BLANCHARD Oliver Blanchard was born at Caraquet, New Brunswick . His first wife was Marguerite Downing . They lived in Their first son was Piere (Peter) who was born near . In later life he lived with his sister Justine, ( Mrs. Vincent Mallett ), and worked for many of his ¬ ler's Rest neighbours. Other children were: Marie, Raphael, Mary Celina , Adie Josephine , Marie Hildegarde Louise, Marie Louise. His second wife was Marie Poirier. Their children were Joseph, who went overseas in the Second World War and then to . Marie Margaret and Theophide were twins and died young. Joseph¬ ine married W. J. O' Brien and lived in Traveller's Rest. George and Ernest were twins who also died when they were young. Joseph Arthur was a truck driver in Western Canada for thirteen years. He was in the Army for four and one-half years during the Second World War. Later, he was employed as a labourer by farmers in the area. He is married to Muriel Hooper of Toronto . They have a daughter, Sarah, attending Holland College. Genivieve married Dan Noonan , Indian River . Daisy married , New Annan , and after his death married Oliver Paynter and lives near Kensington . Oliver Blanchard and his wife and family moved to Traveller's Rest in 1906. He was a fisherman by trade and also worked for fox ranch¬ ers in this area. j^ffa* BOWNESS William Bowness was a carriage builder with four shops — a paint tehop, wood-working shop, blacksmith shop, repair shop, and a warehouse lor lumber. At first he lived on the Robert Walker farm until he sold to James Marchbank in 1890. He reserved a lot now owned by Mrs. Harold Moase . He hauled a house, bought from Mr. Dickeson in Wilmot and lived in it. He poarded the five men who worked in his shops. In 1898 he moved to Summerside , where the Rankin place is now located. The shops were taken apart, hauled on wagons and set up in their new location at the corner of and the . f\e was postmaster at New Annan with the post office in his house. He married Jane Sutherland of and their family was Alma, pyron, Pearl, Ethel, Frank. Alma is married and lives in Shediac, N.B. , Byron married Jennie ■Walsh, lived in Charlottetown , where he died recently. Pearl married Harry Pridham and lived in Summerside in a house now owned by the United fchurch. Ethel never married. Frank, a dentist, married Ethel Ling of Wheatley River , lived in Ken¬ sington, retired and lived in Charlottetown until his death in 1972. He had f son Frank, Toronto , and a daughter Pearl of Charlottetown . 49