the Queen Consort of King George IV of Britain. It was a popular name in the Murray Harbour area at that time. Not very much is known about Caroline herself. She married John Penny and they had 4 children - two girls and two boys born between January 1838 and November 1843. Caroline died April 2, 1893, just three days short of her 76" birthday.

Their sixth child, Vere was born on August 7, 1819, in Guernsey Cove. As an adult, he moved to White Sands where he made his living as a boat build- er. Vere was married twice. His first wife was Margaret Stapleton and they had four children, all born in the 1840s. He married his second wife, Susan Phillips soon after his first wife died. They had two children, both born in the mid- 1860s. Vere died in 1906 and is buried in Murray Harbour.

Samuel was the seventh child. He

MH owas born on July 25, 1821. He be- came engaged to a local woman and they made plans to marry. Samuel went to Newfoundland and found work as a shipbuilder. He wanted to keep in touch with his fiancée back on PEI. but he "couldnt read or write. A woman

* named Jane Ford wrote letters for him, but apparently Samuel’s mes- sage did not get through for soon the mail from PE.I. stopped com- ing. Samuel married Jane Ford and they moved to the Island, bought a small farm in Murray Harbour and raised six children. They were

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