Dr. Joseph Hartman Armitage

1860 - 1911  (50 years)

• Name	Joseph Hartman Armitage
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	21 Oct 1860	Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114016019
  Interesting	misfortune, accident, life story, medical
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Physician - Doctor - Dr.
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Doctor
  Misfortune	1911
  	fell over bannister cause death
  Name	J. H. Armitage
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-42425
  Died	18 Jan 1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Newmarket Cemetery, Newmarket, York Co. , Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I42425	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	John Armitage,   b. Abt 1830, Of, Newmarket, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Caroline Webb,   b. Abt 1830, Of, Newmarket, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ada Catherine Caniff,   b. 21 Nov 1859, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Nov 1941, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1888	Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Private Harold Webb Armitage,   b. 2 Feb 1890, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1960  (Age 69 years)   2. Ada Georgina Armitage,   b. 11 Feb 1898, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1962  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F11026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ada Conniff,   b. 1862, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Oct 1888  [4]
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F249842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DR. J. H. ARMITAGE, of Waterloo, died January 18th, from a fracture of the spine. Dr. Armitage was born in Newmarket in 1860, and graduated from McGill in 1886. He is survived by a widow and two children. The Canadian Medical Association Journal 1911 March; 1(3): 286. ______________________________ ARMITAGE, JOSEPH HARKMAN was born in Newmarket on October 21,1860. He graduated from McGill University in 1886, following which he took some postgraduate work at Edinburgh and London. In October of that year he came to Waterloo, and entered into partnership with Dr. J. H. Webb. The duration of this arrangement has not been determined, but he practiced in Waterloo for nearly twenty five years, being an esteemed physician who was regarded as competent and highly skilled. The major part of the information concerning him is devoted to the circumstances of the accident which resulted in his death. A fall over a bannister onto the floor below, at his Queen Street residence, resulted in a fracture of the spine from which he died on January 18, 1911. He was survived by his wife and two children. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925 ____________________________ Death of Dr. Armitage Popular Physician Pasted Away on Wednesday - Aged 50 Years The intelligence of the death of Dr. J. H. Armitage, oneof Waterloo's best known and popular physicians, was heard with sincere expressions of regret by his fellow citizens and a legion of friends. As a result of a fall at his home, Tuesday, night he sustained a fracture of the spine and lingered until, Wednesday afternoon, at 4.30 o'clock, when he passed away. For over a score of years he practiced his profession in Waterloo, having come direct to this place after completing his studies. After graduating at McGill University, Montreal, he took a year's course of study in Edinburgh and London and was a well skilled and competent physician. The late Dr. Amitage was born in Newmarket on Oct. 2Ist, 1880, being 50 years of age. In 1891 he was married toAda Canniff of New Market, who survives him together with two children, Harold, Bank of Commerce, Wingham, and Ada and two brothers, Silas, New Market; Dr. Clayton Armitage, Port Hope, Mich. and two sisters, Mrs. Rodgers, Toronto and Miss Jennie, New Market. The funeral will be held on Friday, at 2 o'clock, from the residence, corner Duke and Queen streets, thence to Mount Hope Cemetery, for interment. The Berlin Daily Telegraph 19 Jan 1911 pg 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) D-1 Page 2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Joseph H Armitage Born: Newmarket Age: 28 Father: John Armitage Mother: Caroline Alebb Born: abt 1860 Spouse: Ada C Conniff Age: 28 born: Bellville Father: Jacob Conniff Mother: Lucinda Lisle married 24 Oct 1888 [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 46 Pg. 6. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 53. [S3231] Find A Grave, Dr Joseph Hartman Armitage (1860 - 1916) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2017). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114016019. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Joseph H Armitage Born: Newmarket Age: 28 Father: John Armitage Mother: Caroline Webb Born: abt 1860 Spouse: Ada C Conniff Age: 28 born: Bellville Father: Jacob Conniff Mother: Lucinda Lisle married 24 Oct 1888

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Oct 1860 - Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Oct 1888 - Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Physician - Doctor - Dr. - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Doctor - 1901 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Jan 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Newmarket Cemetery, Newmarket, York Co. , Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth