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Commander-in—Chief of the Forces in the Kingdom of Ireland. When stationed in Canada the Prince occupied Kent House at Montmorenci Falls. Le Moine, the historian, informs us that “daily in the closing years of the eighteenth cen- tury might the Prince, then a dashing young Colonel of Fusiliers, have been met, trotting his pair of Norman ponies over the Beauport road from Montmorenci to the City, with the fascinating Madame de St. Laurent at his side.” Kent House is now standing in the beautiful park above the falls.

Upon the death of Princess Charlotte on November 6, 1817, the succession to the throne was involved in doubt. She was the only child of the Regent, who three years afterwards succeeded his lunatic father as George IV. Of George the Third's seven sons, none of them at this time had legitimate off- spring. There were also in addition five surviving daughters, two of whom were married and childless and three unmarried. For reasons of state the Duke of Kent was prevailed upon to abandon Madame de St. Laurent, with whom he had lived happily for twenty-seven years, and seek a royal spouse. On May 29, 1818, he was married to Princess Victoria Mary Louise, daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Cobourg. She was then thirty-two years of age, a widow with two children, the Duke of Kent being twenty-one years her senior. It would be of interest to know what became of Madame de St. Laurent and her two sons. There is a tradition that she entered a convent, but it is not known where she ended her days.

Although the Duke was seven years older than his brother-in-law, Frederick Braham Holland, they were on intimate terms in Quebec, and the Duke was godfather to one of Colonel John Frederick's children.

By his first wife Frederick Braham had two children, Samuel Francis and Josette Charlotte.

Samuel Francis, eldest son of Frederick Braham, was born in 1807 and died on 8th February, 1838. He had two sons, Frederick F. and Alexander Edward,

also one daughter, Josette.

In the Methodist cemetery at Tryon stands a tombstone to the memory of Samuel Francis, and beside it another, but the inscription is now illegible. It may he that of the Major's widow or that of his daughter Charlotte.

There is also a tombstone to the memory of Josette, daughter of Frederick Braham, who died October 18th, 1888, aged 77 years.

Frederick F. was born on May 25th, 1832, and died on December 3rd, 1921. He lived at Tryon on a farm of 230 acres, shown on a map of Lot 28, Prince County, his name being on the parcel. The residence, which was only half a mile east of the Village of Tryon, was burned in 1907. He had three sons: Philip, who now lives on the farm, Samuel and Camden.

Alexander Edward was born in 1836 and died at Searletown on January 12th, 1918. He held the office of High Sheriff in Prince County for two terms. He was a noted athlete and sportsman. He had eight children, of whom the follow- ing are now living: Edgar I., now of Los Angeles, Cal., formerly of Great Falls, Montana; Marion 1., at Summerside, unmarried, living with her mother; Cora (Mrs. W. P. Rogers), Alberta; and Arthur A., on the old homestead, St. Eleanor’s, P.E.I.