George Knechtel

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-366882

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-401473
• Immigration: 28 Nov 1846, New York City, New York, USA.
• Immigration: 1854, , Germany
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; chairmaker
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Turner
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Joiner
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; piano maker

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MICHAEL KNECHTEL - Michael Knechtel, 92, died at the Old People's Home yesterday following failing health of about a year. Deceased was born in Germany. He resided in this city for over 10 years prior to which he lived in Elmira. He was a cabinet maker by trade. He is survived by four sons and two daughters, Fernando, Fred and Walter Knechtel, all of Toronto; M?, Spokane Wash., Mrs. E. ? Tovell, Toronto, and Mrs. Clara Raymond, Kitchener. There are 21 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The funeral will be held from the Lippert and Hunter Funeral Home at 3: 30 p.m. Sunday with interment in Mr. Hope Cemetery.

Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

Michael married Agnes E. "Aggie" Blanchard 23 Jan 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Agnes (daughter of John Blanchard and Elisabeth Townsend) was born 8 Feb 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Agnes E. "Aggie" Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-91175
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wesley Methodist
• Residence: 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212667783
• Name: Jacob Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-143191
• Immigration: 28 Nov 1846, New York City, New York, USA.
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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DANIEL L. KNECHTEL.

All those who have for years lived in the neighborhood of Mannheim will readily recognize this name, for Mr. Knechtel was conspicuously identified with that village when it was yet basking in the sunshine of prosperity. He was born in the province of Rhein, Bavarian, Prussia, on December 11, 1845. His father, the late Jacob Knechtel, emigrated from his native land to New York City some time in the year 1856 [1847]. After a residence of ten years in that city be moved with his family to Mannheim, where he was for many years engaged as a cabinet maker. To this trade Daniel L. was also apprenticed. When his father retired from business he took charge of the saw mill, for some time previous operated by Aber Bricker, and operated it for a period of about fifteen years. After this he removed to Berlin where for a year or two he was employed in J. Y. Shantz's button factory.....

Waterloo County Chronicle, 18 Jan 1900, p. 6

Johann married Philipine Sauer 6 Apr 1841, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Philipine was born 16 Nov 1816, , Bavaria, Germany; died 9 Mar 1889, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Philipine Knechtel
• Name: Phlipine Sauer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-235731
• Immigration: 28 Nov 1846, New York City, New York, USA.
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-91172
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer

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A-2-63 John Blanchard Letters of Administration of the estate of John Blanchard, late of the Township of Wellesley, Yeoman, who died on or about the 2^nd of March 1860 at the Township of Wellesley, intestate, and who had at the time of his death a fixed place of abode at the Township of Wellesley, granted to Elizabeth Blanchard of the Township of Wellesley, widow of the said Intestate…

Letters granted 12^th March 1860 Died 2^nd March 1860

Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

John — Elisabeth Townsend. Elisabeth (daughter of William Townsend and Elizabeth Moorfoot) was born 1 Dec 1830, , England; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elisabeth Blanchard
• Name: Elisabeth Johnstone
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-91173
• Residence: 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wesley Methodist
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopal

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Reportedly was born in Lockington, England

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-120626

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William and Elizabeth Moorfoot were married in 1822 in the Parish of Lund, in the County of Yorkshire or the Parish of Loch. They were living in Lockington when their first child, Ann was born in 1824. The place of marriage, however, has never been officially determined. William Townshend and his family emigrated to Canada in 1847. While on their way from England, their ship was wrecked and the survivors were marooned on an Island for 3 days with nothing but cornmeal and water. They lost practicaly all of their possessions. Among some of the things saved are a rocker of period design, the plum design made in 1750, now owned by Lawrence ? of Sarnia, the gold anchor from the uniform of John Townshend was owned by Donald Crich of London, and a brooch cantaining a scene, now in the possession of Mrs. William Bell of Halifax. William was born in Leaven Parish and Elizabeth in Bridlington, Quay. They settled in the County of Waterloo near Berlin, now Kitchener. William died in 1850 of cholora. They were buried in a cemetery near Kitchener which has since fallen into disuse and had been worked over, Later the remains were moved to Mount Hope Cemetery. The marker became lost.

The following was the inscription on the tombstone of william I Townsend "Our parents here lie underground, the dearest friends we ever found, But through the Lord's unbound love, We hope to meet in realms above." This was copied by Isbella Sararas.

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William — Elizabeth Moorfoot. Elizabeth was born Abt 1800, of, England; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Townsend
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-140457