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

John Schlichter[1, 2]

Male 1787 - 1849  (61 years)


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  • Name John Schlichter 
    Born 10 Oct 1787  , Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Name John Slichter 
    Eby ID Number 00103-5764 
    Died 12 Aug 1849  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5
    Buried Hallman Mennonite Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I2930  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Christian Schlichter,   b. 1761, , Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary Wanderbach,   b. Abt 1771, Of, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F922  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Bechtel,   b. 24 Nov 1795, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 1815  [5
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Schlichter,   b. 4 Jan 1818, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1891  (Age 73 years)
     2. Jacob Bechtel Schlichter,   b. 30 Sep 1819, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1898, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. Mary Schlichter,   b. Abt 1820, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Rev. Samuel Schlichter,   b. 17 Oct 1821, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1873  (Age 51 years)
     5. Catharine Schlichter,   b. 3 Aug 1823, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1886  (Age 62 years)
     6. Magdalena Schlichter,   b. 26 Jun 1825, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     7. Hannah Schlichter,   b. 7 Jun 1827, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1895  (Age 68 years)
     8. Nancy Schlichter,   b. 24 Aug 1829, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1906  (Age 76 years)
     9. John B. Schlichter,   b. 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Sarah Schlichter,   b. 1834, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1874, West Mcgillivray Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     11. Susannah Schlichter,   b. 8 Nov 1837, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1877  (Age 39 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F925  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • John Schlichter, "the eldest in the family, was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, October 10th, 1787. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Gabel) Bechtel. She was born November 24th, 1795, and died February 1st, 1876. They resided on a farm (now owned by John McDonald) one mile east of New Dundee, Ontario, where he died August 12th, 1849, leaving a family of eleven 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.].

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      Elizabeth Bechtel "the second daughter, was married to John Schlichter. They resided about a mile east of New Dundee where they both died. Their family consisted of eleven 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.].

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 257.

    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..., 213.

    3. [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..., 256/257.

    4. [S267] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - Hallman Mennonite CC#6073 Internet Link, monumental inscription.
      In / memory of / John SLICHTER/ born Oct' 10th 1787 and/ died August 12th 1849/ aged 61 yrs 10 months / and 2 days / I know that my Redeemer lives / He lives and on the earth shall stand / And though to worms my flesh be given / My dust lies numbered in his hand

    5. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 1 Page 7.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Oct 1787 - , Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Aug 1849 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hallman Mennonite Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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