George B. Bechtel^{[1, 2, 3]}

1777 - 1851  (74 years)

• Name	George B. Bechtel
  Born	24 May 1777	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22433115
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 009E, Waterloo County, Ontario   [7]
  Eby ID Number	00007-0686
  Died	15 Nov 1851  [5, 6]
  Buried	Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I12477	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  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

  
  

  Family 1	Esther Livergood,   b. Abt 1780, Of, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 2 Mar 1814, Near Pottstown, Pennsylvania  (Age ~ 34 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1806  [4]
  Children	1. Catharine L. Bechtel,   b. 27 Sep 1807, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 7 Jan 1884, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   2. Levi L. Bechtel,   b. 2 Apr 1809, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 7 Dec 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   3. George L. Bechtel,   b. 15 Feb 1811, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Nov 1866, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)   4. Isaiah L. Bechtel,   b. 23 Nov 1813, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 29 Nov 1813  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F3464	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Maria "Mary" Shoemaker,   b. 21 Jan 1793, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 Feb 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1817  [5, 8, 9]
  Children	1. Noah S. Bechtel,   b. 22 Sep 1818, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 2 Sep 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   2. Rudolph S. Bechtel,   b. 29 Oct 1819, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Jul 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)   3. Abigail Bechtel,   b. 8 Oct 1821, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Jul 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   4. Leah S. Bechtel,   b. 23 Jun 1823, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1 Apr 1896, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   5. Esther Bechtel,   b. 4 Mar 1826, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Dec 1909, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   6. Isabella Bechtel,   b. 18 Feb 1829, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 13 Mar 1850, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 21 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F3465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George B. Bechtel "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, near Pottstown, May 24th, 1777. On November 16th, he was married to Esther Livergood. They resided on his father's old place near Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where she died March 2nd, 1814, leaving a family of four children, namely: V Catharine, V Levi, V George L., and V Isaiah L.. After the decease of his first wife he was married to Maria, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Tyson) Shoemaker, November 25th, 1817. She was born January 21st, 1793, and died in Waterloo County, Ontario, February 6th, 1840. They moved to Canada in 1829, and resided for two years on the farm now possessed by Joseph M. Brubacher, about two miles north of the town of Waterloo. From here they moved on the farm now possessed by Dilman S. Shantz. The second union was blessed with six children, namely: V Noah, V Rudolph, V Abigail, V Leah, V Esther, and V Isabella." 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..., 314. [S173] Ancestry.com. [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..., 522. [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. [S62] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries, Roseville - Roseville Mennonite [formerly Detweiler Mennonite] CC#4493 Internet Link. George B. Bechtel/ born May 24,1777/ died Nov.15,1851/ aged 74 yrs 5 mos 22 dys/ Mary Schumacher/ born Jan.21,1793/ died Feb.6,1840/ aged 47 yrs.13 yrs/ Married Nov.25,1817/ [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22433115. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 10. [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..., 203. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 15 Feb 1840:46. In Wilmot, Mrs. Maria Bechtel, nee Schumacher, wife of the teacher Georg B. Bechtel, died at the age of 47y 2w 2d. She was married for 22y 2m 11d, and she gave birth to 2 sons and 4 daughters, all of which are still living.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 May 1777 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Buried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth