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Orton Shirk Bechtel

Male 1902 - 1974  (72 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Orton Shirk Bechtel was born 18 Jun 1902, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Gideon Bock Bechtel and Emma Shirk); died 27 Dec 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Orton married Adelyn May Wright 21 Oct 1927, Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada. Adelyn was born 6 Aug 1898, Biddulph Township, Middlesex Co., Ontario; died 23 Jun 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Mary Joan "Joan" Bechtel was born 24 Jan 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jan 1993; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Ruth Adelyn Bechtel
    3. Norma Irene Bechtel

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  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. 3.  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. 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. 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: 3

  1. 4.  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. 5.  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. 2. 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. 6.  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. 7.  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. 3. 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.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Noah S. Bechtel was born 22 Sep 1818, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA (son of George B. Bechtel and Maria "Mary" Shoemaker); died 2 Sep 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Noah married Veronica "Fannie" Christner 13 Mar 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Veronica (daughter of Johannes "John" Christner and Maria Luckebihl) was born 28 Sep 1820, Upper Alsace, Germany; died 21 Apr 1907; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Veronica "Fannie" Christner was born 28 Sep 1820, Upper Alsace, Germany (daughter of Johannes "John" Christner and Maria Luckebihl); died 21 Apr 1907; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Menno Bechtel was born 29 Jul 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1902, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Lea Bechtel was born 26 Aug 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Nov 1929, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Babylon Line Cemetery, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario.
    3. Maria "Mary" Bechtel was born 19 May 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Aug 1894, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    4. Moses Bechtel was born 23 Feb 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 5. Catharine Christine Bechtel was born 19 Feb 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jun 1884, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Christian Bechtel was born 19 Aug 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Isaac C. Bechtel was born 11 Jul 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1918, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Noah C. Bechtel was born 20 Nov 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Nov 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Mary Bechtel was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Veronica C. Bechtel was born 4 Mar 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Lydia Bechtel was born 1 May 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1937, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Esther Bechtel was born 5 Dec 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jun 1940, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 12.  Christian Shirk was born 9 Aug 1796, Of, Canarvon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 May 1870.

    Christian — Elizabeth Hoffman. Elizabeth (daughter of Peter Hoffman) was born 8 May 1805, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 Apr 1862, near, Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Elizabeth Hoffman was born 8 May 1805, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Peter Hoffman); died 9 Apr 1862, near, Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.
    Children:
    1. Barbara Shirk was born 30 Nov 1827, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Apr 1905; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Magdalena Shirk was born Abt 1830, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Thomas Shirk was born 22 Oct 1834, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 26 Jan 1868.
    4. 6. Peter Shirk was born 11 Nov 1839, Canarvon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 1 Oct 1919; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  John Z. Martin was born 20 Dec 1806, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Peter Martin and Anna Zimmerman); died 20 Nov 1879; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Anna Weber 16 Feb 1830. Anna (daughter of Abraham H. Weber and Elizabeth Cressman) was born 14 Aug 1811, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Oct 1900; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Anna Weber was born 14 Aug 1811, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Abraham H. Weber and Elizabeth Cressman); died 1 Oct 1900; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Martin was born 7 Nov 1830, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Feb 1909; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Moses W. Martin was born 11 Aug 1832, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Nov 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Nov 1887, Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Bishop Abraham W. Martin was born 27 Apr 1834, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Feb 1902, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Annie Martin was born 12 Mar 1836, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Feb 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    5. Judith W. Martin was born 16 Jul 1838, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1914, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Lydia Martin was born 1 Sep 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Veronica "Frances" Martin was born 27 Jan 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 7. Magdalena Martin 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.
    9. Rebecca Martin was born 13 Feb 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 May 1931, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 May 1931, Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Mary Martin was born 21 Mar 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Enos Martin was born 16 Jul 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Apr 1928; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Susannah Martin was born 1853, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Susannah W. Martin was born 20 Feb 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jul 1935; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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