Dorothea Knechtel

1836 - 1895  (58 years)

• Name	Dorothea Knechtel
  Born	18 Jul 1836	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63597461
  Name	Dorothea Ritter
  Residence	1853	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	[Member of New Jersulem Religion]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-27484
  Died	26 Apr 1895  [2]
  Buried	First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I27484	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter Knechtel,   b. CALC 20 Mar 1808, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 5 Oct 1875, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Barbara Drum,   b. 1810, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Ritter,   b. 1 Jan 1827, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 17 Jul 1905, Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	7 Aug 1853	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Lucy Ann Ritter,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Clementina "Clementine" Ritter,   b. 8 May 1856, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1931, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   3. Louisa Ann Ritter,   b. 15 Aug 1857, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 1899  (Age 41 years)   4. Fernando Lorenzo Ritter,   b. 13 Dec 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Aug 1928  (Age 68 years)   5. Elmina Ritter,   b. 28 Jun 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Rosalinda Ritter,   b. 23 Jun 1865, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Ida Ritter,   b. 15 Aug 1868, Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Sep 1945, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 77 years)   8. John Ritter,   b. 17 May 1870, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1934, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)   9. Charles Edgar Ritter,   b. 24 Jul 1878, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F7161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 5. [S308] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - First St. Pauls Lutheran CC#4540 Internet Link. John Ritter/ died July 17, 1905/ aged 78 yrs. 6 mos. 16 dys./ his wife Dorothy Knechtel/ died April 26, 1895/ aged 58 yrs. 9 mos. 8 dys./ Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord/ Ritter/ Hayes Bros. St. Marys [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 4 Aug 1836:42. some weeks ago The family of Mr. Peter Knechtel of Berlin was blessed with a daughter. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 2 Page 15. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Ritter, joiner of Berlin married 7 aug 1853 to Dorothea Knechtel of Preston, wit: Wilh. DeKay of Waterloo T. & John Kinsey of Waterloo T.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Jul 1836 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1853 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Aug 1853 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth