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William Melville "Melville Veitch

Male 1891 - 1971  (79 years)


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  1. 1.  William Melville "Melville Veitch was born 25 Jan 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Margaret Ann McAllister); died 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94788
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son, at Home
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Notes:

    W. Melville Veitch Passes

    W. Melville Veitch, St. Jacobs, died Wednesday in Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital after a brief illness. He was 80.

    Mr. Veitch was born near Galt, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Veitch. He lived in St. Jacobs for the past two years and formerly at Roseville for many years. He farmed near Roseville and following his retirement from the farm he worked at Simpson's Sawmill, Galt, for 20 years.

    He was formerly a member of the Waterloo Township Public School Board and a director of the Waterloo Township Plowing Match. He was a member of the Roseville United Church.

    Predeceased by his wife, the former Gertrude Viola Fried, Mr. Veitch is survived by one son, Robert, and a daughter, Mrs. George (Marguerite) Rieck, both of Kitchener; a brother, Clare, of Brussels; two sisters, Mrs. William (Mae) Edgar and Mrs. Albert (Jennie) Ritchie, both of Ayr; and three grand-children.

    Rev. G. F. Jackson and Rev. Schlenker conducted funeral and committal service Saturday afternoon from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, Kitchener. Burial in Roseville Cemetery.

    The Ayr News Feb 25 1971 pg 4

    William — . [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Marguerite Estelle Veitch was born 6 Jan 1927; died 13 Jan 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 3.  Margaret Ann McAllister was born 7 Jun 1868, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of William McAllister); died 27 Aug 1924; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Margaret Ann Veitch
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94777
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Children:
    1. Dorothy Veitch was born 17 Apr 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died 17 Apr 1910; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. William Melville "Melville Veitch was born 25 Jan 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    3. Alice Mae "Mae" Veitch was born 17 Aug 1893, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Feb 1985, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Feb 1985, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jennie Estelle Veitch was born 25 Feb 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1993; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  William McAllister was born 1836, , New York State, USA (son of Jane Thompson); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-90667
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. 3. Margaret Ann McAllister was born 7 Jun 1868, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1924; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 13.  Jane Thompson was born 1805, , Ireland; died 1 Sep 1883, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 3 Sep 1883, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171440606
    • Name: Jane McAllister
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-103184
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada

    Notes:

    Funeral Notice. Died, In North Dumfries, on Saturday, 1st of September, 1883, at 9 o'clock, A.M., Jane Thompson, Relict of the Late William McAllister, Aged 82 years. The funeral will take place on Monday, September 3rd inst., at 3 o'clock, p.m., from the residence of her son-in-law, Arthur Hogg, Lot 31, Concession 8 , to the place of interment, New Cemetery. Ayr. Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited. North Dumfries, Sept. 1st, 1883.

    Funeral Card

    Children:
    1. Eliza McAllister was born 17 Jul 1842, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Feb 1918, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Feb 1918, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 6. William McAllister was born 1836, , New York State, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Margaret A. McAllister was born 1843, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Mary McAllister was born 1837, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


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