George L. Bechtel^{[1, 2]}

1811 - 1866  (55 years)

• Name	George L. Bechtel
  Born	15 Feb 1811	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1842	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Clerk
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00007-0705
  Died	2 Nov 1866	Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I12513	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	George B. Bechtel,   b. 24 May 1777, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Nov 1851  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Esther Livergood,   b. Abt 1780, Of, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 2 Mar 1814, Near Pottstown, Pennsylvania  (Age ~ 34 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1806  [6]
  Family ID	F3464	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Bechtel,   b. 16 Sep 1822, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1895  (Age 73 years)
  Married	25 Sep 1842	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. George B. Bechtel,   b. 17 Aug 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Aug 1920  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F3472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Bechtel,   b. 1811, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. George Bechtel,   b. 1851, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F264415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George Bechtel "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, February 15th,, 1811. He was married to Nancy, daughter of Abram and Elizabeth (Wanner) Bechtel. They resided in various parts of this county and finally they moved to Hay Township, Huron County, where he died November 2nd, 1866. The widow was married to John Bock. They had but one son" 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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..., 213. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 558. [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..., 207. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 12 Page 70. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Eby, Benjamin Rev., Minister of the Mennonist Society #19. George L. Bechtel, Of Waterloo, To Anna Bechtel, Of Dumfries. 25 Sept. 1842. Rev. Eby. Wit. Abraham Bechtel And George B. Bechtel [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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Feb 1811 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Residence - 1842 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Sep 1842 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Nov 1866 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth