saw mill. His outstanding passion was for boats, a passion shared by his sons and grandsons. A picture of the Titanic, the unsinkable ship that did indeed sink, has hung in the MacCannell kitchen for over 75 years. (It was a premium for subscribing to the Family Herald). Duncan married Jane Inman and they had three sons: Russell, the oldest, went to Vancouver, B.C. when very young, married Ina Beamish , and had one daughter, Linda Anne . He died at 39 years of age in Vancouver . Neil, the next son, lived in Toronto for many years. He married Irene Emerson and died aged 65. John lived almost all his life in Canoe Cove , married Florence MacRae , a schoolteacher and registered nurse, and had seven children as follows: Lillian, married Edgar Buckle of Newfoundland , is a business woman, lives near Halifax and they have one daughter, Shannon. Anne, married to Neil Chapman of Truro , works there in the County municipal office and they have two sons, Mark and Alexander. Duncan lives in the family home and is a fisherman. Rosemary, MSc. in nursing, married Hector White of Quebec and they have one son, James. They live in MeadowBank and Rosemary works for the Department of Health, Provincial Government. William, MSc.(Eng), is a Major currently working a one year tour in the Sinai. Russell, deceased at age 30. Janice, bookkeeper at K- Mart Pharmacy lives in Cornwall .