Sacramento County
Biographies
Mrs. Mary E. McIntyre, the widow of Bernard McIntyre, was born in this county, April 6, 1853. Her husband, a native of Ireland, came to California in 1852, and for two years labored as a gardener along the river for a Mr. Kelley, who ran away owing Mr. McIntyre a large sum. Then he worked for Mr. Aiken a year, and finally in 1861, bought the present homestead of fifty-four acres, where his family now resides. Being an industrious and economical man, he converted the original tract of land into a profitable ranch. He died January 9, 1887, and is remembered by the community as having always been an honest and upright gentleman. The children are Mary L., Bernard P., William J., Sarah A., Philip A., Francis A., Cecelia D. and Robert E.
Transcribed by Karen Pratt.
Davis, Hon. Win. J., An Illustrated History of Sacramento County, California. Pages 493. Lewis Publishing Company. 1890.
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