JOHN W. CAMERON John William Cameron was of Scotch descent and was b. 30 May 1913, m. Margaret Viola Reeves on

25 May 1938 at North Bedeque. She was b. 21 Aug. 1912.

John William was the son of Neil MacMillan Cameron b. 22 Apr. 1865 and d. 7 Nov. 1940, and his second wife, Ethel Blanche Francis, whom he m. 30 Aug. 1905. She was b. 25 May 1885 and d. 2 Sept. 1973.

Margaret Viola Reeves was the daughter of Picton Henry Reeves, South Freetown. (See Reeves history.)

John William and Margaret (Reeves) Cameron reside in Stanchel and have twelve children. Two of whom reside in South Freetown.

Neil Moyse Cameron “Neil” Moyse Cameron b. 2 Oct. 1942 m. “Brenda” Marion Olga Stetson on 11 Sept. 1965 at Freetown.

She was b. 22 Sept. 1947. Neil and Brenda reside in South Freetown (code 106). Neil lives in the home formerly occupied by Alvin and Fausta Stetson and operates the farm. He is also employed with Matheson & MacMillan Ltd. as snow plow operator in winter and heavy machine operator during the summer season. Brenda has been employed by the Department of Social Services. They attend the United Church in Freetown.

Neil and Brenda have four children b. in Freetown and surname Cameron. 2a Darwin Alvin b. 19 Nov. 1966. 2b Brendon Neil b. 13 July 1971. 2c Arron William Willard b. 10 Feb. 1980. 2d Dustin b. 1985.

Wendell Ewen Cameron Wendell Ewen Cameron b. 29 Dec. 1953 in the RBI. Hospital Charlottetown. He m. Marilyn “Sheila”

Allen 31 July 1976. She was b. 29 Dec. 1953 in RC. Hospital, Summerside. They reside in South Freetown on the north west corner of the south part of code 104 where the Nodd Road joins the Kinkora Road. Wendell moved this house from Stanchel in 1976 and is at present landscaping the surroundings so that it will become well assimilated to its location. Wendell and Sheila attend the United Church at Freetown. Wendell is employed

at Summerset Manor in Summerside. They have two children. 2a Walden Ewen b. 8 Apr. 1980 in Charlottetown. 2b Janalee Margaret Dawn b. 18 Mar. 1983 in Charlottetown. Submitted by Wendell Cameron

JOHN CAMPBELL John Campbell (1819-1883) the ancestor of the Freetown Campbells was born in Lot 16, Prince County,

the son of Donald Campbell 11 and his wife, Jane Murray of North Bedeque, and grandson of Donald Campbell and David Murray, United Empire Loyalists.

Donald II was drowned on his way to church on a Sunday morning leaving a wife and a family of young children. John grew up in the home of his grandfather, David Murray, in North Bedeque. He married on 24 Aug. 1843, his cousin Ann Rix (1820-1895), daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Murray) Rix of North Bedeque. Ben Rix farmed where the Lefurgey’s live (1985).

John and Ann homesteaded, first, part of the John Murray Jr. loyalist grant in Freetown. The buildings were located on the present day Miles farm, across the road from Basil Robbins (1985) code 44. The Murrays sold the 250 acre grant to Richard Hutchinson, on 4 Dec. 1853. Hutchinson sold to James and John Stavert 24 Nov. 1854.

John and family moved to the 250 acres, code 34, occupied (1985) by James Reeves, Elwood Paynter and Lawrence Banman. His son Hugh John related that in 1853 this was forest through which a fire had run a few years previous. There they raised their family of four sons and three daughters and one foster dau. and made their home and cleared the land. He purchased from Charles Binns in 1868 the farm (code 79) across the main road from the homestead. John had also 105 1/2 acres of cedar woods located on the North Junction Road on Lot 12 (see Meacham’s Atlas 1880). He purchased in 1879, the Thomas Hooper farm,

in Birch Hill, Lot 14.

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