COLONIAL ADVOCATE NEWSPAPER, TORONTO, ONT. as taken from my McIntosh ancestors files.[as
written]
Feb, 4, 1830
On Friday morning last, at his house in the township of York, Ont. John McIntosh Sr aged
76 years died, a native of Scotland, and father to John, James, Robert and Charles
McIntosh- [Owner of Steamship Cobourg that ran from Toronto to Montreal, Que]. John
McIntosh Sr was an elder of the Presbyterian Church here and a resident of Upper Canada
for 27 years. Also Sarah, his youngest grand-daughter, who died on Saturday last aged
about 2 months.
Feb 11, 1830
On 1st inst., George Millward, of Kingston, a native of Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
aged 47 years.
Feb 25, 1830
At Stamford, on Friday evening lat, Thomas McMicking of Queenston Mountain, at a very
advanced age, for many years an elder of the Presbyterian Church at
Stamford.==Biographical Sketches may be found in Greenoch Advertiser]
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Mrs. Robert Harper Obituary
Mount Forest, Ont. Confederate,June 25, 1934
[This clipping found in Family Bible]
Mrs Harper was a sister to Charles McIntosh my grandfather'
maggie nee mcintosh
After a lengthy illness, Mary Ann McIntosh widow of the late Robert M. Harper, passed away
in her 71st year at her home in Arthur Township, Ont. Canada
The late Mrs Harper was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mcintosh of Arthur
Township and was born in Puslinch Twp in the year 1863. Her grandfather was also Charles
McIntosh, a pioneer of Puslinch Twp, who moved at the age of 14 with his mother to
Puslinch Twp in 1847 after his father Charles McIntosh had died.
Mrs Harper moved with her parents, along with her siblings in 1874 to Arthur Twp.
In the year 1886 she married Robert Harper, who died on June 3, 1929. She leaves to mourn
her loss five sons all in Arthur Twp;
James Harper
Charles Harper ex warden of Wellington County
Earl Harper
John Harper
Stanley Harper on the homestead
Two Brothers
Peter and Charles Mcintosh. of Arthur Twp, Farewell, Ont
Mrs Wm. Allen of Grandview, Manitoba
The funeral took place on Wednesday Jan 17, 1934 from her late residence to the Mount
Forest, Ont. Cemetery. The Rev T. W. Cousins assisted by Rev H. B. Scudamore conducted
the services. The funeral was largely attended, due to the high respect held in the
community for the family.
The pall bearers wer John Nightingale, Herman Kirkpatrick, Irwin Morrison, John Allen,
Ronald Johnston and John McLellan. The flower bearers were her four nephews, Dr. Grant
Harper, Waterloo, Ira Harper, John and Ivan McIntosh of Arthur Township.
Relatives that came from a distance were
John Harper and Family, Waterloo, Ont
Mrs Helen Whiteman
Robert, John, Malcolm Clark,
Duncan and John McLean
Mr and Mrs Douglas McLean
Peter and Alex McLean
all from Puslinch Twp, Ont. Canada
Mrs H. and Dr. Grant Harper, Waterloo, Ont
Mrs. Mary Ann Harper nee McIntosh was a member of Bethel United Church 1 mile north of
Farewell, Ont and held in high esteem by a large circle of friends for her kindly, helpful
and beautiful character
[please note both the Harper family have desc. across Canada]
from
maggie nee McIntosh
Author of McIntosh's Genealogies of Canada book
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