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    1. [MIGEN] Fw: SCOTLAND,CANADA,USA, mich
    2. Maggie Peters
    3. 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] === 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 If anyone would like to have free search sites for Eng, Ireland, Scotland, and ships with pass. lists please drop me a line at mpeters@xcelco.on.ca

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