County, P. E. I. Originally, it was made up of 273 acres of land, having a width of hi chains on . The land slopes gently to the south, with a view of Canadian , Summerside , across the bay. It was first settled before 1800, and up to about 1810 was occupied by several families of Acadian French, Zavier Gallant being the lessee. Little was done to improve the land at this time, as the French lived chiefly by fishing and products of the forest. In 1811, their holdings were purchased by Thomas Archibald , esq., a native of Scotland , who only remained two years here, then left for Lisbon in Portugal. However, he gave it the name because of a small clearing made by the French, which sloped toward the water, and was bordered by wild roses. was next purchased by John Ramsay , the ktb son of Archibald Ramsay , in 1813. He married Martha Owen in 1815, then moved to . They were among the first English speaking settlers on this side of the bay, and experienced many hardships. They made, however, a comfortable home which is still standing. Mr. Ramsay re¬ presented in the Colonial Parliament from 1834-38, and at the time of his death in 1839 was High Sheriff of the County. His two youngest sons, John and Hugh, owned the farm till the 1880's. During the time the Ramsay's held , several parts of it were sold. Forty acres were sold to Dan Hutchinson , and is now owned by Roland Best . Fifty acres were sold to Mr. Auld , then to John Clark . This is now owned by Ivan and Edward Clark with the exception of a plot where Winfred Clark has his home. Fifty acres were sold to Allan Fraser , and in turn to Henry Barrett and Winfield Gamble . Land was also given for Presbyterian Church and Manse. The remaining part of Farm was sold by the Ramsay Brothers to Rev. Fraser , a Minister in Lot 16 Presbyterian Church. Rev. Fraser died of pneumonia, which he caught after his horse fell in the ice while crossing from Lot 1^« He went directly to church service without 47