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Isaac Bechtel[1]

Male 1829 - 1892  (62 years)


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  • Name Isaac Bechtel 
    Born 8 Oct 1829  Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21715950 
    Occupation 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Free Thinker 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Teamster 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gentleman 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Protestant 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Gentleman 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Baptist 
    Eby ID Number 00007-0783 
    Died 22 Jul 1892  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 8, 10] 
    Buried Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10, 12] 
    Person ID I15239  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father John G. Bechtel,   b. 18 Sep 1806, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1848  (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Sarah Brower,   b. 21 Jan 1809, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1842, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Family ID F4106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Tilt,   b. 19 Nov 1829, Capel, , Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1915, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Children 
     1. Miranda Bechtel,   b. 11 Apr 1851, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1927, , Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Sarah Jane Bechtel,   b. 4 Oct 1852, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1934, Mountain View, , California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Roxanna "Roxa" Bechtel,   b. 11 Dec 1855, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1918, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     4. Elvine Bechtel,   b. 5 Oct 1857, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1943  (Age 85 years)
     5. Byron Erb Bechtel,   b. 30 Sep 1859, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1927, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     6. Emily Meserve Bechtel,   b. 26 Jul 1863, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1920  (Age 56 years)
     7. Berah Elizabeth "Bede" Bechtel,   b. 16 Jul 1861, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1947  (Age 85 years)
     8. Milton Tilt Bechtel,   b. 10 Apr 1865, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     9. Wilson Brauer Bechtel,   b. 16 Apr 1869, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     10. Ella May Bechtel,   b. 11 Dec 1870, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1901, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
     11. Caroline Ruth "Carrie" Bechtel,   b. 6 Jul 1874, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1961, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F4110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Isaac Bechtel "was born October 8th, 1829. He resided in the town of Waterloo where he was engaged in the making of brick and tile, and died July 22nd, 1892. He was married to Jane Tilt and had a family 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 
    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..., 334.

    2. [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..., 219.

    3. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 7.
      Isaac BECHTEL Farmer Birthplace: Canada Age 22
      Jane BECHTEL Birthplace: England Age 23
      Morenda BECHTEL Birthplace: Canada F. Age 1

    4. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 9.

    5. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 Jul 1892.
      July 22, 1892 Isaak Bechtel died in Waterloo at age of 62 years, 9 months & 14 days.

    6. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 1 Page 2.

    7. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 2.

    8. [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link.
      North: Isaac Bechtel/ born/ Oct. 8, 1829/ died/ July 22, 1892/ I am the resurrection and/ the life. He that believeth in me though he were dead/ yet shall he live/ John 11.25/ Bechtel

      East: Jane Tilt/ wife of/ Isaac Bechtel/ / born Nov. 19, 1829/ died Feb. 1, 1915/ asleep in Christ/ A. Father
      South: Ella May/ daughter of/ Isaac & Jane Bechtel/ born Dec. 11, 1870/ died/ Sept. 8, 1901/ blessed are the pure in/ heart for they shall see/ God Matt.5: 8

    9. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 40.

    10. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21715950.

    11. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 7.

    12. [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Oct 1829 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Free Thinker - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Teamster - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gentleman - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Protestant - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gentleman - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Jul 1892 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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