.e other. with four of the ship's crew landed in order to search for a pilot 0 would take their ship to Charlottetown. They met four men walking upon the xach. these were the Rev. Anneae McEachern lately arrived from Scotland. his other and two McCormacks. Father McEachern's brother having agreed to act as
at. the “Queen of Greenock' again spread her sails to the breeze and steered
Charlottetown, the priest. who intended to visit the capital. laughingly
ling the emigrants that he would go on foot over land and be there as soon as
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the 20th September 1790. the men of Barre landed in Charlottetown. the proprietors
part of Township Eighteen held out flattering inducements to them to settle upon
ir estate, but the terms not being satisfactory. they took up Royalty lands at
ncetown, where they made small clearings and planted wheat. potatoes, etc.
or a while Father McEachern came down to see them. and told them of the good
ds to be had on Township Fourteen, from Mr. Cambridge. offering. should they
ide upon removing hhere. to intercede with Mr. Cambridge on their behalf. and
re for them the titlesof their farms. They did so decide. and in the spring of
2 removed to Grand River. where they built for themselves little log houses all
ng the rivers brink.
her Father McEachern came once or twice a year to administer the Sacraments. and
say Mass in one or other of the humble dwellings. In the year 1810 the men of
re set about building their first church which was adapted to do duty both as
rch and presbytery. so that the priest could lodge there. when he visited Grand
er. This building was made of logs. it was thirty two feet in length by eighteen
width. it was boarded and battened and furnished with a fire place. The committee superintended the building were Alexander McKinnon. (who had moved to Grand
er from Cascumpec) Laughlin McIntyre, John Gillie and Roderick theill. Mass
first offered in this church in February 1810. v____
1816 BishOp McEachern. during one of his visits to Grand River. addressed the