Leah S. Bechtel

1823 - 1896  (72 years)

• Name	Leah S. Bechtel
  Born	23 Jun 1823	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Leah S. Hallman
  Residence	1845	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Other Methodist
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00007-0733
  Died	1 Apr 1896	Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I12574	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	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  [7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F3465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian Hallman, II,   b. 25 Oct 1822, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 9 Dec 1902, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1845	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6]
  Children	1. Matilda Hallman,   b. 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 1912, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   2. John Bechel Hallman,   b. 11 Jun 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jun 1930, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   3. Isaiah Holman,   b. 10 Sep 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Nov 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   4. Noah Hallman,   b. 18 Aug 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1940, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   5. Abigail Hallman,   b. 11 Sep 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jul 1859  (Age 4 years)   6. Benjamin B. Hallman,   b. 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Apr 1929, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States  (Age 73 years)   7. George B. Hallman,   b. 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Dec 1935, Davidson, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 79 years)   8. Ezra Hallman,   b. 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Jessie Hallman,   b. 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Jesse Hallman,   b. 23 Jan 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Eva Hallman,   b. 18 Aug 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Dec 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   12. Ezra Bechtel Hallman,   b. 10 Feb 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Jacob Allen Hallman,   b. 4 Sep 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F1947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Leah S. Bechtel "the second daughter of George B. Bechtel and his second wife, was born June 23rd, 1823. She is married to Christian Hallman, a retired farmer. They reside in Hanover, Grey County. Their family consists of eleven 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

  [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..., 211. [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..., 768. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 11. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 4 Page 13. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 15 Page 98. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Eby, Benjamin Rev. - Minister of the Mennonist Society, Berlin report 50. Christian Hallman, of Dumfries, to Leah Bechtel, of Wilmot. 4 Mar. 1845. Wit. Wendel Clemens and Wendel Hallman. [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. [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/

  
  

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  Born - 23 Jun 1823 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Residence - 1845 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Mar 1845 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Other Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Apr 1896 - Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth