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Lea Bechtel[1, 2]

Female 1844 - 1929  (85 years)


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  • Name Lea Bechtel 
    Born 26 Aug 1844  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158480287 
    Name Lea Rannie 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Church of England 
    Residence 1863  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Eby ID Number 00007-0710 
    Died 26 Nov 1929  Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Buried Babylon Line Cemetery, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I13284  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Noah S. Bechtel,   b. 22 Sep 1818, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Veronica "Fannie" Christner,   b. 28 Sep 1820, Upper Alsace, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1907  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 13 Mar 1841  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 9] 
    Family ID F3479  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Samuel William Rannie,   b. 13 Apr 1839, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1909, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 17 Feb 1863  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 7] 
    Children 
     1. Erastus Rannie,   b. 3 Jan 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1930, Clinton, Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Eldon Rennie,   b. 18 May 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1936, Clinton, Cass, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. Letitia Rennie,   b. 6 Feb 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1869, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     4. Lucinda Rennie,   b. 16 Nov 1869, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1961, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     5. Jane Rennie,   b. 29 Aug 1871, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1941, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     6. Caroline Rannie,   b. 16 Sep 1873, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     7. Fannie Rennie,   b. 26 Aug 1875, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1924, Rosthern, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     8. Elssworth Rennie,   b. 15 Sep 1877, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1901, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     9. Jessie Anne Rennie,   b. 23 Dec 1879, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1972  (Age 92 years)
     10. Emery Rennie,   b. 1 Dec 1881, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1882, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     11. Lydia Rennie,   b. 17 Dec 1882, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1937, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     12. Ellen Rennie,   b. 16 Oct 1884, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1974, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     13. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Rennie,   b. 5 Oct 1886, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1965, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     14. Milon Rennie,   b. 31 Oct 1889, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1966, Clinton, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F3666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Leah Bechtel "was born April 26th, 1844. She is married to Samuel Rennie. They reside in the township of Hay, Huron County, where he is engaged in a sawmill.


      The Biographical History of Waterloo Township, Ezra E. Eby

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 392.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 5 Mar 1863.
      Married 17 Feb 1863 By Rev. Bindemann, Samuel Rannie of Wellesley was married to Lea Bechtel of Wilmot.

    3. [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.

    4. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Samuel Rannee, aged 24 res Wellesley born Canada West son of Archibald Rannee and Gasse Gunn married 17 Feb 1863 to Lea Bechtel aged 19 res Wilmot Twp. born Wilmot Twp. daughter of Noah Bechtel and Vernonica Kristne.

    5. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 18.

    6. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 9 Page 68.

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Rannie Samuel, 24, res. Wellesley, b. CW, son of Archibald and Grace (Gunn), married 17 Feb 1863 Lea Bechtel, 19, res. Wilmot, b. Wilmot, daughter of Noah and Veronica (Kistue?)

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, B., America, N., County, H., & Cemetery, B. (1844). Lea Bechtel Rannie (1844-1929) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158480287/lea-rannie.

    9. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Bindemann, Frederick, Minister of the German Evangelical Church at Greenbush, Waterloo Township #14.
      Noah Bechtel, To Veronica Christner, Both Of Wilmot. . Wit. Christian Christner, And John Lienhard, Both Farmers Of Wilmot

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Aug 1844 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1863 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Feb 1863 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Nov 1929 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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