Deacon Jacob Bechtel^{[1, 2]}

1769 - 1838  (69 years)

• Name	Jacob Bechtel
  Prefix	Deacon
  Born	14 Apr 1769	Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Abt 1817	1490 Blair Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - Beasley's Old Survey Lot 03, Waterloo County, Ontario   [5]
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - Beasley's Old Survey Lot 03, Waterloo County, Ontario   [6]
  Eby ID Number	00007-0737
  Died	22 May 1838	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I14557	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham Bechtel,   b. 7 Mar 1739, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Oct 1825, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Hoch,   b. 22 Feb 1745, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 18 Jul 1831, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F3488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Gabel,   b. CA 1775, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Mary Bechtel,   b. 18 Aug 1793, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1 Jul 1864, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   2. Elizabeth Bechtel,   b. 24 Nov 1795, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1 Feb 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   3. Abraham Bechtel,   b. 19 Oct 1796, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1884, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States  (Age 87 years)   4. Hannah Bechtel,   b. 24 Oct 1799, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 25 Sep 1874  (Age 74 years)   5. Henry Bechtel,   b. 5 Jan 1802, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Mar 1866, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   6. Deacon Jacob G. Bechtel,   b. 26 Dec 1803, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 14 Mar 1875, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   7. John G. Bechtel,   b. 18 Sep 1806, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 1848  (Age 41 years)   8. Nancy Bechtel,   b. 6 Jun 1808, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)   9. Katharine "Catherine" Bechtel,   b. 21 Dec 1810, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jun 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)   10. Isaac Bechtel,   b. 1813, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1828  (Age 15 years)   11. Magdalena Bechtel,   b. 2 Apr 1815, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Beside the many hardships, labors and sufferings in getting here and making themselves homes, quite a few settlers along where Blair is now situated were visited by a fire this spring of 1806. On the 6th of May fire was set to a Job [a tract of land with timber slashed down ready to be burned so that the land could be farmed later] of 10 or 15 acres, soon after which a great wind arose, and swept through the new clearings and destroyed fences, houses and barns. Abraham Stauffer had his barn burnt. Abraham Bechtel had his house and barn burnt. Jacob Bechtel's house was saved but his barn and everything else were consumed. Nathaniel Dodge who was the last of the settlers along the river, had two barns with all their contents burnt. The fire went on making the most fearful destruction of all kinds of valuable timber. Thus those settlers who were probably the most advanced with their new homes were suddenly left without house, food or clothing, and were obliged to go below Dundas through mud, water, swamp and forest for provisions and other necessaries, which were not obtainable from their neighbors. MENNONITE IMMIGRATION TO WATERLOO COUNTY - THE MOYER JOURNAL Attributed to Samuel S. Moyer 1849 - 1941

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 257. [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..., 105. [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..., 212. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 28 Jun 1838:28. In Waterloo, Jacob Bechtel died at the age of 68y 7m 8d. The deceased was a respected teacher in the Mennonite community, and one of the oldest and most beloved residents of Waterloo. His friends, of which are many, will long hold him in memory. (Funeral details follow) last Friday [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 9. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 10. [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link. Jacob Bechtel, Deacon of the Menonist Society, and one of the first settlers in this Twp., Emigrated from Pikeland Township, Chester Co., Pa. in the year 1800. Departed this life June 22, 1838. Aged 68 years 7 months 8 days." as recorded by Reg Good prior to 1990 when the stone was unreadable.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Abt 1817 - 1490 Blair Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 May 1838 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth