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

Violet Despond[1, 2]

Female 1899 - 1954  (54 years)


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  • Name Violet Despond 
    Born 12 Apr 1899  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Name Violet Knechtel 
    Occupation 1924  Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Housekeeper 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-28510 
    Died 1954  [1, 3, 7
    Buried Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7
    Person ID I28510  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Francis Thomas "Frank" Despond,   b. 14 Sep 1864, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Mary A Miller,   b. 18 Dec 1874, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 15 Feb 1899  Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F14713  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob Toman Knechtel,   b. 6 Oct 1879, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 1924  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. William Knechtel,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Jacob Knechtel
     3. Albert Knechtel
     4. David Knechtel
     5. Ruth Knechtel
     6. Ella Knechtel
     7. Esther Blanche Knechtel,   b. 9 Feb 1928,   d. 29 Aug 2020, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     8. Agnes Knechtel,   b. 25 Apr 1937,   d. 9 Mar 1985  (Age 47 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F7457  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jacob T. Knechtel.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020359-24.
      Jacob Toman Knechtel, 44, occ. Blacksmith, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Manheim Wilmot Twp, Widower, son of Daniel L. Knechtel (b. Bavaria Germany) & Susanna Toman married Violet Despond, 25, occ. Housekeeper, b. Galt, res. Manheim, daughter of Francis Thomas Despond (b. Boston U.S.A.) & Mary Ann Miller, Witn: Leslie & Mrs. Leslie Klie of Manheim, 1 July 1924 in Petersburg

    3. [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link.
      Knechtel/ Jacob T. Knechtel/ 1879-1962/ his beloved wife/ Violet Despond/ 1899-1954/ rest in peace

    4. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-6 Page 15.

    5. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Sub-District Number: C-6 Family Number: 162 Page: 15.

    6. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Vilot Despond Born: 11 Apr 1899 County: Waterloo Father: Frank Despond Mother: Mary Miller

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20713479/violet-knechtel.

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Mary A Miller Born: Hanover Ont Age: 23 Father: Wm Miller Mother: Mary Jean Woolner Miller Born: abt 1876 Spouse: Francis Thomas Despond Age: 34 born: Boston Massachuetts Father: Thomas Despond Mother: Mary Bates married 15 Feb 1899 married: Wentworth

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Apr 1899 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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