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

Family: John Drum Knechtel / Jane Potter (F22623)

m. 29 Apr 1873


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  • Father | Male
    John Drum Knechtel

    Born  25 Feb 1850  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Feb 1897  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  6 Feb 1897  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  29 Apr 1873  [1, 2, 3, 4]  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3, 4] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Peter Knechtel | F6179 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Barbara Drum | F6179 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Jane Potter

    Born  9 Oct 1842  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Nov 1926  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  25 Nov 1926  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  James Alexander Potter | F8086 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Sherington | F8086 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    James Milton Knechtel

    Born  17 Apr 1874  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  5 Oct 1879  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1963   
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jeanette Levett | F31612 
    Married  14 Jun 1900  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Janette "Jannet" Levett | F278333 
    Married     

    Child 2 | Female
    Annie Knechtel

    Born  1875  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Female
    Anna Catherine "Annie" Knechtel

    Born  21 May 1875  Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  5 Oct 1879  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Jan 1970  Woodstock Anglican Cemetery, Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  James Pipe | F248603 
    Married  7 Jun 1905  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    William Knechtel

    Born  1876  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    William Nelson Knechtel

    Born  28 Jul 1876  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  5 Oct 1879  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Jul 1967  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  19 Jul 1967  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Maude "Maye" Willard | F272454 
    Married  16 Apr 1908  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Jessie Knechtel

    Born  20 Nov 1877  Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  5 Oct 1879  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Mar 1955  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  William Henry "Henry" Lockie | F56549 
    Married  16 Mar 1903  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Milo Knechtel

    Born  1881  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      John D. Knechtel Born: Canada Age: 23 Father: Peter Knechtel Mother: Barbara Drum Born: abt 1850 Spouse: Jane Potter Age: 30 born: Canada Father: James Potter Mother: Mary Sherrington married 29 Apr 1873 married: Waterloo, Berlin

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 8 May 1873.
      29 Apr 1873 By Rev. J.F. Dickie in Berlin, John D. Knechtel of Waterloo Township was married to Jane Potter of Berlin.

    3. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 80.

    4. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 012929 (1873).
      Name:John D Knechtel Age:23 Birth Year:abt 1850 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:29 Apr 1873 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Peter Knechtel Mother:Barbara Drum Knechtel Spouse:Jane Potter