an amiable and pious woman and her death is deeply regretted by friends (1 acquaintances.’ (March 10, 1884)

Present at the graveside, overlooking St. Peters Bay, were MaryAnn’s brother ames, and LP.’s brothers, Pierce and William The Doyle men had probably velled on the train together from Summerside and Breadalbane respectively. Two yurs after that, LP. married a lady from the Souris area, Ellen Mullally. ' rmrriage took place September 7, 1886 in Souris. They had no children. By 1891 Johnjames Ernest, twentyone, was working as a railway fireman d would eventually work his way up to chief engineer. Joseph, then ' eteen, was working with his father as a blacksmith. Their youngest son rge was only twelve and therefore not working. George would eventually e over the forge. Ernest moved to Georgetown and continue to work with e railway.

Alsolivingwith thematthat timewasanephew,}ames P. DoyleJameswas e son of Peter Doyle, brother of LP., who died in Charlottetown in 1878. oung James my have lived with I..P.’s family until his untimely death in the ottetown Hospital on April 2, 1896. He died of tuberculosis, then called onsumption', and w buried in the St. Peters Church cemetery on April 4, 896. LP. and Ernest were present at the burial.

Gradually, more and more of the blacksmith work was being done by L.P.'s n George. LP. purchased a large house on the South side of the Bay with n acres of land. At this time he kept busy by driving the mail and breeding d racing horses. In conversation with Jean and Colin MacDonald, children f Dr. Roddie MacDonald, I lmed the following.

Colin: ‘Frankjay, from Morel], whose father was a blacksmith came to St. Peters after the first war and took over the forge. George was dead then. [George died in 1927 in western Canada]. The first twenty-five cents I ever earned I earned from LP. for a day's work. It was about

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