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Post by helen on Dec 14, 2008 21:33:10 GMT 1
I went to see this grave when I was in Dumfries last summer, this man is buried in the same graveyard as Robert Burns. Rev William Veitch was the minister of St Michael's Church in Dumfries. He was born in 1640. A supporter of the Covenants, he was banished and persecuted for some time. After the Glorious Revolution he was inducted as minister of Dumfries in 1694, and served until 1715. His wife died the day before he did, in 1722. Although Veitch's gravestone was known on the wall of the church, it had no surviving inscription. After some deliberation, the following inscription was carved onto a new stone, hewn from Locharbriggs sandstone, and erected by the Scottish Covenanter Memorials Association in 2001: Here lies William Veitch 1640-1722 Covenanter, persecuted and banished Suffered but survived Minister of this Parish 1694--1715 Also His praying, supportive wife, Marion Who predeceased him by one day.
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