Margaret Elizabeth Hunter, born April 18, 1849, and William Adam Hunter, born June 17, 1845, married in Dumfrese, Scotland on December 22, 1870. A year later they immigrated to Canada, settling first in Cayuga, Ontario. In 1883, Margaret's brother, Thomas Copland, encouraged them to move west with the Saskatoon Temperance Colonization Society and they built a home at Llewellyn. Margaret and William had 7 children; their two oldest daughters, Mary Kerr Hunter and Barbara Elizabeth Hunter, married brothers from the Anderson family - Burpee James Anderson and Newton Joseph Anderson, respectively. Margaret's brother, Thomas Copland, was one of the first settlers in Saskatoon, and was trained as a chemist and druggist. The University of Saskatchewan is located on his original homestead.

William Connelly was born in 1882. Helen Connelly (née) was born in 1885. They were married in Findlater, Saskatchewan on July 3, 1912. They had daughters Stella, who died in 1915, and Viola, who died in 2008. Helen Connelly died on September 9, 1949. The 1948 Henderson’s Directory lists William Connelly as living in Moose Jaw and working as a carpenter.

William died on April 10, 1967.

James Lorne Connell (1894-1965) was born in Manitoba; he enlisted in the CEF on 24 November 1915 (he was a dental student at the time). He married fellow dental student Mabel Gertrude Killins (1894-1963); they settled in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Both continued to practice dentistry; and they had two children, a son, George Edward Connell (1930-2015); and a daughter, Mary Louise Hose (d. 2 July 2001). Mabel Connell served for a time on the Board of Broadcast Governors.

The Carpenter family had members in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Connecticut, California, and Wisconsin; and were related to the Smith, Lawrence, Richmond, Paul, and Orr families. Edward Richmond Carpenter was born in Woodstock, Conn., 16 Jun 1838; Jessie Leonora Smith was born in Lloydtown, On., on 17 Jun 1844. They married on 27 Sep 1864. The Collingwood, On. cemetery contains a headstone for Edward Richmond Carpenter (1838-1914), his wife Jessie Leonora Smith Carpenter (1844-1921), and those of their children who predeceased them: Paul Amasa (1865-1890) John White (1867-1871) Mary Richmond (1870-1870) Jane Lawrence (1876-1912); [also known as "Jennie"]; m. John Rowland Orr; 2 children Jessie Lenora (1878-1883) Cyril Richmond (1889-1912) Three of their children were buried elsewhere: Edward Michael Carpenter (1871-1943) buried at Oceanside, CA Henry Stanley Carpenter (1874-1950) buried at Regina, SK Louise Melville Carpenter Harper (1879-1963); m. Clarence J. Harper; buried at Kingston, ON [Edward Richmond Carpenter's brother], Ezra C. Carpenter (1832-1891) [was also buried at Collingwood]. Edward Michael Carpenter married Eva Victoria Aylsworth on 17 Jun 1896; they had three children: Dorothy Winn (1897-1989); m. Arthur Cecil Henzell; one son, Arthur Louise Aylesworth (1902-1985); m. Rex Edward Fountain; two sons, Wayne and Lloyd Ruth Richmond (1903-1904) Henry Stanley Carpenter married Jessie Ross Cameron; they had five children: Edward Stanley Cameron (1904-1956); [also known as "Jim"] Paul Hamilton (1905-199?) John Richmond (?) [also known as "Jack"] Alison Hamilton (1913-?) Nancy Ross (1916-1991) One of Paul Hamilton Carpenter's children was David Cameron Carpenter; one of John Richmond Carpenter's children was Nancy Linforth Carpenter

Thomas (Tom) Forrester Boyd (1915-1997) and Dorothy Beaton MacLean Boyd (1915-2004) were born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They both graduated from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) with degrees in Education. Tom also had a degree in Science, Biology. They married in 1939 and lived in Dinsmore and Pennant, Saskatchewan where Tom was a teacher. In 1943 they moved to North Battleford, Saskatchewan where Tom taught at the North Battleford Collegiate Institute for thirty-one and-a-half years. He was Vice-Principal for ten years and Acting Principal for three. Tom had many extracurricular interests as well, including being one of the founders of the Saskatchewan Mathematics Society, serving on the executive of the Battlefords Branch of the USask Alumni Association, serving as president of the Alumni Association in 1962, and spending several terms on the Usask Senate. Tom was also involved in local and provincial libraries, serving on the North Battleford Library Board, the Provincial Library Board and was an executive member of the Canadian Library Trustees’ Association. He received several awards and accolades throughout his life and career.

Dorothy was a long-time employee of Saskatchewan Government Insurance and spent a great deal of time working with community organizations. She was devoted to promoting arts and culture in her community and province. She was an active member of the Battlefords Community Players for many years, helped to establish the Chapel Gallery in North Battleford, was a member of the advisory committee for the Allen Sapp Gallery, was on the executive committee of the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils for six years and president for two years, 1980-1982, and was the president of the Battlefords Allied Arts Council for seventeen years. She helped co-found the Battlefords Meals on Wheels chapter and established the Tom and Dorothy Boyd Trust in Fine Arts to provide scholarships to Usask students.

John Boyd is the son of Tom and Dorothy. He graduated from Usask and worked at USask’s Institute for Northern Studies for a number of years.