Descendants of some of the original settlers still live in Rougemont and the English community, while its numbers are diminishing, has maintained a social identity through the organization of St.Thomas' Anglacan Church.

A remark was made by one of the former clergy, Rev. Abbott, concerning the membership of the congregation. He noted that the men, without exception were " Church of England men", but for some reason or other married wives of another religious denomination. His congregation between 1901 and 1904, consisted chiefly of Congregationalists so far as the women were concerned.

The fact that there were only two churches in Rougemont, the Anglican and the Roman Catholic, probably contributed to this situation. In December 1967, a letter from the Bishop was read concerning the giving of Communion"

" It has long been the policy of the diocese that where we are the only non Roman Catholic church in the community, we make welcome members of the other communions at the altar rails, without imposing any obligation to become Anglican".

Rev. Abbott also remarked in his history that Rougemont was remarkable for people who attained in not a few cases to extreme age, as can be seen from the tombstone records in their Churchyard – some near and others over ninety years".

The ' English' families living in Rougemont in 1990 represent many of the characteristiscs noted by Rev. Abbott, in 1901.This harmony of religious denominations inside one church may account for the feeling of warmth and welcome that many visitors have expressed on attending services at St.Thomas'.

STANDISH:

Urban Standish, descendant of Matthew Standish, lives today with his wife Dorothy, in the house in which he was born ( 1902).

John Standish, son of Urban, lives next door to his father in a house built in the 1850's. His wife Marion plays the organ in church and is the Nursing Director of the Centre Hospitalier in Granby. Their youngest daughter, Rachel, lives with them and works in the family business of feed supplies and orcharding. Rachel teaches Sunday School at which there is an average attendance of five children.

Bill Standish, son of Urban, lives on a farm on the Marieville Road, with his wife Rolande and their oldest daughter Carol.