Joseph K. Bechtel^[1]

1850 - 1931  (81 years)

• Name	Joseph K. Bechtel
  Born	1 Aug 1850	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1871	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Stationary Engineer
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Engineer
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Foreman, Shingle Works
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1931	1227 Duke St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00007-0681
  Died	13 Nov 1931	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I12338	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  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

  
  

  Family	Maria Magdalena Kraemer,   b. 11 Nov 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Mar 1933, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Mary Ann Bechtel,   b. 12 Dec 1873, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. William Albert Bechtel,   b. 9 Apr 1877, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F3435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph K. Bechtel "the youngest son, was born August 1st, 1850. He resides in Preston where he is chief engineer and fireman at Mr. P. E. Shantz's machine shops, and is married to Magdalena Kramer. Their family consists of two children". 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 18601-04. William Bechtel, 27, Occ. Cabinet Maker, b. Preston, Res. Not Given, son of Joseph Bechtel and Magdalene Kramer, married Teresa Reiter, 24, b. Waterloo Co., Res. Not Given, daughter of Mathias Reiter and Mary Brick, Witn: William Gille of Preston and Susie M. Reiter of Hespeler, 30 Aug 1904 at Galt [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..., 202. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 12. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 4. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 11. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 16. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 11. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 70.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Aug 1850 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Stationary Engineer - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Engineer - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Foreman, Shingle Works - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Nov 1931 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth