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

Samuel Christian Bechtel

Male 1839 - 1869  (30 years)


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  • Name Samuel Christian Bechtel 
    Born 2 Apr 1839  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Laborer 
    Residence 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Roman Catholic 
    Eby ID Number 00007-0680 
    Died 11 Jul 1869  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 7, 8
    Cause: Cause: Typhoid Fever 
    Buried Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Person ID I12327  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Joseph Bechtel,   b. 5 Nov 1805, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1858, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Köler,   b. 14 Mar 1804, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1892  (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F3361  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Samuel Bechtel "was born April 2nd, 1839. He was engaged as a farmer and resided on the old "Joseph Bechtel" homestead near Preston where he died, unmarried, July 11th, 1869."


      Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  • 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..., 201.

    2. [S406] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery CC#4499 Internet Link .
      Zum Andenken An/ Samuel Christian/ Sohn Von/ Joseph U Magdalena/ Bechtel/ Geb 2 April 1839/ Gest. 11, Juli, 1869/ Alt 30 Jah. 3 Mo./ Und 9 Tage/ [Verse]

    3. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 4.

    4. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 11.

    5. [S2489] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery Internet Link.
      Zum Andenken An/ Samuel Christian/ Sohn Von/ Joseph U Magdalena/ Bechtel/ Geb 2 April 1839/ Gest. 11, Juli, 1869/ Alt 30 Jah. 3 Mo./ Und 9 Tage/ [Verse]

    6. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861.

    7. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Jul 1869.
      10 Jul 1869 Samuel Christian in Preston, about 30 yrs.

    8. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 003081 (1869).
      Name:Samuel C Bechtel Gender:Male Age:30 Birth Date:abt 1839 Birth Place:Preston, Canada Death Date:10 Jul 1869 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Apr 1839 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Typhoid Fever - 11 Jul 1869 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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