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

Rev. James A. Bechtel

Male 1935 - 1995  (60 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rev. James A. Bechtel was born 7 Jun 1935 (son of Laroyd Bechtel and Dorothy Gritzner); died 14 Sep 1995; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    James — Elaine M. Otto. Elaine was born 21 Nov 1937; died 10 May 2005; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Laroyd Bechtel was born 28 Jan 1903, , Ontario, Canada (son of Gideon Bock Bechtel and Emma Shirk); died 12 Mar 1991; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Laroyd — Dorothy Gritzner. Dorothy was born 14 Dec 1900; died 2 Mar 1986; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Dorothy Gritzner was born 14 Dec 1900; died 2 Mar 1986; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. Rev. James A. Bechtel was born 7 Jun 1935; died 14 Sep 1995; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Gideon Bock Bechtel was born 27 Jul 1871, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Bechtel and Catharine Christine Bechtel); died 25 Sep 1950, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Sep 1950, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Gideon married Emma Shirk 25 Jun 1901, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Emma (daughter of Peter Shirk and Magdalena Martin) was born 21 Jan 1872, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jul 1943, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 23 Jul 1943, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Emma Shirk was born 21 Jan 1872, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Peter Shirk and Magdalena Martin); died 21 Jul 1943, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 23 Jul 1943, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Orton Shirk Bechtel was born 18 Jun 1902, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 2. Laroyd Bechtel was born 28 Jan 1903, , Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1991; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Alice Bechtel was born Oct 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died 1963; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario.
    4. Edna Bechtel was born Dec 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Irene Bechtel was born 10 Mar 1910, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 1932, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Nov 1932, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Clayton Peter Bechtel was born 22 Feb 1912, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 May 1990; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Bechtel

    Catharine Christine Bechtel. Catharine (daughter of Noah S. Bechtel and Veronica "Fannie" Christner) was born 19 Feb 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jun 1884, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Catharine Christine Bechtel was born 19 Feb 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Noah S. Bechtel and Veronica "Fannie" Christner); died 28 Jun 1884, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 4. Gideon Bock Bechtel was born 27 Jul 1871, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1950, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Sep 1950, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Peter ShirkPeter Shirk was born 11 Nov 1839, Canarvon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Shirk and Elizabeth Hoffman); died 1 Oct 1919; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Peter married Magdalena Martin 5 Jun 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of John Z. Martin and Anna Weber) was born 2 Mar 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Nov 1895, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Magdalena Martin was born 2 Mar 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Z. Martin and Anna Weber); died 7 Nov 1895, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Anna Shirk was born 4 Feb 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1945; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. George M. Shirk was born 4 Apr 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Oct 1928; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 5. Emma Shirk was born 21 Jan 1872, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jul 1943, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 23 Jul 1943, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth Shirk was born 15 Feb 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jan 1875; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Catherine Shirk was born 20 Mar 1875, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1954, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Martin Shirk was born 21 Jun 1876, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jul 1910; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Magdalena Shirk was born 3 Apr 1878, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Mar 1949, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. John Shirk was born 13 Mar 1880, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1881; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Maria Shirk was born 10 Jun 1881, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Feb 1954, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Noah Shirk was born 31 Jan 1884, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1958; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Lydia Shirk was born 9 Apr 1885, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jan 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Veronica Shirk was born 22 Jan 1887, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 May 1891, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Barbara Shirk was born 5 May 1889, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jul 1973, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. Mary Krempien was born Apr 1891, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.