Roxanna "Roxa" Bechtel

1855 - 1918  (62 years)

• Name	Roxanna "Roxa" Bechtel
  Born	11 Dec 1855	Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Roxanna "Roxa" Watson
  Name	Roxy Ann Bechtel
  Name	Roxy Anne Bechtel
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Free Thinker
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Christadelphian
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Christadelphian
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	00007-0786
  Died	12 Jan 1918	Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Buried	Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Person ID	I15246	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Isaac Bechtel,   b. 8 Oct 1829, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jul 1892, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Jane Tilt,   b. 19 Nov 1829, Capel, , Surrey, England ,   d. 1 Feb 1915, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F4110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Homer Ransford Watson,   b. 14 Jan 1855, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 May 1936, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 10]
  Children	1. Charles Watson,   b. 22 Feb 1883, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Feb 1883, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   2. Mary Margaret Watson,   b. Dec 1907, Exeter, Devonshire, England ,   d. 14 Jul 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Roxa Watson, Homer's wife, with their adopted daughter Mary Watson and Rex the dog. From Homer Watson House & Gallery Kitchener, Ontario

  
  

• Notes

  Roxy Ann Bechtel "was born December 11th, 1855. She is married to Homer Watson, an artist. they reside at Doon, Ontario." 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..., 219. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 11. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 35. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 21. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 1 Page 2. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 3. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 59. [S198] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Doon Presbyterian CC#4519 Cemetery Internet Link . [Front] Ransford Watson/ died Oct. 7, 1861- aged 37 yrs, 1 mo 29 ds/ Susan Moore his wife/ died June 3, 1907- aged 75 yrs 3 mos 3 d's/ Jude Nathan Watson/ died May 28, 1867 aged 13 yrs 8 mos 18 ds/ Phoebe A. Watson/ 1858-1947/ Watson [Right] Charles/ born & died/ Feb. 22, 1883/ son of Homer & Roxa Watson [Back] In memory of/ Homer Watson/ R. C. A. - L. L. D./ 1855-1936/ His beloved wife/ Roxa Bechtel/ 1855-1918 [A] Jude [B] Mother [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68653032. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Homer Ransford Watson Born: Canada Age: 25 Father: Ransford Watson Mother: Susan Moore Watson Born: abt 1856 Spouse: Roxana Bechtel Age: 25 born: Canada Father: Isaac Bechtel Mother: Jane Tilt Bechtel married 1 Jan 1881, Berlin

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Dec 1855 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Thinker - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Christadelphian - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Jan 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Christadelphian - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Jan 1918 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth