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

Albert Thomas Knechtel[1, 2, 3]

Male 1869 -


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  • Name Albert Thomas Knechtel 
    Born 7 Nov 1869  Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    General Store Keeper, Rubber Factory 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Baptist 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Accountant, Rubber Factory 
    Residence 1921  275 Wellington St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number 00122-7522.2 
    Died Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I11277  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

    Father Daniel L. Knechtel,   b. 11 Dec 1845, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Susannah Tohman,   b. 14 Jan 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9, 10
    Family ID F3195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eleanora "Ellen" Taylor,   b. Jan 1869, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Harold Wilmot "Spike" Knechtel,   b. Feb 1894, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years)
     2. Elsie Knechtel,   b. Sep 1895, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Beatrice Knechtel,   b. Aug 1900, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Alexander Knechtel,   b. 1902, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Alexander Lesie Knechtel,   b. Feb 1903, Walkerville, Sandwich South Twp., Essex Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years)
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F177275  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Leslie A. Knechtel,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Harold Wilmot "Spike" Knechtel,   b. Feb 1894, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years)
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F256855  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ALBERT T. KNECHTEL - Albert Thomas Knechtel died at his residence, Braeside Home, Preston, yesterday in his 76th year. Deceased was born at Mitchell. Ont., Nov. 7, 1869. Before retirement he was purchasing agent for the Merchants Rubber Co. Son of late Daniel Knechtel and Susanna Thoman, he is survived by his widow, the former Ellen Taylor; two sons, Harold W., and Alexander Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. W. B. Wright, Kitchener, and Beatrice Marguerite, Reg. N., Kincardine. Two brothers, William and Jacob, of this city, and one sister, Mrs. Albert Hoffman, Kitchener, and one grandson, Pte. John Wright, Canadian Army Overseas, also survive him. He was a member of King St. Baptist Church and the Ancient Order of Foresters. The funeral will be public on Friday at 3: 30 o'clock from the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home with Rev. E. 0. Seymour officiating in the absence of Rev. H. E. Morphy. The remains are resting at the funeral home.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 539.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Harold W. Knechtel.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Susannah Toman - Knechtel.

    4. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 9.

    5. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 31 Pg. 2.

    6. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Wilmot Twp. 1871 Div. 2 Page 37.

    7. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 23 Page 1.

    8. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert Thomas Knechtel.

    9. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Daniel Knechtel Birth Place: Germany Residence: Wilmot Township Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845 Father Name: Jacob Knechtel Mother Name: Philippine Sauer Spouse Name: Susanna Thomann Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo County Ontario Canada Spouse residence: Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Spouse Father Name: Abraham Thomann Spouse Mother Name: Mary Becker Marriage Date: 25 Feb 1868 Marriage County: Waterloo

    10. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 67.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Nov 1869 - Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - General Store Keeper, Rubber Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Accountant, Rubber Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 275 Wellington St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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