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Lytchett Mills, near the site of‘the former train station in Milton. Mr. Hooper settled near the site of the present rectory at the intersection of the Princetown (Malpeque) and Rustico roads, across the road from the Myers

house.

- George Coles settled first at Green's .shore near Summerside but later moved to North Milton where his large family of children later took up several farms. Later arrivals in North Milton were the Westcotts, Driscolls, Bolts and Wises. Along the Princetown (Malpeque) Road settled the Johnstons of Newstead, the Rolls of Kinworth, Dr. Ledgett of Mount Ledgett, the Dodds, the Curtis', noted land surveyers, at Curtisdale, and John Campbell. In Springvale the Crabbes built an inn and mill known as Hope

Mills.

Previous to 1837 the Milton area was part of the parish of Charlotte. The registers of St. Paul's contain marriage, birth and death entries for all the families mentioned above, showing that most of the early settlers of the Milton area were affiliated with the Church of

England. Early services were held in the Hooper house and conducted by Dr. L.C. Jenkins and Rev. Theophilus DesBrisay. As the

population increased the creation of a new parish and the building of a church became

necessary a

The parish of Milton was created in 1837 and the first incumbant appointed was Rev. Charles Lloyd. Rev. Lloyd was also appointed to the Parish of Rustico at about the same time and the two parishes have been affiliated ever since to the point where they are generally referred to as Milton—Rustico although they are separate under the P.E.I. church act.

The first church was erected at the site of the present church on land given by D.R.M. Hooper, eldest son of David and Jane Hooper. Construction began in 1839 and an indication that times have not changed all that much