Carle Family Photo
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Picture taken in 1912, shortly before John Carle and his mother-in-law Elizabeth Davis died. Back row, left - right; Sidney Carle, George Carle, Weldon Carle, William Carle. Front row; Anne Carle, John Carle, Elizabeth Davis.
Elizabeth Davis, was born in Lax Kw'alaams (Fort Simpson), British Columbia in the 1820s. Her daughter, Mary Elizabeth (born 1868) married John Carle in 1885. Mary and her three-year-old son drowned in the well on their farm in 1895, leaving behind her husband, mother, and 5 small children. Elizabeth Davis helped raise her daughter's children, until her death in 1912. The Carle family lived on Port Stanley Road.
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1. Indigenous Peoples of Sx’wálech (Lopez Island) – Indigenous peoples have called these islands home since time immemorial
Indigenous People have lived and stewarded Sx’wálech (Lopez Island) since time immemorial. The earliest evidence of people arriving in the Puget Sound area comes from over 12,500 years ago — a time when these islands were likely still under ice.…