Stilson History Vincent and Mary part3

The town had grown from 25 families to 52 families.  Makeing it nearly a town of reputataion.  Though the signs of time and the growing towns.  Made for more families into which the children might marry into.

We last left you with vincent morning his wife Grace: haveing died about 1667.  He had gone a courting.  A young girl by the name of Mary, being about 20 years his younger maybe more.

Mary being born  around the same time as vincents teen son, Was whom vincent choose to be his next wife, and to take care of his children and home.  Being very much younger than Vincent himself, and unsure of what a wife was to be like or do.  Courted the man named Vincent Stilson. 
   A troop of actors had come into the small town, and Vincent took his soon to be new wife to see the opera, something many looked forward to doing.

It was not often that something of this venue was available.  Vincent took the time to court his new and future wife, by going to the opera, then by showing her the views around town.

Near the beaches you could see the ships come and go, the fishermen working and the beauty of the land they now lived in.
It was here that Vincent purposed to Mary. Asking her for her hand in marriage.

Mary knowing her father had given her hand to Vincent accepted the purposal.  The view the breathtakeing scenery and a man that loved showing her the beauty of the new lands.
It was on this very shore they were married.  He takeing his new bride home to meet his children, and to settle her into their home.  It was on that night she conceived his and her 1st child and vincents 5th child.

As a new family Mary tried to fit in.  Makeing meals and getting the children ready for chores or off to the new school for some learnings.  Vincent told them all that it was a families way to always help each other, to stay close and to be a family.  For no one else would be there for them but family.

There was a barn dance in town, a barn raising.  Many would go and there would be dancing and feasting.  Another event that brought the folks around town together.  Well at this dance, Mary was not sure what to think as another man oggled her, and thought or even spoke of love and life.  Vincent pulled her aside, telling her that it was her place to let others know she was taken and married. 

Shortly after Vincent Jr, joins his sister as a teen.  Takeing on more farming responsibilites, and helping his father in his trade. 

Life was harsh as Mary was learning.  But it was at this time that Mary went into labor with her first child.  Vincent running for a midwife, to help out.  Mary tried to stay calm, her step daughter agnus helping in what ever way she could, keeping the other little ones from the room.

We leave you now with the knowledge that Vincent is now married to his 2nd wife, and has another child to be born into the family , which was already at 4 children, several animals and lots of work.  But children were needed to help on the farms, in family business and just plain to be. 

Return and see where Vincents and Marys life leads them.  The year is now 1678 give or take a year.