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

Gordon Valentin Knechtel

Male 1887 - 1918  (31 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Gordon Valentin Knechtel was born 10 Aug 1887, Haldimand, Rainham Township, Haldimand Co., Ontario? (son of Rev. Samuel R. Knechtel and Mary Ann Otto); died 27 Sep 1918, Epinonville, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France; was buried , Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rev. Samuel R. Knechtel was born 11 Apr 1857, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Johann Valentin "Valentine" Knechtel and Barbara Rudy); died 14 May 1947; was buried , First St. Johns Cemetery, Sebringville, Perth Co., Ontario.

    Samuel married Mary Ann Otto 28 Apr 1885, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Valentine Otto and Magdalena Kleinknecht) was born 3 Jan 1854, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Apr 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 May 1921, Sebringville Cemetery, Sebringville, Perth Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Ann Otto was born 3 Jan 1854, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Valentine Otto and Magdalena Kleinknecht); died 28 Apr 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 May 1921, Sebringville Cemetery, Sebringville, Perth Co., Ontario.
    Children:
    1. Laura Magdalena Knechtel was born 10 Feb 1886, South Cayuga Township, Haldimand Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 1. Gordon Valentin Knechtel was born 10 Aug 1887, Haldimand, Rainham Township, Haldimand Co., Ontario?; died 27 Sep 1918, Epinonville, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France; was buried , Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France.
    3. Walter Valentine Knechtel was born 10 Aug 1887, South Cayuga Township, Haldimand Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Johann Valentin "Valentine" Knechtel was born 23 Jul 1817, , Bavaria, Germany (son of Johann Valentine Knechtel and Maria Eva Klick); died 23 Apr 1896, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; was buried , Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Rostock, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Johann married Barbara Rudy 3 Mar 1840, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Michael Ruby and Barbara Kochersberger) was born 1814, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 7 Jun 1894, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Rostock, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Barbara Rudy was born 1814, , Alsace Lorraine, France (daughter of Michael Ruby and Barbara Kochersberger); died 7 Jun 1894, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Rostock, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Isaac Knechtel was born 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Riverside Cem, Elkton, Huron, Michigan, USA.
    2. Mary Ann Knechtel was born 1842, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Rostock, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. Lydia Maria Knechtel was born 5 Mar 1842, , Ontario, Canada; died 28 Sep 1909; was buried , Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Rostock, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mary Ann Knechtel was born 8 Jun 1843, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1912, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Rostock, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    5. Elizabeth Knechtel was born 31 Oct 1844, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Catherine Knechtel was born 1846, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Rostock, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    7. Catherina Knechtel was born 3 May 1846, , Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jul 1917; was buried , Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Rostock, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    8. Veronica Knechtel was born 14 Jan 1848, , Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1901; was buried , Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Rostock, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    9. Daniel Knechtel was born 7 Feb 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Dec 1953; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. David Knechtel was born 7 Feb 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1930, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Rostock, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    11. Magdalena Knechtel was born 3 May 1853, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Dec 1930, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    12. 2. Rev. Samuel R. Knechtel was born 11 Apr 1857, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 May 1947; was buried , First St. Johns Cemetery, Sebringville, Perth Co., Ontario.

  3. 6.  Valentine Otto was born CALC 20 Oct 1825, , Hessen, Germany (son of Otto); died 9 May 1893, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sebringville Cemetery, Sebringville, Perth Co., Ontario.

    Valentine — Magdalena Kleinknecht. Magdalena (daughter of George Kleinknecht and Susannah Hammacher) was born CALC 26 Jan 1834, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 1916, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sebringville Cemetery, Sebringville, Perth Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Magdalena Kleinknecht was born CALC 26 Jan 1834, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of George Kleinknecht and Susannah Hammacher); died 29 Nov 1916, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sebringville Cemetery, Sebringville, Perth Co., Ontario.
    Children:
    1. William H. Otto was born 4 Jul 1851, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1912; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Mary Ann Otto was born 3 Jan 1854, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Apr 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 May 1921, Sebringville Cemetery, Sebringville, Perth Co., Ontario.
    3. Lea Susanna Otto was born 1855, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Moses R. Otto was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Samuel F. Otto was born 1860, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Alexander Wesley Otto was born 1864; died 12 Aug 1865; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Johann Valentine KnechtelJohann Valentine Knechtel was born 22 Jan 1776, Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; was christened 25 Jan 1776; died 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    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]


  2. 9.  Maria Eva KlickMaria Eva Klick was born 1783; died 1873, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Johann Philip "Philip" Knechtel was born 26 Dec 1800, Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; was christened 30 Dec 1800, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 17 May 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Johann Jacob Knechtel was born 1802; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Katherine Knechtel was born Abt 1806, Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Peter Knechtel was born CALC 20 Mar 1808, , Bavaria, Germany; was christened 1847, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Oct 1875, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Anna Eve Knechtel was born 13 Nov 1815, Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 16 Feb 1878, Saint George, Washington, Utah, USA; was buried , St. George Cemetery, Saint George, Washington, Utah, USA.
    6. 4. Johann Valentin "Valentine" Knechtel was born 23 Jul 1817, , Bavaria, Germany; died 23 Apr 1896, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; was buried , Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Rostock, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    7. George Daniel "Daniel" Knechtel was born 1819, Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 1897, Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hanover Cemetery, Bentinck Twp., Hanover, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.
    8. Elizabeth Knechtel was born 1823, Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Michael Ruby was born CA 1800, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Michael — Barbara Kochersberger. Barbara was born Abt 1800, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Barbara Kochersberger was born Abt 1800, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Ruby was born , Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Aug 1834, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 5. Barbara Rudy was born 1814, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 7 Jun 1894, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Rostock, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. Salome Ruby was born 3 Mar 1825, , Germany; died 16 Dec 1894; was buried , Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Rostock, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    4. David Ruby was born 9 Apr 1831, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 1 Sep 1833; died 25 Aug 1888, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Evanglical United Brethern Cemetery, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario.
    5. Jacob Ruby was born 29 Aug 1833, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 1 Sep 1833, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jun 1904, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA.

  5. 12.  Otto was born Abt 1790, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. John Otto was born 19 Oct 1819, , , Germany; died 29 Jun 1886; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    2. 6. Valentine Otto was born CALC 20 Oct 1825, , Hessen, Germany; died 9 May 1893, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sebringville Cemetery, Sebringville, Perth Co., Ontario.

  6. 14.  George Kleinknecht was born 16 Nov 1801, Werlburg, , Germany; died 16 Apr 1874, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.

    George — Susannah Hammacher. Susannah (daughter of Peter Hammacher and Elizabeth Shaefer) was born 14 Jul 1805, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Nov 1894, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  7. 15.  Susannah Hammacher was born 14 Jul 1805, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Peter Hammacher and Elizabeth Shaefer); died 21 Nov 1894, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Hannah Kleinknecht was born 10 Aug 1829, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1899; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Susannah Kleinknecht was born 1832; died 1834.
    3. 7. Magdalena Kleinknecht was born CALC 26 Jan 1834, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 1916, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sebringville Cemetery, Sebringville, Perth Co., Ontario.
    4. Moses Kleinknecht was born 5 Mar 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jul 1865, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Elizabeth Mary Kleinknecht was born 1837, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Oct 1880, Clinton, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario.
    6. Maria Kleinknecht was born 28 Mar 1841, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Apr 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Apr 1925, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Aaron Kleinknecht was born 10 Sep 1843, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jan 1901, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, Georgia, United States; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, Georgia, USA.