- From FAG Contributor # 48010981
[Col. 1, Pg. 4; The Perth Courier; Friday, 18 Jun 1897; Vol. LXIII, No. 42]
"The Later Peter McIntyre, Sr. A long and honorable life came to a close on Wednesday morning, June the 9th, when Mr. Peter McIntyre, sr., 8th line Bathurst, passed away at the advanced age of 94 years. Deceased was born near the beautiful glen of Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland, in the year 1803. He spent some few years amongst the heather on the hills of his native land as a shepherd, and in the year 1831 emigrated with his wife to Canada, settling on the farm now occupied by Mr. Archibald McTavish, Drummond, where he lived 19 years. In 1850 he moved to his late home in Bathurst, where he spent the remainder of his life, esteemed and respected by all. Being physically a strong man and endowed with the energy and perseverance characteristic of his nationality, he succeeded in a marked degree in his pioneering work of making a comfortable home in the then backwoods of Canada. He was the eldest and last to survive of five brothers. Three sisters, Mrs. D. McNee, Iowa; Mrs. D. J. Campbell, Drummond, and Mrs. John A. Fraser, of this town, still survive him. Those of his family who are still living are, Mrs. Ainsley Keyes, Wilson st., Miss Lizzie C. and John P., on the homestead, and Peter, on his farm adjoining. The funeral obsequies took place on Friday, the 11th inst., at 1 p.m., Rev. J. S. Mellraith officiating. The line of carriages which followed the remains of the departed to Elmwood cemetery was fully a mile in length, and testified in some degree to the esteem in which he was held. He was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church, and in politics upheld the principles advocated by the Liberal party."
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1803 - 1897 (94 years)
