John G. Bechtel

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• Eby ID Number: 00007-0781
• Land: 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Old Survey Lot 03, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Residence: 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

John Bechtel "seventh child of Jacob and Elizabeth Bechtel, was born at Blair, September 18th, 1806, and died August 25th, 1848. He was first married to Sallie, daughter of Henry Brower. She was born January 21st, 1809, and died August 2nd, 1842. After her decease he was married to Elizabeth Knechtel. Mr. John Bechtel resided at Blair where he was engaged in the mercantile and tanning business. He also had a farm which he managed in connection with his business. His family consisted of twelve 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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 — Sarah Brower. Sarah (daughter of Henry Brower and Elizabeth Maris) was born 21 Jan 1809, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Aug 1842, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Elizabeth Bechtel was born 1 May 1828, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Isaac Bechtel was born 8 Oct 1829, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jul 1892, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Sarah Bechtel was born 19 Apr 1832, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 May 1832, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Mary Bechtel was born 29 Mar 1833, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1903, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States; was buried , Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA.
5. Sarah Bechtel was born 29 Mar 1835, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1901, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States; was buried , Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA.
6. Rachel Bechtel was born 5 Mar 1837, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Oct 1870, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
7. Daniel Bechtel was born 22 Feb 1839, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Nov 1864.
8. Rebecca Bechtel was born 19 Feb 1841, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jul 1920, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.

John married Elizabeth Knechtel 26 Nov 1843, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Johann Valentine Knechtel and Maria Eva Klick) was born 1823, Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

1. Ann Emeline Bechtel was born 5 Dec 1844, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
2. John George Bechtel was born 21 Apr 1846, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Charles W. Bechtel was born 14 Nov 1847, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
4. William Bechtel was born 25 Apr 1849, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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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/67850623
• Residence: 55 Fallbrook Lane, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0736
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Old Survey Lot 03, Waterloo County, Ontario

Notes:

Abraham Bechtel "son of III Abraham who was first-cousin to III Rev. Martin Bechtel, was born March 7th, 1739. He was married to Mary Hoch who was born February 22nd, 1745, and died July 18th, 1841. In 1800 he with his wife and family moved to Canada and settled near Blair where they both died. He died October 2nd, 1825. Their family consisted of one son and four daughters"

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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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

Abraham — Mary Hoch. Mary was born 22 Feb 1745, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 18 Jul 1831, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67851091
• Name: Mary Bechtel
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0736.2

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67851300
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0736.1