Samuel was a carriage builder by trade. He married Ellen Boyle of Crapaud. Their family consisted of :——— Kilburn, Harold, Arthur, Clif- ford, Mae, Ethel, Daisy, Minnie, and Elsie. Another son died in infancy. Their home and carriage shop were situated on the Crapaud Road near Hall’s Bridge where most of the family were born. He purchased the Fall farm on the Sherren Road, where he remained until his death in 1929 at the age of seventy-six. His wife died in 1945, age seventy-seven. At the present time, two of Samuel’s sons, Clifford and Arthur, reside in the vicinity of Crapaud.
David inherited his father’s property and also purchased the ad- joining farm owned by Wesley Callbeck. He married Laura Carrier of Earnscl‘iffe, a sister of Mrs. W. D. Sherren. They had fourteen children:— Eva, Earl, Celia, Smith, Lester, Mary, Amy, Evelyn, Lillian, Lucilla, Ste- wart, Marion, George and Douglas. This couple were noted for their hospitality -—— stranger, friend, or neighbor were always welcome at their home. David died in 1939, age seventy-one; his wife in 1942, age seventy- one.
Two of David’s sons, Stewart and George, now reside on this pro- perty; Stewart on the home farm with his wife, formerly Florence Mac— Leod, and one son David; George on the adjoining farm with his wife, the former Annie Newsome, and two daughters, Velma and Roberta.
William Douglas, elder son of John, was a plasterer by trade, specializing in artistic designing. Much of his work may be seen today in Crapaud and Charlottetown. At the death of his only brother, George Clark, who died at the age of twenty-seven, he took over his father’s farm. Later he purchased three adjoining farms owned by Richard Boyle, John Fall, and Nathan Percival, rsepectively.
On March 17, 1891, William D. married Florence Carrier of Earns- cliffe. Nine sons and one daughter were born to this union :# George Edward, Percy Clark, John Stephen, Louis Henry Davis, Frederick Court- ney, Reagh Benson, Charles Edward, Agnes Amelia, William Fenton, and William Douglas. William Fenton died in infancy.
William D. took a prominent part in the designing and building of the present St. John’s Church. He was a Charter member of Prince Arthur L. O. L. and a director of Crapaud Creamery Co. for many years. He died in 1935 at the age of seventy-eight. His Wife died in 1943, age seventy-five.
At his death, three of his sons inherited the property: Frederic C. Louis H. D., and C. Edward; the former retaining the home farm where he now resides with his wife, formerly Emily Cannon. They have two sons and one daughter :— Elwin, George, and Juanita.
C. Edward married Ella Todd. In 1937 they purchased a house previously owned by Joseph and Amelia MacDonald, and moved it to its present site on the adjoining farm. They have a family of six :— Hazel, Robert, Gordon, Irene, James, and Charles.
Louis H. D. married Dorothy Taylor and now own the Nathan Percival farm. They have a family of eight :—— Mary, John, Edith, Alfred, Dorothy, Joseph, Pauline, and Alan. Another son died in infancy.
Reagh B. married Eleanor Smith. They have three daughters :— Florence, Agnes, and Audrey.
William D’s only daughter, Agnes A., married Stuart Dickson. a native of London, England. During World War I, he served with the Imperial Army and spent a year in a German Prison Camp. In 1920, he emigrated to Prince Edward Island. They have three daughters:— Alice. June, and Gladys.
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