Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Benjamin Hallman Bechtel[1, 2]

Male 1834 - 1897  (63 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Hallman Bechtel 
    Born 26 Jul 1834  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15853000 
    Eby ID Number 00007-0773 
    Died 31 Oct 1897  Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Fairview Cem., Manton, Wexford Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I15219  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father Deacon Jacob G. Bechtel,   b. 26 Dec 1803, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1875, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Maria Hallman,   b. 10 Sep 1806, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1873  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F1893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Shupe,   b. 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1906, Manton, Wexford, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Children 
     1. Menno S. Bechtel,   b. 5 May 1856, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1927, Manton, Wexford, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Cyrus S. Bechtel,   b. 26 Dec 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1923, Manton, Wexford, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     3. Magdalena S. "Lena" Bechtel,   b. May 1866, , Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1950, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F1708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Benjamin Bechtel "is married to Mary Shupe. They reside in Michigan where he is farming. Their family consists of several 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 
    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..., 218.

    2. [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..., 480.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial# 15853000.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Jul 1834 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Oct 1897 - Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Fairview Cem., Manton, Wexford Co, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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