Waterloo Region Generations
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William Knechtel

Male 1849 - 1932  (83 years)


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  • Name William Knechtel 
    Born 31 May 1849  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106422606 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-122717 
    Died 28 Jun 1932  Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Cause: Influenza Pneumonia 
    Buried Hanover Cemetery, Bentinck Twp., Hanover, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I122717  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father George Daniel "Daniel" Knechtel,   b. 1819, Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1897, Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Anna Eva Diebel,   b. 1818, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1896, Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 22 Feb 1842  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F20970  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Hunstein,   b. 16 Dec 1855, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1941, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Children 
     1. Albert Hunstein Knechtel,   b. 10 Oct 1883, Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1955, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F63623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    William Knechtel 1849-1932
    William Knechtel 1849-1932
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  • Notes 
    • Married 23 Jan 1872, to Margaret Hunstein

  • Sources 
    1. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 16288 (1932).
      William Knechtel
      Gender:Male
      Age:83
      Birth Date:31 May 1849
      Birth Place:Waterloo County, Ontario
      Death Date:28 Jun 1932
      Death Place:Hanover, Grey, Ontario, Canada
      Cause of Death:Influenza Pneumonia
      s/o Daniel Knechtel b. Germany & Anna Diebel b. Germany
      buried Hanover

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, William Knechtel (1849 - 1932) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2017). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Knechtel&GSfn=William&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1932&GSdyrel=in&GScntry=10&GSob=n&GRid=1.

    3. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Sect. 9 Page 85.

    4. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages By Rev'd Jacob Huether, Minister, Preston #26.
      Daniel Knechtel, Of Dumfries, To Ana Eva Diebel, Of Waterloo. 22 Feb. 1842

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 May 1849 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Influenza Pneumonia - 28 Jun 1932 - Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hanover Cemetery, Bentinck Twp., Hanover, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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