After his death the farm was taken over by his son John Henry who, as we mentioned earlier, married Hanna Flood in 1904. They had a

family of nine children; five boys and four girls. Gerald, born 1906 and died three years later.

Helen was born May 30, 1907 and married Austin Driscoll, Sep- tember 19, 1940.

Mary, born September 12, 1909 was married to Earl Kelly, August 8, 1934.

The next boy born of their marriage was named Gerald. He was born June 10, 1911 and married Mary Hagan on August 25, 1941.

Joseph was born January 6, 1913 and he married May Trainor Aug- ust 13, 1938.

Gertrude was born June 3, 1915.

Russell, born March 7, 1917, married Winnifred Campbell of North Wiltshire.

John was born October 27, 1918 and married Christina Maker, Feb- Harry 1, 1947.

Rita, who was born July 14, 1920, married Vincent Maclntyre, November 22, 1943.

John Henry, the father of this family, operated his farm until his retirement in 1940. He owned the first car in the community, and for a number of years drove the wedding parties in Kelly’s Cross. The car was of the 1917 Ford model. He was a well respected gentleman of the com— munity. active in community affairs. He was mainly responsible for the opening of the Maplewood school and donated the land on which it was built. He died in 1960.

The Nantes farm in Maplewood was taken over by his Son Russell who married Winnifred Campbell. They have six children: Paula (Mrs. Warren Grant) who resides in Sault St. Marie, Ontario; Dianne (Mrs. John Norton) who resides in Charlottetown; Jacinta, a student in the University of P.E.I.; Shane, employed in Charlottetown; Allan and Ian are attending Kinkora High School and Alana attends Englewood Elemen— tary School where Mrs. Nantes teaches.

Gerald, the eldest of the John Henry Nantes family, is a sales- man for DeBlois Brothers, Charlottetown. He and his wife Mary have five children, namely: David, Maureen (Mrs. Bruce Garrity), Suzanne (Mrs. Derek Gee), Rosemary (Mrs. Robert Vigeant), and Claire a high school student. David, who is an engineer, married Dianne LaRose, and

have two children. They live in Halifax.

Joseph bought the farm of James Flood in Maplewood. He mar- ried Mary Trainor in 1938, and they have four sons.

James, a bus driver for Unit 3, married Sandra Doiron and they live in York Point.

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