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

Catharine B. Histand[1, 2]

Female 1834 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Catharine B. Histand 
    Born 4 Sep 1834  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Name Catharine B. Bechtel 
    Name Catharine B. Shelley 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1880  Little Traverse, Emmet, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number 00054-3746 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Buried Parmalee Cemetery, Middleville, Barry Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3051  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John Histand,   b. 6 Jun 1811, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1892, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Catharine L. Bechtel,   b. 27 Sep 1807, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1884, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 29 Sep 1833 
    Family ID F973  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jacob Shelley,   b. Abt 1834, Of, Montpelier, Williams, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F974  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Henry Bechtel,   b. 1827, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Henry Bechtel
     2. Magdalena Bechtel
     3. Jesse Bechtel,   b. 17 May 1856, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1922, Brutus, Emmet, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     4. Ephraim Bechtel,   b. 1857, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Angeline "Angie" Bechtel,   b. 25 Dec 1857, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1919  (Age 61 years)
     6. Catherine Bechtel,   b. 1860, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Elizabeth Bechtel,   b. Abt 1860,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Merritt Bechtel,   b. 7 May 1865, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1926, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     9. Hannah Melissa Bechtel,   b. 1867, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. John Henry Bechtel,   b. 16 Sep 1870, , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1943, Seattle, King, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     11. Orillia "Ora" Bechtel,   b. 10 Dec 1872, , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Otis Bechtel,   b. Abt 1875, , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F975  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Catharine B. Histand, "was born September 4th, 1834. She was first married to Henry Bechtel and after his decease to Jacob Shelley, a farmer. They reside at Montpelier, Ohio, and have a large family


      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. [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..., 793.

    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..., 216.

    3. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 1 Page 1.

    4. [S1639] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1880 10th Census, Little Traverse, Emmet, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district 63, sheet 395B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0578; FHL microfilm 1,254,578.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Sep 1834 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Little Traverse, Emmet, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Parmalee Cemetery, Middleville, Barry Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
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