Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Barbara Ellen "Ellen" "Ella" Bechel[1, 2]

Female 1862 - 1941  (78 years)


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  • Name Barbara Ellen "Ellen" "Ella" Bechel 
    Born 28 May 1862  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Female 
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    Name Ellen Bechtel 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number 00029-2227.8 
    Died 7 Apr 1941  Breckenridge, Gratiot, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Ridgelawn Cemetery, Breckenridge, Gratiot, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I22555  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2025 

    Father Moses K. Bechtel,   b. 17 Nov 1831, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1918, Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Detweiler,   b. 14 Feb 1833, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1910, Lake City, Missaukee, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 23 Nov 1852  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F5431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Final Honor Planned For Gratiot Resident

      BRECKENRIDGE - Mrs. Ella Halstead, 78, died Monday at her home on Sexton street. She leaves three sons, Lee and Myrle Halstead of Breckenridge and Leroy Halstead of Lansing, a sister, Mrs. L. W. Race of South Lyons, and five grandchildren. The funeral will take place at 2 p. m. Thursday at Chisholm funeral home. Rev. Floyd N. Drake will officiate and burial will be in Ridgelawn cemetery.

      The Saginaw News, Saginaw, Michigan Tuesday, April 08, 1941

  • Sources 
    1. [S173] Ancestry.com.

    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..., 510.

    3. [S142] Census - Michigan - 1880, Thornapple, Barry, Michigan Film 1254570 Page 65D.

    4. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 17.

    5. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852.
      Moses Bechtel, Of Waterloo, To Elizabeth Dettweiller. Of N. Dumfries. 23 Nov. 1852, Galt. Rev. Strang minister of the Associate Presbyerian Church Galt. Wit. Abel Detweiler And Daniel Staufer.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 May 1862 - 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 MapsDied - 7 Apr 1941 - Breckenridge, Gratiot, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Ridgelawn Cemetery, Breckenridge, Gratiot, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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