Christian "Christ" Bettschen

1839 - 1909  (69 years)

• Name	Christian "Christ" Bettschen
  Born	2 Apr 1839	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/255841195
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-192253
  Died	11 Mar 1909	Ellendale, Steele, Minnesota, United States
  Buried	Berlin Cemetery, Ellendale, Steele, Minnesota, United States
  Person ID	I192253	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian Bettschen,   b. 17 May 1810, , Switzerland ,   d. 8 May 1862, , Lake Co. Illinois  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Maria Krüger,   b. 5 Dec 1808, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 28 Sep 1889, Berlin Township, Steele County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F10558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CHRISTIAN BETTSCHEN Third son of Christian and Maria Bettschen came to Minnesota in Dec. 1865, where he lived with his mother until her death. From that time on he made his home with different members of the family in Berlin, Minnesota, New Ritchland and Ellendale. He died at the home of his brother David in Ellendale, Mar. 11, 1909. Sickness during infancy left him nearly blind, which affliction he bore very patiently through life. He never married, his chief companion was his old violin which seemed to be nearly human, and contain a soul from which it poured forth sweet strains of music when in his hands. The children were always happy when Uncle Christ took his fiddle. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/255841195/christian_bettschen

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Apr 1839 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Mar 1909 - Ellendale, Steele, Minnesota, United States Buried - - Berlin Cemetery, Ellendale, Steele, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth