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

William Edward "Bill" Bish

Male 1930 - 2012  (81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Edward "Bill" Bish was born 26 Jan 1930 (son of Lance Corporal Edward Noble Bish and Winnifred E. "Winnie" Bechtel); died 4 Jan 2012.

    William married Ruth Margaret Shoemaker 26 May 1956. Ruth (daughter of Emanuel John "Manny" Shoemaker and Lillian Elizabeth Lein) was born 16 Jul 1929; died 3 Oct 2013. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lance Corporal Edward Noble Bish was born 3 Jun 1896, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of William Bish and Mary Noble); died 15 Dec 1961; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Edward — Winnifred E. "Winnie" Bechtel. Winnifred (daughter of Menno Bechtel and Isabella Scherch) was born 2 Dec 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jul 1977; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Winnifred E. "Winnie" Bechtel was born 2 Dec 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Menno Bechtel and Isabella Scherch); died 17 Jul 1977; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. William Edward "Bill" Bish was born 26 Jan 1930; died 4 Jan 2012.
    2. Robert Paul "Bob" Bish was born Jun 1931; died 27 Jul 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Bish was born 7 Dec 1845, Isle O'Noire, Quebec, Canada; died 14 Jan 1934, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    William — Mary Noble. Mary was born 22 Sep 1853, Esquesing, Halton Co., Ontario; died 17 Feb 1942, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Noble was born 22 Sep 1853, Esquesing, Halton Co., Ontario; died 17 Feb 1942, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Martha Bish was born 10 Apr 1876, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 7 Oct 1953, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Philip N. Bish was born 26 Jul 1877, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr 1939, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Mary E. Bish was born 28 Nov 1878, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died CALC 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. William Gordon Bish was born 12 Feb 1880, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 18 Aug 1945, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Frederic Abram Bish was born 20 Jan 1883, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Sarah Jane Bish was born 9 Sep 1885, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1968.
    7. Private Henry Godfrey Bish was born 28 Nov 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Sep 1916, , France; was buried , Courcelette British Cemetery, Courcelette, , Picardie, France.
    8. James Bish was born 1891, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Albert Ernest Bish was born 2 Mar 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Sep 1943, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada.
    10. Sapper James Wright Bish was born 28 Jan 1893, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. 2. Lance Corporal Edward Noble Bish was born 3 Jun 1896, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Dec 1961; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Menno Bechtel was born 29 Jul 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Noah S. Bechtel and Veronica "Fannie" Christner); died 19 Sep 1902, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Menno married Isabella Scherch 8 Jan 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Isabella (daughter of John Scherch and Magdalena Grody) was born 21 Sep 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Sep 1919, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Isabella Scherch was born 21 Sep 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Scherch and Magdalena Grody); died 7 Sep 1919, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Leah Bechtel was born 10 Mar 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Feb 1886, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Allan Bechtel was born 8 Mar 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1942, Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Sarah Bechtel was born 25 Dec 1871, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1894; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Bechtel was born 28 Jan 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    5. Miranda Bechtel was born 8 Nov 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1962, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Ezra Simon Becktel was born 23 Feb 1879, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1961; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    7. Bechtel was born Abt 1885; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Eden Bechtel was born 26 Mar 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1886; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Milton Bechtel was born 19 Apr 1887, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jul 1933, Muskoka, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Laura Anne Bechtel was born 4 Dec 1889, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1952; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. 3. Winnifred E. "Winnie" Bechtel was born 2 Dec 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jul 1977; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Noah S. Bechtel was born 22 Sep 1818, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA (son of George B. Bechtel and Maria "Mary" Shoemaker); died 2 Sep 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Noah married Veronica "Fannie" Christner 13 Mar 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Veronica (daughter of Johannes "John" Christner and Maria Luckebihl) was born 28 Sep 1820, Upper Alsace, Germany; died 21 Apr 1907; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Veronica "Fannie" Christner was born 28 Sep 1820, Upper Alsace, Germany (daughter of Johannes "John" Christner and Maria Luckebihl); died 21 Apr 1907; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 6. Menno Bechtel was born 29 Jul 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1902, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Lea Bechtel was born 26 Aug 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Nov 1929, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Babylon Line Cemetery, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario.
    3. Maria "Mary" Bechtel was born 19 May 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Aug 1894, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    4. Moses Bechtel was born 23 Feb 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Catharine Christine Bechtel was born 19 Feb 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jun 1884, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Christian Bechtel was born 19 Aug 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Isaac C. Bechtel was born 11 Jul 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1918, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Noah C. Bechtel was born 20 Nov 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Nov 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Mary Bechtel was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Veronica C. Bechtel was born 4 Mar 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Lydia Bechtel was born 1 May 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1937, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Esther Bechtel was born 5 Dec 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jun 1940, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 14.  John Scherch was born 5 Mar 1818, Welland Co., Ontario (son of Andrew Scherch and Elizabeth Steiner); died 23 May 1891.

    John — Magdalena Grody. Magdalena (daughter of Jacob Grody and Elizabeth Shoemaker) was born 15 Oct 1819, , Pennsylvania, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Magdalena Grody was born 15 Oct 1819, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Jacob Grody and Elizabeth Shoemaker); died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. Aaron Scherch was born , Of, Wetzel, Antrim Co., Michigan; died Jul 1894.
    2. David Scherch died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Elizabeth Sherk was born 30 Jan 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jun 1924; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 7. Isabella Scherch was born 21 Sep 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Sep 1919, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Magdalena Scherch was born 1852, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.