Burpee married N orine Thomas. They lived in Tryon, later movil: r” to St. John, NB. where they resided until his death in 1965. Their on‘. . daughter, Arlene, is married to Jack Sorensen. They live in Tryon at .1 have three sons and one daughter: Kerry, Dale, Jacqueline and Barrie. B

Catherine (Katy) married Lorne Mabey and lives in St. John, N'i' They had no family.

Milton lives in Summerside with his wife the former Velda L , laney. They have a family of six as follows: Grace, Denzil, Lois, Rlit'. ,-

Darcy and Sherry.

Georgie is married to John Dillon and lives in Charlottetown. T ; Dillon’s have seven children: Earl, Shirley, Robert, George, Margare , Joan and Patricia. «

John married Margaret Bonvie. They had a daughter, Helen an son, Daniel. John passed away in 1968 at Tracadie, Nova Scotia.

Gerda married Robert MacGregor and is living in Port Grex'il l . Nova Scotia. They have two daughters, Juanita and Sheila. '

THE CARRUTHER’S

Thomas Carruthers, a native of Dumfries Shire Parish, Scotla« ‘ with his wife Elizabeth Lait and six of their seven children emigrated‘ this country in 1820. They landed at Carleton Point and built a home f themselves a few hundred yards from the shore directly east of the ire , ent Borden breakwater. Tradition has it that the name of the ship ‘ . which they crossed was the “Hector” and that she was lost at sea on htb ' next voyage. Being God-fearing people and not wishing to be buried inb strange land with nothing to mark his grave, Mr. Carruthers brought ‘Vl ‘ him from Scotland, a tombstone. After his death, at the age of 80 yealC, .: in. 1851, this stone was erected to mark his grave and may still be seen} the graveyard directly behind the present Free Church of Scotland? Cape Traverse. Their eldest son remained in Scotland and died you 1-- The other children of Thomas Carruthers and Elizabeth Lait were: T‘ mas, James, Samuel, Jennie, Mary and William. These six children zve.’ d ., all born in Scotland. Mary, the youngest, was eleven years old whfw ‘: they came to Canada. a ‘

The Carruthers of Augustine Cove are descendants of the abO‘O mentioned William, who married Jean Gillispie. They lived in Carletf‘T and farmed. They had eight children: Thomas, Sarah, Mary Ann, Sophlf Jane, Elizabeth, Robert and Charles. C ,

Robert (1839—1927) married Hannah MacWilliams (1846-19231; 5 ' They lived on the same farm as the first Carruthers settler of Carletoi:E but moved farther up from the shore and built a new house for the? selves. They had five sons and two daughters: William (1866-193g Sophia (1867-1947), Edward (1869-1897), Norman (1872-1931), ThomlR: (1875-1955), Major (1878-1955), and Eliza (1882-1934).1!"

_ In 1895 William married Adah Campbell and remained on the fat ; 11y farm at Carleton. They had two sons and four daughters: Arthlls James, Prisc1lla, Mabel, Aletha and Bertha. Arthur never married. Jam? i‘

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