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George B. Bechtel

Male 1852 - 1920  (68 years)


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  1. 1.  George B. Bechtel was born 17 Aug 1852, , Ontario, Canada (son of George L. Bechtel and Anna Bechtel); died 19 Aug 1920; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0706
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mail Carrier
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Carpenter
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

    Notes:

    George B. Bechtel "was married to Catharine, daughter of Levi Bock. They reside near New Dundee, Ontario."

    George — Catharine Bock. Catharine (daughter of Levi Bock and Rachel Rosenberger) was born 1 Jul 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jan 1947, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Gilbert Bechtel was born 8 Jun 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Dec 1961, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Dec 1961, Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mervin Bechtel was born 22 Aug 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Dec 1952, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 16 Dec 1952, New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George L. Bechtel was born 15 Feb 1811, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of George B. Bechtel and Esther Livergood); died 2 Nov 1866, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0705
    • Residence: 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    George Bechtel "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, February 15th,, 1811. He was married to Nancy, daughter of Abram and Elizabeth (Wanner) Bechtel. They resided in various parts of this county and finally they moved to Hay Township, Huron County, where he died November 2nd, 1866. The widow was married to John Bock. They had but one son"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    George married Anna Bechtel 25 Sep 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Abraham Bechtel and Elizabeth Wanner) was born 16 Sep 1822, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Dec 1895; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Anna Bechtel was born 16 Sep 1822, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Abraham Bechtel and Elizabeth Wanner); died 8 Dec 1895; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Bechtel
    • Name: Anna Bock
    • Name: Nancy Bechtel
    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0742
    • Residence: 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. 1. George B. Bechtel was born 17 Aug 1852, , Ontario, Canada; died 19 Aug 1920; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George B. Bechtel was born 24 May 1777, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of George Bechtel and Susannah Bidding); died 15 Nov 1851; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22433115
    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0686
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 009E, Waterloo County, Ontario

    Notes:

    George B. Bechtel "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, near Pottstown, May 24th, 1777. On November 16th, he was married to Esther Livergood. They resided on his father's old place near Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where she died March 2nd, 1814, leaving a family of four children, namely: V Catharine, V Levi, V George L., and V Isaiah L.. After the decease of his first wife he was married to Maria, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Tyson) Shoemaker, November 25th, 1817. She was born January 21st, 1793, and died in Waterloo County, Ontario, February 6th, 1840. They moved to Canada in 1829, and resided for two years on the farm now possessed by Joseph M. Brubacher, about two miles north of the town of Waterloo. From here they moved on the farm now possessed by Dilman S. Shantz. The second union was blessed with six children, namely: V Noah, V Rudolph, V Abigail, V Leah, V Esther, and V Isabella."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    George married Esther Livergood 16 Nov 1806. Esther was born Abt 1780, Of, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 2 Mar 1814, Near Pottstown, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Esther Livergood was born Abt 1780, Of, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 2 Mar 1814, Near Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Esther Bechtel
    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0686.1

    Children:
    1. Catharine L. Bechtel was born 27 Sep 1807, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Jan 1884, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    2. Levi L. Bechtel was born 2 Apr 1809, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Dec 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 2. George L. Bechtel was born 15 Feb 1811, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Nov 1866, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada.
    4. Isaiah L. Bechtel was born 23 Nov 1813, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 29 Nov 1813.

  3. 6.  Abraham Bechtel was born 19 Oct 1796, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of Deacon Jacob Bechtel and Elizabeth Gabel); died 1884, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Abram Bechtel
    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0740
    • Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1863, , Elkhart Co., Indiana

    Notes:

    Abraham Bechtel "the eldest son of Jacob Bechtel, was married to Elizabeth Wanner. They resided in North Dumfries Township where they died. Their family consisted of sixteen children, of whom four died before they were a month old. The others are all living yet"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Abraham — Elizabeth Wanner. Elizabeth (daughter of John M. Wanner and Elizabeth Wecklin) was born 1802, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 1863, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Wanner was born 1802, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of John M. Wanner and Elizabeth Wecklin); died 1863, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Bechtel
    • Eby ID Number: 00126-7631
    • Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Elizabeth M. Wanner, "the youngest daughter of John M. Wanner, was married to Abram Bechtel, a farmer. They resided in North Dumfries Township, Waterloo County, and had twelve children, namely: Mary, married to Christian Witmer, both dead; Nancy, married to George Bechtel and after his decease to John Bock, Abram, married to Rebecca Bock and resided at Port Elgin, Ontario. William, married to Catherine Bock and resided in Wilmot Township, Ontario, Jacob, John twin brother to Jacob, was married to Elizabeth Wanner; Amos, Noah, Magdalena, married to a Mr. Gingerich, Isaac, Lydia, and David."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Children:
    1. Daniel Bechtel was born , North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. William Bechtel was born Abt 1820, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1904; was buried , Bay Port Union Cemetery, Bay Port, Huron, Michigan, USA.
    3. Mary Bechtel was born 1820, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1897; was buried , Babylon Line Cemetery, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario.
    4. 3. Anna Bechtel was born 16 Sep 1822, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Dec 1895; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    5. Abraham Bechtel was born 12 Sep 1824, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. John Bechtel was born 1827, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Jacob Bechtel was born 1828, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Magdalena Bechtel was born 24 Dec 1830, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Feb 1902; was buried , Wingham Cemetery, Wingham, Huron Co., Ontario.
    9. Noah Bechtel was born 1835, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Rev. Amos Bechtel was born 28 Sep 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Lydia Bechtel was born 1840, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Isaac Bechtel was born 1843, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. David Bechtel was born 1846, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  George Bechtel was born 1732, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Bechtel); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0682

    Notes:

    George Bechtel "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1732. He was married to Susannah Bidding. They have had a large family but the names of only four have been received"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].y

    George — Susannah Bidding. Susannah was born Abt 1735, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Susannah Bidding was born Abt 1735, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Susannah Bechtel
    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0682.1

    Children:
    1. William Bechtel was born 1764, Near Pottstown, Pennsylvania; died 1832, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    2. Joshua Bechtel was born 1775, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. George B. Bechtel was born 24 May 1777, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Nov 1851; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    4. Joseph B. Bechtel was born 21 Sep 1780, Near Pottstown, Pennsylvania; died 23 Jul 1842, Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 12.  Deacon Jacob Bechtel was born 14 Apr 1769, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Abraham Bechtel and Mary Hoch); died 22 May 1838, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0737
    • Residence: Abt 1817, 1490 Blair Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Old Survey Lot 03, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Old Survey Lot 03, Waterloo County, Ontario

    Notes:

    Beside the many hardships, labors and sufferings in getting here and making themselves homes, quite a few settlers along where Blair is now situated were visited by a fire this spring of 1806.

    On the 6th of May fire was set to a Job [a tract of land with timber slashed down ready to be burned so that the land could be farmed later] of 10 or 15 acres, soon after which a great wind arose, and swept through the new clearings and destroyed fences, houses and barns.

    Abraham Stauffer had his barn burnt.
    Abraham Bechtel had his house and barn burnt.
    Jacob Bechtel's house was saved but his barn and everything else were consumed.
    Nathaniel Dodge who was the last of the settlers along the river, had two barns with all their contents burnt.

    The fire went on making the most fearful destruction of all kinds of valuable timber. Thus those settlers who were probably the most advanced with their new homes were suddenly left without house, food or clothing, and were obliged to go below Dundas through mud, water, swamp and forest for provisions and other necessaries, which were not obtainable from their neighbors.

    MENNONITE IMMIGRATION TO WATERLOO COUNTY - THE MOYER JOURNAL

    Attributed to Samuel S. Moyer 1849 - 1941

    Jacob — Elizabeth Gabel. Elizabeth was born CA 1775, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Elizabeth Gabel was born CA 1775, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Bechtel
    • Eby ID Number: 00037-3022.3

    Notes:

    Unwilling participants in the War of 1812
    About 20 Mennonite men were conscripted to haul supplies for an 1813 engagement

    ...No one was exempt from non-combatant duties, although some resisted at times. Some were fined heavily in court. Cornelius Pannebecker removed the wheels from his wagon to save it, although his horse and son were still conscripted. Elizabeth (Gabel) Bechtel was threatened at sword-point by an officer who knew she was hiding oxen, which he sought for a massive-scale transport operation to the Detroit River.

    Waterloo Region Region 23 Jun 2012 Jonathan Seiling

    Children:
    1. Mary Bechtel was born 18 Aug 1793, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1 Jul 1864, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Elizabeth Bechtel was born 24 Nov 1795, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1 Feb 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 6. Abraham Bechtel was born 19 Oct 1796, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1884, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
    4. Hannah Bechtel was born 24 Oct 1799, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 25 Sep 1874; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Henry Bechtel was born 5 Jan 1802, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1866, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Mar 1866, Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Deacon Jacob G. Bechtel was born 26 Dec 1803, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 14 Mar 1875, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. John G. Bechtel was born 18 Sep 1806, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Aug 1848; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Nancy Bechtel was born 6 Jun 1808, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Katharine "Catherine" Bechtel was born 21 Dec 1810, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Dickie Settlement Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Isaac Bechtel was born 1813, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1828; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Magdalena Bechtel was born 2 Apr 1815, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  John M. Wanner was born 27 Sep 1775, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Henry Wanner and Anna Mosser); died 1 Feb 1848, Near Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39022218
    • Eby ID Number: 00126-7614
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 3 Lot 13, Waterloo County, Ontario

    Notes:

    John M. Wanner, "the eldest of the family, was born September 27th, 1775. He was married to Elizabeth Wecklin who was born December 7th, 1777, and died near Hespeler, Ontario, May 22nd, 1817. In 1810 they came to Canada with his parents and settled near Hespeler where he died February 1st, 1848. Their family consisted of eight children"

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    John — Elizabeth Wecklin. Elizabeth (daughter of George Wecklin) was born 7 Dec 1777, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 May 1817, Near Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Elizabeth Wecklin was born 7 Dec 1777, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of George Wecklin); died 22 May 1817, Near Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39022320
    • Name: Elizabeth Wanner
    • Eby ID Number: 00126-7614.1

    Children:
    1. John W. Wanner was born 17 Mar 1801, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Sep 1865; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 7. Elizabeth Wanner was born 1802, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 1863, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Tobias Wanner was born 1805, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died , Near Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mary M. Wanner was born 2 Nov 1806, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 21 Feb 1886, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.
    5. Henry M. Wanner was born 1808, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Eva M. Wanner was born 24 Sep 1809, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Apr 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Veronica M. "Francis" "Fanny" Wanner was born CALC 28 May 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Oct 1876, Near Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. George M. Warner was born 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1900, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodlawn Pioneer Cemetery, Listowel, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.


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