In this 1926 photo, we see Cécile at 22 years of age next to Josephat, 19. They are at a very special wedding – the only triple marriage to have taken place in Kingscroft. It seems as though Cécile and Josephat had already started courting. However, they didn't get married until 4 years later.
Ira King's intention was to offer travelers a place to stay the night not too far from Stanstead, an important relay stop on the Boston-Québec stagecoach route. He built his hostelry across the road from where the Kingscroft Catholic church is today, at the corner of chemins Kingscroft and Simard.
The St. Louis King of France School was built in Kingscroft in 1955 and was closed in 1968, at which time the children were transferred to the Barnston school. As a matter of interest, in 1940 one would have found some 17 young members of the same Veilleux family in the same classroom.
The first church in Kingscroft was built in 1904. Sadly, in 1911 it became a victim of fire. However, it was rebuilt the following year.
The church was very meaningful in the life of Mme Veilleux. It remains today an important symbol of the resoluteness of its parishioners who have created of it an historic monument.