Rev. John Stoeckle^{[1, 2]}

1802 - 1879  (76 years)

• Name	John Stoeckle
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	25 Nov 1802	Biern, Germany   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Honoured	811 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	The J. Steckle Heritage Homestead is named in honour of John Steckle (Stoeckle), a farmer, weaver, and pastor of Mennonite faith, originally from Switzerland. He and his wife, Esther Bleam, built the Homestead in 1833. The site was the ideal location due to its proximity to a spring/artesian well, which had a history of native use that predated European occupation. The Steckle Homestead has remained in the hands of the Steckle family since the time of the original settlers, with many of the original buildings still intact. In 1978 Dr. Jean Steckle purchased the Homestead and remaining 10.2 acres from her parents. In 1983 the J. Steckle Heritage Homestead was designated a heritage property in the City of Kitchener under the Ontario Heritage Act. In 1988 a non-profit organization was established to preserve the site as an education centre for youth. Steckle Heritage Farm
  Interesting	pioneer, story, weaver
  Land	Bef 1831	Bechtel Tract, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario   [7]
  Name	Johannes Stoeckle
  Name	John Steckle
  Name	John Steckley
  Occupation	1851	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	811 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennnonite
  Eby ID Number	00118-7447
  Died	22 Apr 1879	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 9]
  Buried	Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Person ID	I20227	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Stoeckle,   b. 1768, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Witmer,   b. 1770, Of, Bavaria, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1796  [11]
  Family ID	F5031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther B. Bliehm,   b. 16 Mar 1808, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 May 1892, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	22 Jan 1833	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 12]
  Children	1. Elizabeth "Betsey" Steckle,   b. CALC 20 Aug 1834,   d. 14 Jul 1878, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 43 years)   2. Daniel B. Steckle,   b. 28 Apr 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1900  (Age 62 years)   3. John B. Steckle,   b. 20 Feb 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 17 years)   4. Abraham Steckle,   b. 20 Jan 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Mar 1913, Freeport, Barry, Michigan, USA  (Age 71 years)   5. Elisabeth Steckly,   b. 1843, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Jacob B. Steckle,   b. 20 Aug 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jun 1898, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)   7. Hannah Steckle,   b. 1846, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Heinrich B. "Henry" Steckle,   b. 20 Dec 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1920  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Stoeckle, "was born November 25th, 1802. He left Germany and emigrated to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, U.S., where he arrived October 2nd, 1829. Here he remained until the summer of 1831 when he moved to Canada and arrived at Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario, August lst, 1831. Here he followed his profession (weaving) for about eighteen months. On January 29th, 1833, he was married to Esther Bliehm who was born March 16th, 1808. They moved on their large farm north of Strasburg and about four miles southwest of Berlin where they resided until his death which took place April 22nd, 1879. He was a member of the Mennonite Church of which body he was a minister for many years. His family consisted of six 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.]. _____________________________________ Pioneer Park (Weber/Strasburg) Christian Fellowship Mennonite Church Early services were held in the homes of the first settlers, perhaps as early as 1833. Services often were held at the home of David Weber who lived across from where the church would be located. David Sherk was ordained deacon to serve the group in 1837, and in the next year, 1838, he was ordained minister. He was followed in 1840 by John Steckle (Stoeckle). In 1842, David Weber donated one acre of land for a meeting house and burial ground. The deed was dated March 23, 1854, although the meeting house had been built in 1843. A new yellow brick church was built in 1894 on the same site. Noah Stauffer, who had been ordained in 1876 to assist John Steckle, was minister at the time. A Sunday School was organized in the 1890s; Sunday School records date from 1898. In 1899 the first Bible Conference to be held in an Ontario Mennonite church was held in the Weber church. In 1971-1972 the church was enlarged and completely renovated. During that time - from October 17, 1971 to January 23, 1972 - the congregation met in the Herbert Feick home on Doon Village Road. On September 24, 1872 the congregation celebrated the 130th Anniversary of the building of the first meeting house. The name of the church was changed to Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship Mennonite Church in 1972. In 1951 the congregation had purchased from Clifford Snider an additional acre of land located behind the church. In 1976, for the sum of $1, the congregation acquired a sixty-five foot strip of land along the south edge of the church property from Major Holdings & Development Co. A new church was built within several feet of the old yellow brick one which was removed; the date on the cornerstone is 1980. The 150th Anniversary of the construction of the first meeting house is to be celebrated in 1993. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose _________________ April 22nd, in Waterloo Co., Ont., Preacher JOHN STECKLE, aged 76 years and 4 months. He served as minister 38 years. Buried at Weber,s burying ground the 25th. HERALD OF TRUTH - Volume XVI, Number 7 - July 1879 - page 137, 138

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 525. [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..., 278. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 22. John STOEKLE Farmer Birthplace: Germany Age 49 Mennonite Esther STOEKLE Birthplace: Canada Age 44 Mennonite Elisabeth STOEKLE Birthplace: Canada Age 17 Mennonite Daniel STOEKLE Labourer Birthplace: Canada Age 14 Mennonite John STOEKLE Birthplace: Canada Age 12 Mennonite Abraham STOEKLE Birthplace: Canada Age 10 Mennonite Jacob STOEKLE Birthplace: Canada Age 7 Mennonite Henry STOEKLE Birthplace: Canada Age 5 Mennonite [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Steckle Bible - family register. Johannes Steckle born Nov. 25, 1802 - Germany, married - Jan. 29, 1833 - Upper Canada - E. B. (Esther Bliem), died April 22, 1879 - Waterloo County, Ontario [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 53. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 5 Page 33. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 55. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, July 1879 - Death Notice of John Steckle. [S136] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Weber Mennonite CC#5426 Internet Link. [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..., 524. [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..., 278. states 29 Apr 1879 whearas the bible is 29 Apr 1879

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Nov 1802 - Biern, Germany Honoured - - 811 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Jan 1833 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 811 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennnonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Apr 1879 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth