John Alexander Veitch

1872 - 1893  (21 years)

• Name	John Alexander Veitch
  Born	24 Jan 1872	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Clerk
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Store Clerk
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-87933
  Died	29 Jun 1893	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: Typhoid Fever
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5]
  Person ID	I87933	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert C. Veitch,   b. 21 Sep 1839, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1926, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Minnie May Mercer,   b. Oct 1848, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Feb 1924, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1870	Binghamton, Broome, New York, USA   [2, 6]
  Family ID	F221534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died, In Galt, this (Thursday) afternoon, at 3 o'clock, John A. Eldest son of Robert Veitch, Aged 21 years, 5 months and 5 days. Funeral, On Saturday, July 1st, at 11 o'clock, a.m., from his Father's residence, Kay street, to Mount View Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. Galt, June 29, 1893. Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Minnie M. Mercer/ wife of/ Robert C. Veitch/ 1848-1924 [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 97. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 021309 (1872). Name:John Alexander Critch Date of Birth:24 Jan 1872 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Robert Critch Mother's name:Minnie Masur [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 017736 (1893). Name:John Alexander Violet Gender:Male Age:21 Religion:Presbyterian Birth Date:abt 1872 Birth Place:Galt, Ontario Death Date:28 Jun 1893 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Typhoid Fever [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. [N] John A./ eldest son of/ Robert & Minnie/ VEITCH/ died 29th June 1893/ aged 21 years/ [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 7 Dec 1870. Veitch, Robert married 1 Dec 1870 to Minnie May Mercer In Binghampton NY, by Rev. Mr. Hitchcock. Groom, formerly of Galt; bride, of Binghampton.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Jan 1872 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Store Clerk - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Typhoid Fever - 29 Jun 1893 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth