Edward Wyatt and Family fields in the winter by horse and capstan. On a hill by the United Church (at the time Rd. went behind where the Church now is) the house rolled back and slid off the skids. At the time, Matilda's Aunt Liz was in the house making dinner for the workers. George then hired Lund's movers from Rd. in the Scotchfort area to finish the job. A young apple tree was on the route, so John Lund and his father steamed it and bent it out of the way. George Jr . (son of George Sr . and Matilda) with his wife Laura, and their son Norman and family reside there now and continue to farm. The horse and capstan method was commonly used to move buildings in those days. It consisted of raising a building with building jacks, then placing large square runners (possibly 12" x 12") underneath. Halved logs, which were called skids, were placed in front of the runners at right angles, with the round side up and eight to ten feet apart. They were greased with axel grease. The building moved along over the skids. Then, progressively, the skids were moved from the rear of the runners to the front of them. The building was moved along by a horse and capstan. This consisted of cables or chains fastened to the runners (which extended forward for a distance) then fastened to a large post apparatus which was anchored in the ground called a capstan. It had an extending arm which a horse was hitched to. The horse was driven in a circle, turning the capstan thereby winching the building forward inch by inch. It was slow but steady progress as the capstan had to be moved forward every hundred feet or so and anchored in the ground again. It is known that a house could be moved in this fashion with the dishes still on the pantry shelves. The horse and capstan method was also used for other purposes such as digging mussel mud. The last bear in the greater Marshfield area was shot by James Wyatt , according to the poem of William Irving Thompson . The poem "The Bear Hunt in Marshfield " (see the Section titled Tales and Items of Interest) tells of the widespread hunt over an area from Marshfield to and the final shooting near Marshfield Creek . Joseph and Elizabeth (brother and sister of Edward) are mentioned as son and daughter of Joseph in his will of 1857. Isabella (sister of Edward) was born about 1839. Information on a tombstone in the Community Cemetery , Marshfield states: " John Roach Bourke, Esq. b. July 16, 1828 died February 28, 1916. His wife Isabella H. Wyatt died May 28, 1922, Ae 82. Also his children Arthur Nepean /Molesworth b. November 1, 1864 died August 6, 1906. Lottie Hilda Isabel born January 29, 1879, died August 15,1880." Their marriage bond reads, " John Roach Bourke (B), . Bridge, to Isabella H. Wyatt ( S ), St. Peter 's Rd. Granted 21 January 1864 by Rev. D.B. Parnther ." According to the Hutchinson Directory of 1864, Isabella worked as a clerk and lived in a house on Weymouth St. near Grafton in Charlottetown . Edward and His Children Edward married Susan Gibbs of Rd. () on February 7, 1837. They settled on an 84 acre farm on the south side of Rd., which was leased from Chief Baron Montgomery. Edward and Susan's children were: John, b. ca. 1836; William, b. November 6, 1840; Edward (Ned), b. ca. 1844; Susannah, b. July 26, 1849; Elizabeth, b. ca. 1850; James, b. February 26, 1852; and Mary who was found only in Edward's will. Many of these were baptized by Methodist Clergy. Edward died after a lingering illness, leaving his wife, Susan, and seven children. Susan remained on the farm. The 1861 census names Susan as head of the household. By 1881 her son, Edward (Ned), is named head at age 38; with his second wife Harriet, age 37; daughter Minnie, age 1; and sister Elizabeth, age 32 as residents. Edward must surely have been well thought of as many family members named a son Edward. John (son of Edward), born about 1836, married Mary Crockett of Rd. at Woodland Cottage on January 14, 1862 and settled in Highfield . John was a carpenter. William Frederick was born to them June 2, 1862; Johanna Jane , b. November 24, 1863; and Ann Margaret , b. June 4, 1865. A marriage bond was issued 6 March 1883 to Hannah Jane Wyatt and spouse Samuel Cornish Pierce. A marriage licence was issued 30 April 1890 to Annie Margaretta and spouse Franklin George Ford . In Cemetery (formerly St. Anthony Burial Ground) a monument states, "In memory of John Wyatt died 28 December 1894. Age 58. Mary his wife -94-