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 Archie 'King' and his son Donald cleared their
 land at lot 17, conc. 6, in Loehiel, first erecting
-a log cabin in 1797, and in 1830 raising a large
+a log cabin in 1797, and in 1830 raising a large comfortable log home set on a stone foundation
+just west of the original cabin.
+The extra space was needed — Donald married
+Mary McMillan and they proceeded to have 11
+children. Donald and Mary's fourth son Donald,
+`Dan King' (1833-1919) took over the farm.
+Donald married Catherine McIntosh, and the next
+heir to the farm, their son Archibald King, known
+As _Archie 'King of the creek,' married Cassie
+McMaster. Their only son Donald 'Archie King'
+married Ruth McGillivray in 1929. The couple had
+three children, Evelyn, Anne and Garry.
+Faith was an important guiding light in the lives
+of the Archibald `King' McGillivray family. Rev.
+Bethune baptized the children and the family
+worshipped regularly in the home until 1822 when
+a wood frame church, later replaced by The stone
+St. Columba's, was erected at Kirk Hill.
+In the McGillivray home, the large family Bible
+occupied pride of place and family readings were
+common. Like other settler families in the area, the
+"Auld Kirk," and later St. Columba, maintained the
+connections between the family's Scottish identity
+and their Church of Scotland faith.
+Today, Archie 'King's' great-great-great-grand-
+daughter, Anne MacGillivray, lives in her
+ancestor's 1810 log home, and her brother Garry
+owns the original lot's back 75 acres. Spring Creek,
+fed by springs, still runs through the property,
+dropping 20 feet in elevation. The original 'King'
+property remains as farmland.