John McIntosh, M.P., Memorial
John McIntosh's great-great grandson Ronald McIntosh, delivered this address at the unveiling of the memorial to John McIntosh, M.P., in August 2006.
"Good Afternoon Everyone. It is quite an honour for me to be here this afternoon and to be able to share with you some of the qualities and experiences of my great-great-grandfather. Let me begin by letting you know who I am. My name is Ronald C McIntosh. I am the son of the late, John McIntosh and Joan Lutz. My dad was the son of Michael Francis McIntosh. He was called Frank by his friends (and they were many) and he was called Papa by his grandchildren. He was married to Christina Whitty and they had nine children. Christina had four children (Michael, Charlotte, Catherine, Mary Jane) from her first marriage to Modeste Cheverie.
The McIntosh children were Andrew who married Cecelia Cahill and they had nine children;
- Neil who married Mattie Jennings and they had four children;
- Bridgette married Bert Mullally and they had one child;
- John, my father, who as I said earlier was married to Joan Lutz and they had 14 children;
- Margaret Mary who was married to Douglas MacKenzie and did not have any children;
- Ronald (Rudy) who married Gracie Gallant and had five children;
- Theresa who married Alonzo Babineau and had four children;
- Mary Ellen who married Gerry Pardis and they had four children;
- Frank and Christina had another son Donald who died at the age of sixteen.
So that tells who I am and how our family has spread out.