Lamberton

- 1834

• Name	Lamberton
  Gender	Male
  Epidemic	1834	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Cholera
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-141649
  Died	1834	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: cholera
  Person ID	I141649	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Some stories long current about the cholera cannot be traced to any reliable source. But the floating rumour that four men who died of the pest were buried in one grave, near the eastern end of the stone bridge on the macadamised road, north of the town, is perfectly true. Two of those buried were named Lamberton and Vincent, and among those who took part in the burial was Alonzo Bliss, to whom reference has already been made. On returning home, Bliss said to his wife, "If cholera is catching, I will take it." This prediction, alas, proved too true. The next morning he was dead.

  
  

• Event Map

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