John Gordon Bechtel

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• Name: Gordon Bechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23085

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• Eby ID Number: 00007-0802
• Residence: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1872, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; miller
• Occupation: 1901, Waterford, Townsend Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario; miller

Notes:

John G. Bechtel "was born April 21st, 1845. He is a miller by trade and is married to Ellen Whittaker. They reside in Burford, Ontario, and have a family of seven 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].


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JOHN G. BECHTEL, miller, Burford P.O. was born in Waterloo, Ont. April 1, 1846. His father John Bechtel, was a native of Pennsylvania State, and his mother Elizabeth Bechtel, was born and brought up in Canada. John G. Bechtel was married in 1871 to Ellen Whittaker, daughter of John and Elizabeth Whittaker, who were from Lincolnshire, England. The fruits of this union have been five children- Arthur B., Lestella E., Emma H., Charles L. and Lillian M. Mr. Bechtel at present owns the largest flour mill in Burford. The mill was erected in 1847 and has a capacity of 75 barrels per day. Having made milling his vocation, he has meet with very success.


Warner and Beers History of Brant County 1883

Residence:
apparently was living with John and Mary Unger.

John — Ellen Whittaker. Ellen (daughter of John Whittaker and Elizabeth) was born 10 Oct 1852, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ellen Bechtel
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0802.1

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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 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]

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• Name: Elizabeth Bechtel
• Name: Elizabeth Knapp
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0781.3
• Residence: 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1853, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23086

John — Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born , , Lincolnshire, England; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Whittaker
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23087

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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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• Name: Valentine Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-133626

Notes:

Extract from the Christening Files of the Ref. Parish Spesbach Year 1776 Church record No. 1

There was christened Name and first name Knechtel. Johann Valentin
born on 22 January 1776 in Hütschenhausen
christened 25 January 1776 in Hütschenhausen

Parents
Johann Jacob Knechtel of Hütschenhausen and wife Elisabeth Magdalena

Godparents
Valentin Dietz, legitimate son of Martin Dietzen Hütschenhausen Lutheran religion, Johann Peter legitimate son of Georg Knechtel
of Katzenbach and Maria Margaretha surviving daughter of Nikel Strachen of Hütschenhausen.

Residence at the time of the birth: Hütschenhausen

A genuine abstract
Speyer 10 July 1975
Protestant Episcopal Church Archive of the Palatinate
( Dr. Eger ) Archive Director

Johann married Maria Eva Klick 9 Apr 1799, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Maria was born 1783; died 1873, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maria Eva Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-133738