Simon B. Rickert

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68900513
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0771.9
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
• Occupation: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Odd Jobs
• Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethern
• Occupation: 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; manager Rickert Dairy

Simon married Melinda Hallman 27 Dec 1899, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Melinda (daughter of Aaron B. Hallman and Barbara B. Geiger) was born 29 Mar 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 Jan 1951, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Pearl Rickert was born 29 Sep 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jul 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
2. Reeve Clayton Rickert was born Nov 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Ivan Rickert was born Jan 1905, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
4. Myrtle Belle Rickert was born 16 Jan 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Jan 1982, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
5. Grace Violet Rickert was born Feb 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Earl Hallman Rickert was born 3 Dec 1915, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Aug 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Aug 1994.

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• Name: John Reichard
• Name: John Rueckert
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0771.1
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
• Land: Bef 1863, Wilmot Township - Concession North of Bleam's Road Lot 01, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Occupation:
Lived with John and Sarah Hallman

John married Sarah Bechtel 28 Sep 1852, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Deacon Jacob G. Bechtel and Maria Hallman) was born 7 Apr 1830, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 May 1887; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Sarah Rickert
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0771
• Residence: 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1852, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Sarah Bechtel "is married to John Richert. They reside near Mannheim, Waterloo County. They have had a family 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.].

Residence:
Sarah was recorded with the Jacob Bricker family when the census was taken. It listed her as living in Dumfries.

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83092542
• Name: Henry Reuckert
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-154508
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Land: Bef 1863, Wilmot Township - Concession North of Bleam's Road Lot 01, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Henry Rueckert The Last Will and Testament of Henry Rueckert the Elder of the Township of Wilmot, Yeoman, who died on or about the nineteenth day of August in the year of our Lord 1862 at the Township of Wilmot, aforesaid, and who at the time of his death had a fixed place of abode at Wilmot, was proved and registered in the said Surrogate Court a true copy of which said Last Will and Testament is hereunder written, and that the administration of all and singular the personal estate and effects, rights and credits of the said deceased and any way concerning his will was granted by the aforesaid Court to John Hallman, of the Township of Wilmot, Yeoman and Isaac Krupp of the same place, Waggon Maker, the Executor named in the said Will….

In the name of God, Amen. I Henry Rueckert the Elder of the Township of Wilmot, being sick and weak of body, but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, considering the certainty of Death and the uncertainty of the time thereof to the end that I may be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please my God to call me hence, have now determined to direct what disposition shall be made of my property after my decease and after naturely[sic] considering the circumstance and condition of all those among whom as my heirs at law or the objects of my gratitude or affection in my judgement my estate shall be distributed, I do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making null and void all other Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made. And as to my wordly[sic] estate, and all the property, real, personal or mixed of which I shall die seized and possessed or to which I shall be entitled at the time of my decease. I devise, bequeath and dispose thereof in manner following. To Wit. Imprimis. My Will is that all my just debts and funeral charges shall by my Executors hereinafter named be paid out of my estate as soon after my decease as shall by him or them be found convenient. I give, devise and bequeath to my son John Rueckert of the Township of Wilmot, the south half of Lot Number One on the north side of Bleams Road in the said Township of Wilmot, save and excepting those building lots now forming part of the Village of Manheim[sic] and also that certain piece of parcel of land lying on the south east corner of the said south half lot which has been taken off for a meeting house site, to have and to hold the same to him and his heirs, Executor, administrators and assigns to his and their use and behoof forever. But this devise and bequest made on the condition that my said John Rueckert shall share and divide and pay and deliver or cause to be shared, divided and delivered the sum of money and the articles and things mentioned in a certain instrument of writing made for the purpose as hereinafter more particularly prescribed and in all things well, faithfully, truly observe, perform, fulfil and keep the covenants grants articles contained and agreements whatsoever which on the part and behalf of the said John Rueckert are or ought to be kept, done and performed as comprised and mentioned in a certain written instrument of writing made in the nature of a bond for a life maintinance, bearing date the thirty first day of December, 1853, and registered in the Registry office at Berlin in the County of Waterloo in Liber C.2 for Wilmot Folio 272, number of memorial 268. Item, I give, devise and bequeath to my heirs at law the sum of one thousand dollars to be equally divided to and among my said heirs at law and to be paid to them in the manner and form as mentioned in the said written obligation or instrument of writing by Executors to my said heirs at law as their respective share or shares respectively fall or become due, to have and to hold to them my said heirs respectively and to their respective heirs, Executors, administrators and assigns, their several and respective shares as aforesaid to their several and respective use and behoof forever. But the share or shares of my Daughter Anna Reuckert share shall be and remain in the hands of my said son John Rueckert for safe keeping and shall be him be paid to her from time to time as she may be in want of or shall or may stand in need of it. Let it be the interest of her share of the money, or part of the principal sum of her share as the case may be so that she does not suffer on account of it. Item. And of all the rest and residue of my estate, real, personal or mixed of which I shall die seized and posssessesd, or to which I shall be entitled at the time of my decease, I give, devise and bequeath to be equally divided to and among my heirs at law aforesaid, to have and to hold the same to them respectively and to their representatives forever. And lastly, I do nominate and appoint my friends John Hallman residing on Lot Number One, south of Bleams Road, Yeoman, and Isaac Krupp of the Village of Manheim[sic], Waggon Maker, both of the said Township of Wilmot, to be the sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament…

Witnessed by Jacob Schweitzer and Moses S. Bowman
Will dated 8^th March "one thousand [eight] hundred and sixty two"
Proved 19^th February 1863
Died 19^th August 1862

Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 partial transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber. A-2-180

Residence:
Lived beside Michael and Elizabeth (Rickert) Donnenwerth a possible daughter.

Henry — Maria "Mary" Brenner. Maria was born 14 Mar 1794, , USA; died 25 Mar 1869; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83092384
• Name: Maria "Mary" Rickert
• Name: Mary Brenner
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-154509

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• Eby ID Number: 00007-0766
• Land: 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 12, Waterloo County, Ontario

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Jacob Bechtel "the sixth member of Jacob and Elizabeth (Gabel) Bechtel's family, was married to Polly Hallman. They resided in North Dumfries Township, near the old "Black Horse" Hotel, where he died. After his death she made her home with her daughter, Catharine, who was married to Benjamin Snyder, where she died a good many years ago. They had a family of fourteen 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.].

Jacob — Maria Hallman. Maria (daughter of Benjamin Hallman and Elizabeth Detweiler) was born 10 Sep 1806, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Mar 1873. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maria Bechtel
• Name: Polly Hallman
• Eby ID Number: 00048-3536

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Maria Hallman, "was born September 10th, 1806, and died March 8th, 1873. She was married to Jacob Bechtel."


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.].

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• 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]

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

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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

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88926226
• Eby ID Number: 00048-3502
• Immigration: 1824, , Canada
• Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Benjamin Hallman, "was born September 18th, 1783, in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where he followed farming as his calling. During the great financial depressions from 1816 until 1827 many of that calling in Montgomery and other counties failed financially, and in order to save their creditors from losing any money, the distressed farmers sold their farms at a great sacrifice and paid their debts, and with whatever little balance left they wended their way to Canada where land could be had cheap and thus made another attempt to gain a free home. And as a rule all these parties in a very few years were the possessors of valuable farms. Such was the case with Benjamin Hallman, our Canadian progenitor. He suffered financially during the great crisis as aforesaid, and, finding things to his advantage, he moved to Canada in 1825 (See page 56 for more information) and settled in Waterloo County, two miles west of the town of Waterloo. Here he resided until spring (1826) when he moved to North Dumfries Township, about one mile east of Roseville, where he had purchased a most beautiful farm, then nearly all forest. This farm is now in possession of Menno H. Hallman. Here the old progenitor died full of years, September 10th, 1869. On September 2nd, 1802, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob and Margaret (Harley) Detweiler. She was born August 8th, 1784, and died August 9th, 1856. To them was born a numerous family, all of which were born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, save the two youngest, Hannah and Wendel, who were born in Waterloo County, Ontario"

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.].

Benjamin — Elizabeth Detweiler. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob Reiff Detweiler and Margaret Harley) was born 8 Aug 1784, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 9 Aug 1856, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hallman Mennonite Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20072393
• Name: Elizabeth Hallman
• Eby ID Number: 00048-3502.1
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite