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

Family: Jacob S. Bechtel / Salome "Sarah" Devitt (F3542)

m. 28 Feb 1865


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  • Jacob S. BechtelFather | Male
    Jacob S. Bechtel

    Born  12 Feb 1840  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Jul 1914   
    Buried     
    Married  28 Feb 1865  [1, 2, 3]   
    Father  Levi L. Bechtel | F582 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Magdalena Schneider | F582 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Salome "Sarah" Devitt

    Born  11 May 1844  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Apr 1921  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  James Devitt | F3547 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Salome Roos | F3547 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Elsie M. Bechtel

    Born  16 Sep 1866  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Mar 1942  Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Olivet Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Schill | F3553 
    Married     

    Child 2 | Male
    Byron D. Bechtel

    Born  24 Sep 1868  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Sep 1868  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Orienta Bechtel

    Born  Sep 1870  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Female
    Sarah E. Bechtel

    Born  26 Jul 1871  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Jan 1951   
    Buried    Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rev. Orphen Henry Wismer | F3564 
    Married  10 May 1892   

    Child 5 | Female
    Orienta Estella "Orie" Bechtel

    Born  20 Sep 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Feb 1917  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Isaiah Snider | F3558 
    Married  6 Nov 1888  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Orinda Bechtel

    Born  1872  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Female
    Eveline Isabelle Bechtel

    Born  22 Sep 1875  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Jun 1876  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Mordina Bechtel

    Born  1877  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 9 | Female
    Berdina Lydia Ann Bechtel

    Born  1 Jul 1878  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 10 | Female
    Saloma Bechtel

    Born  1880  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 11 | Female
    Augusta Bechtel

    Born  1880  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 12 | Female
    Amanda Caroline Bechtel

    Born  11 Nov 1880  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Jul 1925   
    Buried    Yorkton City Cemetery, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Randolph McNichol | F51569 
    Married  28 Feb 1912  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Herbert Jacob M. BechtelChild 13 | Male
    Herbert Jacob M. Bechtel

    Born  16 Apr 1886  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Jan 1972  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Laura Etta Boehmer | F41932 
    Married  3 Sep 1907   

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 205.

    2. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 9.

    3. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 29.