Daniel Bechtel Detweiler^{[1, 2, 3]}

1860 - 1919  (59 years)

• Name	Daniel Bechtel Detweiler
  Born	10 Apr 1860	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36409529
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Cheese Maker
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Button Agent
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1899	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	manufacturer
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Traveler
  Public Service	1906	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Council of the Board of Trade
  		From: Berlin Today 1806-1906
  Residence	1908	23 Ahrens St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Manufacturer, Boots & Shoes
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Methodist
  Died	18 Apr 1919	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 12, 13]
  	Cause: cancer of stomach and bowels (1 year & 8 months)
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [14]
  Name	D. B. Detweiler
  Name	Daniel Bechtel Detwiler
  Eby ID Number	00029-2318
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 12]
  Person ID	I32028	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Rev. Enoch R. Detwiler,   b. 7 Mar 1818, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 18 Sep 1874, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Abigail Bechtel,   b. 8 Oct 1821, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Jul 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1841	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [15, 16]
  Family ID	F3486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susan Amanda "Amanda" Albright,   b. 19 May 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)
  Married	12 Aug 1886	Suspension Bridge, , New York   [17]
  Children	1. Bertha May Detweiler,   b. 1 Feb 1887, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Oct 1967  (Age 80 years)   2. Irene Detweiler,   b. 1 Apr 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jul 1888  (Age 0 years)   3. Milton Detweiler,   b. 20 Sep 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. George Franklin Detweiler,   b. 1 Nov 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Aug 1978  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F5506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Adelaide "Adelaide" Moyer,   b. 14 Dec 1868, Campden, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario ,   d. 17 Mar 1959  (Age 90 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1899	, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. William Arthur Detweiler,   b. 16 Nov 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1996, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 96 years)   2. John Russell Detweiler,   b. 28 Jun 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1996  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F6540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Daniel B. Detweiler," was born April 10th, 1860. He is engaged as a travelling agent for The J. Y. Shantz & Son Button Co. He resides on Ahrens Street, Berlin, and was married to Amanda Albright who was born May 19th, 1864, and died September 11th, 1893. His family consists of three children, namely: VII Bertha May, VII Milton, and VII George Franklin." 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.]. ___________________________________________________________________________ DANIEL B. DETWEILER 1860-1919 Daniel B. Detweiler was one of the three "fathers of hydro" in Ontario. After years of hard effort, in association with others, his dream of hydro electric power as a provincial undertaking became a reality. He travelled dusty county roads on his bicycle seeking the support of councils in the project. A cairn erected in 1935 in his native Roseville is a monument to his participation in the enterprise. In 1963, Ontario Hydro named the transformer station at Petersburg after him. In 1918 he developed water power near Michipicoten on Lake Superior and organized the Algoma factory and in 1901 joined a shoe company. Detweiler was a leading member and President of the Board of Trade and a member of the Kitchener Light Commission The Waterloo Region Hall of Fame website https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/en/exhibits/region-hall-of-fame.aspx __________ Died In Kitchener, on Friday, April 18th, 1919 Daniel B. Detwiler Aged 59 years and 8 days And I know That when God gives to us the clearest sight, He does not touch our eyes with joy, but sorrow. John Boyle O'Reilly The Funeral will take place from his late residence, 23 Ahrens Street East, on Monday, April 21st, at 2 p.m., thence to East End (Mennonite) Cemetery for interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. No flowers. Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 211. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-5 Page 9. [S173] Ancestry.com. [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..., 526. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. West: Daniel B Detweiler / Apr.10, 1860-Apr.18, 1919 / his wife / Amanda Albright / May 20, 1864-Sept.11, 1893 / his wife / S. Adelaide Moyer / Dec.14, 1868-Mar.17, 1959 / Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord / their works do follow themj / Detweiler [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010005-99. Daniel B. DETWEILER, 38, manufacturer, Roseville - Waterloo twp, Berlin Ont., widower, s/o Enoch & Abigail DETWEILER, married, Sarah Adelaide MOYER, 30, Campden -Lincoln Co, St Catharines, d/o, Tilman S. & Elizabeth MOYER, witn: D. W. & Araminta PARR, both of Tintern, Ont, 25 Jan 1899, at St Catharines [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 39. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 34 Page 6. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 46. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 63. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36409529/daniel-b.-detweiler. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 27. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame. [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..., 522. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852. Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister Of The German Evangelical Church, , At Green Bush, Waterloo Township, 31 Aug. 1841 To 31 Aug. 1842 Enoch Dettwiler, Yeom. , Of Dumfries, To Abigail Bechtel, Of Wilmot. Wit. George Bechtel, Of Wilmot And John Dettwiler, Of Dumfries, Both Farmers [S2765] New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967. Name:S. Amanda Albright Gender:Female Marriage Date:12 Aug 1886 Marriage Place:Suspension Bridge, New York, USA Spouse:Daniel Detweiler Certificate Number:10085

  
  

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  Born - 10 Apr 1860 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cheese Maker - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Button Agent - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - manufacturer - 1899 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Jan 1899 - , Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Traveler - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Public Service - Council of the Board of Trade - 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer, Boots & Shoes - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: cancer of stomach and bowels (1 year & 8 months) - 18 Apr 1919 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth