Joseph B. Bechtel

1780 - 1842  (61 years)

• Name	Joseph B. Bechtel
  Born	21 Sep 1780	Near Pottstown, Pennsylvania   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	00007-0684
  Died	23 Jul 1842	Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I12405	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	George Bechtel,   b. 1732, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Susannah Bidding,   b. Abt 1735, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph Bechtel "was born in the same place as his brother William, in 1774, and died at old Daniel Stauffer's, near Strasburg, Ontario, in 1842. He was not married."

  
  

• 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..., 202. [S136] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Weber Mennonite CC#5426 Internet Link. Eby in his book states born 1774 died 1842. Tombstone states: Erected/ to the memory of/ Joseph B. Bechtel/ who was born February/ the 21st, 1780/ and departed this life/ July the 23rd 1842/ aged 62 years 5 months/ and 2 days/

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Sep 1780 - Near Pottstown, Pennsylvania Died - 23 Jul 1842 - Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth