John George Bechtel

1846 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	John George Bechtel
  Born	21 Apr 1846	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	apparently was living with John and Mary Unger.
  Occupation	1872	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	miller
  Occupation	1901	Waterford, Townsend Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario   [2]
  	miller
  Eby ID Number	00007-0802
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I15300	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John G. Bechtel,   b. 18 Sep 1806, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 1848  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Knechtel,   b. 1823, Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	26 Nov 1843	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F9432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Whittaker,   b. 10 Oct 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Arthur Bertram Bechtel,   b. 27 Nov 1872, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lestella Elizabeth Bechtel,   b. 28 Sep 1874, Brantford Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Herbert Bechtel,   b. Abt 1875, , Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Emma Henrietta Bechtel,   b. 1 Jan 1877, Burford, Burford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Charles Leroy Bechtel,   b. 15 Mar 1879, Burford, Burford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Lillian May Bechtel,   b. 7 Aug 1880, Burford, Burford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Effie Maude Bechtel,   b. 5 May 1884, Burford, Burford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Russell Bechtel,   b. Abt 1886,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Foster Harold Bechtel,   b. 28 Mar 1889, Burford, Burford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. John Gordon Bechtel,   b. 12 May 1891, Burford, Burford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John G. Bechtel "was born April 21st, 1845. He is a miller by trade and is married to Ellen Whittaker. They reside in Burford, Ontario, and have a family of seven 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.]. __________________________________________ JOHN G. BECHTEL, miller, Burford P.O. was born in Waterloo, Ont. April 1, 1846. His father John Bechtel, was a native of Pennsylvania State, and his mother Elizabeth Bechtel, was born and brought up in Canada. John G. Bechtel was married in 1871 to Ellen Whittaker, daughter of John and Elizabeth Whittaker, who were from Lincolnshire, England. The fruits of this union have been five children- Arthur B., Lestella E., Emma H., Charles L. and Lillian M. Mr. Bechtel at present owns the largest flour mill in Burford. The mill was erected in 1847 and has a capacity of 75 barrels per day. Having made milling his vocation, he has meet with very success. Warner and Beers History of Brant County 1883

  
  

• 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..., 221. [S436] Census - ON, Norfolk - 1901, Waterford (Village) f-2 Page 2. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 10. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 1263-1872 Arthur Bertram Bechtel. [S826] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Preston - Saint Peter's Lutheran - index. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huether, Preston report 30. John Bechtel, to Elisabetha Knechtel, both of Waterloo. 26 Nov. 1843.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Apr 1846 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - miller - 1872 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - miller - 1901 - Waterford, Townsend Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth