Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Elizabeth "Bessie" Veitch

Female 1849 - 1916  (67 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth "Bessie" Veitch 
    Born 3 Sep 1849  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73622126 
    Name Elizabeth "Bessie" Forbes 
    Residence 1861  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Free Church 
    Residence 1869  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-119790 
    Died 15 Oct 1916  Brandon, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Brandon Municipal Cemetery, Brandon, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I119790  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Walter Veitch,   b. CA 1818, , Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1852  (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Mother Jemima Young,   b. 1812, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1872, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Family ID F30039  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Forbes,   b. 9 May 1845, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1912, Brandon, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 1 Sep 1869  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Children 
     1. Dr. Walter George "George" Forbes,   b. 3 Sep 1872, Waterdown, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1908, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F30040  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Elizabeth Veitch (of Galt) Born: Canada Age: 20 Est. Birth: abt 1849 Father: Walter Veitch Mother: Jemima Veitch married John Forbes (carpenter of Galt) Age:: 25 Est. Birth: abt 1844 Born: Canada Father: James Forbes Mother: Jane Forbes married 1 Sep 1869 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Galt

    2. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 8.

    3. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 5 Page 53.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, B., America, N., Division, B., & Cemetery, B. (1849). Elizabeth Forbes (1849-1916) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73622126.

    5. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 8 Sep 1869.
      Veitch, Bessie married 1 Sep 1869 to John Forbes At the residence of the bride's mother, by Rev. W. Millican of Garafraxa. Both of Galt.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Sep 1849 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Free Church - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1869 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Sep 1869 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Oct 1916 - Brandon, , Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Brandon Municipal Cemetery, Brandon, , Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
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