HENRY and ANNIE BINNS SQUAREBRIGGS had the following children

1. Catherine Amelia (Apr. 7, 1872 - Oct. 20, 1872)

2. William Henry b. Sept. 2, 1873

Richard b. Apr. 17, 1877

Florie (Oct. 22, 1878 — 1969) In. June 27, 1905 to John A. Sterns - Charlottetown Charles Hugh b. Oct. 6, 1882

Sandy Stuart b. June 6, 1885

JAMES SQUAREBRIDGE (1842 - Oct. 28, 1928) eighth child of Catherine and Capt. Henry Squarebriggs in Mar. 7, 1868 HANNAH ANN SIMS. James was known as a General Shipping Merchant in the Squarebriggs business.

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The death of James M. Squarebriggs was recorded in the Morning Graphic, Oct. 29, 1929, as follows:

In Boston on Oct. 28, James M. Squarebriggs, formerly of Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island, in his 88th year, leaving three sons, 4 daughters, a brother, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Some of this family moved to the United States. Records list eight children in this family. The above Obituary indicates that there were nine children in the family. If the above statement is correct, then there were more children born after the family left Prince Edward Island.

JAMES and HANNAH ANN SIMS SQUAREBRIGGS had the following family:

1. Emma Jane (Sept. 12, 1868 — Nov. 8, 1871) Stanley Bridge Cemetery Records

2. Margaret Bell b. Aug. 12, 1870 m. Mar. 24, 1900 to Oscar Keefe, Rollo Bay. She died in Boston in 1918.

William Daniel b. Oct. 15, 1872 - was a Dentist

Ida May (Sept. 8, 1874 - Oct. 21, 1882) Stanley Bridge Cemetery Records

Heath Cambridge b. _ 26, 1876

Bessie Sims b. Oct. 8, 1879 m. George W. McKay of the Cavendish Road

Mg; Bruce b. Oct. 31, 1881

Martha Ellen b. May 10, 1884 m. Leo Ivan Bruce

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McLEOD MacLEOD

A.J. McLeod was President of A. J. McLEOD & C0. General Store, which was located to the East of the present bridge. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander [also called ”Yankee Sandy”] McLeod, Valleyfield. Mr. McLeod came to Stanley Bridge as an employee of the MacMILLAN Store, Wheatley River. He transferred to work in their new store in Stanley Bridge, which was located West of the present Bridge. It has been said that Mr. McLeod went to live with the MacMillan family when he was about fourteen years of age. If this is true, he came to Stanley Bridge when the family purchased the Brown Store. At that time he would be about sixteen years of age. Archibald was the second eldest of nine children. He was consid— ered a competent postal clerk in both the MacMillan stores. Mr. McLeod became a partner in the SQUAREBRIGGS Store which Daniel Ross purchased in 1886. In later years Mr. McLeod purchased this store which was located to the east of the river. This was the era of trade through

the waterways and not by rail or vehicle”

Because of the lucrative sailing vessel trade, he became a prime exporter of goods with FOR- EIGN SHIPPING SERVICES. This was a ‘two way’ business. Necessities for the population, such as molasses and sugar were provided. In exchange, provisions which were needed on ves—

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