hut about fourteen families, Bourques, Pitres, Chaissons, and others removed to Rollo Bay where they purchased lands from the late John Cambridge upon which they settled in the year 1801 or 2. Two families of Longue epse went to Souris, where the Chiveries of Little River removed some years later. The old burial

ground at Bay Fortune is still discernable on the property of Mr. Charles

Aitken.

There had been in the time of the French Occupation a Catholic Church at Bay Fortune, it fell into ruin and was never replaced by the Acadians. Travelling missionaries frequently held stations in the settlement in the house of who

was a blacksmith without family Honors Ruchel. The first priest of whom there

is mention made as having served these Acadians is Monsieur Magdand, then

came a Monsieur Tedru whose letters to the Bishop of Quebec may be seen in the archives of the diocese of Charlottetown.

After Jr. Ledru's departure the next priest, to visit Bay Fortunu was the Abbe de Calonne, who, sent by the Bishop of Quebec to make enquires as to the state of the Church in Ile St. Jean, established himself near Port La Joie, on what is now called the Warren Farm, whence he started on various missions throughout the Island.

Soon after his arrival it chanced that one Germain CLuissoa of Faye de la Fortune fell ill of the small pox - A messenger was despatched to Port-lafJoie and the priest set out to administer the consolations of religion to the sick man, There was no "royal road“ to duty even for the brother of a first minister of France. Through dense forests and treacherous bogs, over meadows on which the summer

sun beat pitilessly. across bays and streamlets, on foot and by canoe the good priest pursued his weary way. When he arrived at Chaisson's house he found the sick man almost smothered, for want of air, and proceeded to give a lesson in

hyfiiene by Oyeninc all th« Jnors and wihicws. Having revived his patient, he