Samuel Christian Bechtel

1839 - 1869  (30 years)

• Name	Samuel Christian Bechtel
  Born	2 Apr 1839	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	00007-0680
  Died	11 Jul 1869	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 7, 8]
  	Cause: Cause: Typhoid Fever
  Buried	Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I12327	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Bechtel,   b. 5 Nov 1805, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Sep 1858, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Köler,   b. 14 Mar 1804, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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

  [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. [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] [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 4. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 11. [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] [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Jul 1869. 10 Jul 1869 Samuel Christian in Preston, about 30 yrs. [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

  
  

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  Born - 2 Apr 1839 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Typhoid Fever - 11 Jul 1869 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth