Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Rev. Nathan B. Cassel

Male 1833 - 1913  (80 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rev. Nathan B. Cassel was born 21 Aug 1833, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of John Cassel and Sarah, son of John Cassel and Sarah Biehn); died 26 Dec 1913; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00021-1573
    • Immigration: 1847, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1850, , Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1855, , Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1857
    • Occupation: 1873, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
    • Residence: 1873, , Michigan, USA
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
    • Occupation: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard
    • Retired: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Nathan Cassel, "was born August 21st, 1833. He resides in Wilmot Township, near the Blenheim Mennonite Meeting House, where he is engaged in farming. He was married to Nancy Gehman, and after her decease to Hannah Hallman. To him were born the following children, namely:...of the first wife, and Joseph of the second wife."


    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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].


    Is referred to as Nelson in Eby Book.

    Nathan married Hannah Hallman 4 Feb 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Hannah (daughter of Joseph Hallman and Mary, daughter of Joseph B. Hallman and Susanna Clemmer) was born 14 Sep 1835, , Ontario, Canada; died 7 May 1924; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Joseph H. Cassel was born 8 Mar 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 May 1895, , Nebraska, USA; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    2. Nathaniel Cassel was born 1876, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Lydia Cassel was born 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Mary Cassel was born 1881, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Sarah A. Cassel was born 1883, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. John Cassel was born 1887, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Nathan — Nancy "Agnes" Gehman. Nancy (daughter of Solomon Gehman and Katharine "Catherine" Bechtel) was born 20 Feb 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 1870; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Abraham Cassel was born 21 Feb 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1889, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
    2. Catharine G. Cassel was born 4 Apr 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Solomon G. Cassel was born 9 Feb 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Sep 1930, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Magdalena G. "Lennah" "Lena" Cassel was born 1 Aug 1859, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    5. Henry Cassel was born 3 Apr 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. David Cassel was born Abt 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. John Cassel was born Abt 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Lydia Cassel was born 18 Feb 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 May 1870; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Susannah G. Cassel was born 17 Dec 1870, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jun 1935, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Cassel was born 18 Nov 1794, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Cassel and Susannah Clemens); died 9 Sep 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Name: John Kassel
    • Eby ID Number: 00021-1557
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer

    Notes:

    John Cassel, "the sixth member of the family, was born November 18th, 1794. He was married, September 19th, 1820, to Sarah, daughter of John Biehn. She was born February 26th, 1799, and died August 23rd 1885. In the year 1849 Mr. and Mrs. Cassel, with their family, moved to Canada and settled with their son, Abraham at Blair, Ontario, where they resided until their son, Jesse, purchased his farm near New Dundee, then they made their home with him until Mr. Cassel's death which took place September 9th, 1866. After his death she made her home with her son, John, where she died. Their family consisted of ten 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 Sarah Biehn 19 Sep 1820. Sarah (daughter of Johannes "John" Biehn and Anna "Nancy" Bechtel) was born 26 Feb 1799, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 23 Aug 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sarah Biehn was born 26 Feb 1799, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Johannes "John" Biehn and Anna "Nancy" Bechtel); died 23 Aug 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Sarah Cassel
    • Eby ID Number: 00008-1043
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Sarah Biehn, "eldest daughter of John Biehn was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, February 26th, 1799. She was married to John Cassel. they moved to Canada in 1849 and settled in Wilmot Township where she died August 23rd, 1885. to them were born ten 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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    It is thought she is the daughter of John Biehn and Nancy Bechtel although The Biographical History of Waterloo Township indicates she was the daughter of John's father and his wife Barbara Fried. More research is needed to confirm.

    Children:
    1. Jacob Cassel was born 27 Jul 1821, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. John B. Cassel was born 23 Feb 1823, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 1 Dec 1908, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    3. Abraham B. Cassel was born 12 Apr 1825, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 13 Oct 1903, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States; was buried , Lakeview Cemetery, Lakeview, Montcalm, Michigan, United States.
    4. Jesse B. Cassel was born 20 Aug 1827, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Feb 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    5. Enos B. Cassel was born 14 Apr 1829, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Feb 1915; was buried , Towmencin Mennonite Churchyard, Kulpsville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.
    6. David B. Cassel was born 8 Jun 1831, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. 1. Rev. Nathan B. Cassel was born 21 Aug 1833, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 26 Dec 1913; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    8. Henry B. Cassel was born 8 May 1835, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Sep 1900, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    9. Adam B. Cassel was born 24 Dec 1836, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Feb 1892, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    10. Sarah Cassel was born 29 Sep 1838, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Sep 1885, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jacob Cassel was born 12 Oct 1760, Schwenksville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Abraham Cassel and Feige Grimly); died 1 Aug 1838.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00021-1551

    Notes:

    Jacob Cassel, "(From John B. Cassel of New Hamburg, Ontario) the eldest of the family, was born near Schwenksville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, October 12th, 1760, and died August 1st, 1838. He was married to Susannah, daughter of Abraham and Catharine (Bachman) Clemens. (She was a grand-daughter of old Gehart Clemens. See Clemens" family). She was born November 1st, 1762, and died December 4th, 1844. To them were born 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.].

    Jacob — Susannah Clemens. Susannah (daughter of Abraham Clemens and Catharine Bachman) was born 1 Nov 1762, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Dec 1844. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Susannah Clemens was born 1 Nov 1762, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Abraham Clemens and Catharine Bachman); died 4 Dec 1844.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Susannah Cassel
    • Eby ID Number: 00021-1551.1

    Children:
    1. Abraham Cassel was born 15 Mar 1782, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Catharine Cassel was born 11 Mar 1784, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Elizabeth Cassel was born 22 Feb 1786, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Mary Cassel was born 17 Oct 1789, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Jacob Cassel was born 5 Jul 1792, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 2. John Cassel was born 18 Nov 1794, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 Sep 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    7. Susannah Cassel was born 11 Sep 1799, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Johannes "John" Biehn was born 1776, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of John Biehn and Barbara Fried); died 19 Dec 1823, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41603273
    • Name: John Biehn
    • Eby ID Number: 00008-976
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Biehn's Tract Lot 01, Waterloo County, Ontario

    Notes:

    John Biehn, " the eldest son of John and Barbara (Fried)Biehn, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1776. In 1799 he was married to Nancy, daughter of Abraham and Mary (Hoch) Bechtel. In 1800 they with his parents and family, and others moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County where now is the village of Doon. Here they resided until their deaths. Their family consisted 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.].

    Johannes married Anna "Nancy" Bechtel 1799. Anna (daughter of Abraham Bechtel and Mary Hoch) was born CA 1777, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died , Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Anna "Nancy" Bechtel was born CA 1777, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Abraham Bechtel and Mary Hoch); died , Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67850383
    • Name: Anna "Nancy" Biehn
    • Name: Nancy Bechtel
    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0810

    Notes:

    Anna Bechtel "daughter of IV Abraham and Mary (Hoch) Bechtel, was married to John Biehn. They resided at Doon, Ontario, where they had 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.].

    Children:
    1. 3. Sarah Biehn was born 26 Feb 1799, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 23 Aug 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    2. Mary Biehn was born 24 Apr 1800, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Oct 1889, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Abraham Biehn was born 28 Feb 1804, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Mar 1858, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blandford Mennonite Cemetery, Blandford Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    4. Barbara Biehn was born 6 Jan 1806, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Aug 1888; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Jacob Biehn was born 10 Mar 1810, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1881; was buried , Stauffer Abandoned Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Elizabeth Biehn was born Abt 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. John Biehn was born 12 May 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Aug 1898, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Stauffer Abandoned Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Anna Biehn was born 6 Nov 1816, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1905; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Abraham Cassel was born 31 Aug 1728, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Yelles Cassel); died 15 Feb 1776, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00021-1550

    Notes:

    Abraham Cassel, "the youngest of the family, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, August 31st, 1728, where he died February 15th, 1776. He was married to Feige Grimly who was born in 1729 and died January 18th, 1778. To them was born a family of five 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.].

    Abraham — Feige Grimly. Feige was born 1729, Of, Schwenksville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 18 Jan 1778. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Feige Grimly was born 1729, Of, Schwenksville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 18 Jan 1778.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Feige Cassel
    • Eby ID Number: 00021-1550.1

    Children:
    1. 4. Jacob Cassel was born 12 Oct 1760, Schwenksville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 1 Aug 1838.
    2. Catharine Cassel was born Abt 1762, Schwenksville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Elizabeth Cassel was born Abt 1764, Schwenksville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Mary Cassel was born Abt 1766, Schwenksville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Magdalena Cassel was born Abt 1768, Schwenksville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Abraham Clemens was born Abt 1735, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00021-1551.2

    Abraham — Catharine Bachman. Catharine was born Abt 1735, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Catharine Bachman was born Abt 1735, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catharine Clemens
    • Eby ID Number: 00021-1551.3

    Children:
    1. 5. Susannah Clemens was born 1 Nov 1762, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Dec 1844.

  5. 12.  John Biehn was born 1737, , Switzerland; died 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40614623
    • Eby ID Number: 00008-970
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Biehn's Tract Unnumbered Lots Doon, Waterloo County, Ontario

    Notes:

    John Biehn " was a native of Switzerland where he was born in 1737. In 1742 his parents moved to America and settled in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where he was raised. He was married to Barbara Fried who was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1744. In 1800 they with their family of grown children moved to Canada and settled one mile west of Doon, Ontario, on the farm now in possession of Aaron S. Biehn, their great-grand-son. Here the old progenitor purchased a large tract of land still known as "Biehn's Tract." She died in 1807, aged 63 years, and he died in 1811, aged 74 years. .."


    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 — Barbara Fried. Barbara was born 1744, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 1807, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Barbara Fried was born 1744, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 1807, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143438279
    • Name: Barbara Biehn
    • Eby ID Number: 00008-970.1

    Children:
    1. Mary Biehn was born 1766, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Barbara Biehn was born 28 Jun 1772, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Dec 1854, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.
    3. Anna Biehn was born 1774; died , , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.
    4. Elizabeth Biehn was born 1775, Of, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Johannes "John" Biehn was born 1776, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Dec 1823, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.
    6. Abraham Biehn was born 7 Feb 1781, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 3 Nov 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Catharine Biehn was born 1785, , USA; died 1869.

  7. 14.  Abraham Bechtel was born 7 Mar 1739, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Abraham Bechtel); died 2 Oct 1825, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • 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]


  8. 15.  Mary Hoch 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.

    Other Events:

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

    Children:
    1. Esther Bechtel was born Jul 1766, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Jan 1833, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Deacon Jacob Bechtel was born 14 Apr 1769, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 May 1838, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 7. Anna "Nancy" Bechtel was born CA 1777, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died , Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Magdalena Bechtel was born Abt 1780, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Barbara Bechtel was born Abt 1782, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.