One son, Leroy Bell Kielly, was killed in Action. 1. Leroy Bell (1894-1916) — killed at the Battle of Somme

2. Rex (1897—1968) In. Jennie Cousins daughter of William H. and Florence Cousins, Margate. Rex was wounded in the War, but was able to return to work at the Federal Income Tax office, Charlottetown. They had a family of two children.

3. Jennie m. 1. George Dewar

m. 2. Roy Cromwell - The family lived in Charlottetown

4. Christine b. 1901 m. George Agnew — lived in Charlottetown

5. Russell (1905—1991) after serving in the World War II Armed Forces, and returning to Charlottetown, he moved to Vancouver, where he was employed. {A note of interest was his request for burial. He asked that his cremated remains be spread on the waters of the Stanley River behind the house where he was born.}

[Most of family are buried in ‘People’s Cemetery’ — Charlottetown]

FIFE FYFE

[8]. JOSEPH WATSON FYFE (July 17, 1869- Sept. 7, 1938) son ofJohn and Mary Ann Smith Fyfe

m. Sept. 25, 1907 to MINNIE ALICE WEIR (Mar. 18, 1868 — Aug. 10, 1960) daughter of Robert and Sarah Weir, of Amherst, NS

Watson was an adventurer like his older brothers. He worked as a lumberman before trekking to the North-West Territories during the Klondike gold rush days. In 1907 he returned to Nova Scotia, married Minnie Weir and brought her to the Island to live.

The Amherst Daily News reported that the wedding took place at the residence of the bride’s parents. The bride wore a grey broadcloth travelling suit with a picture hat. They then boarded the CPR. train bound for their new home in Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island.

He went into business in Stanley Bridge. On Oct. 14, 1908, he bought the wharf and shore front running parallel to and on the south—east side of the Stanley Bridge.

Watson and his partner, Albert Morris, from Granville, purchased the general store on the west side of the river on Aug. 7, 1909. This partnership lasted only a short while. On Oct. 1, 1910, Watson took as his partner, his brother—in-law, William T. Weir. They bought and sold dry goods, groceries, hardware, produce, lumber, coal, and shipped produce of all kinds in vessels owned or leased by the partners. “Both were to share in this partnership with neither one draw— ing out more than $50.00 a week. The new partnership was to be known as Weir & Fyfe”. There is no indication when the partnership of Weir & Fyfe ended and became known as the W.

T. Weir General Store.

In 1918 Watson ventured into the sailing business. He purchased aschooner but it was lost on its maiden voyage from New York with a load of coal. There was no insurance to cover this loss. Shortly after this, he lost the John S. Beecham with a load of wood pulp.

Following this Watson and his family moved to Emerald where he went into the merchandising business. He also operated the Emerald Cold Storage Company. Before long they lost their home by fire. Financial problems beset the family as they had to rebuild and the 1930’s were at hand. They then moved to Charlottetown where Watson became a lumber dealer.

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