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Michael Knechtel[1, 2]

Male 1844 - 1936  (92 years)


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  • Name Michael Knechtel 
    Born 9 Apr 1844  , Bavaria, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 28 Nov 1846  New York City, New York, USA. Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Immigration 1854  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Cabinet Maker 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1869  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Occupation 1870  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    chairmaker 
    Occupation 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Turner 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1881  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Cabinet Maker 
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Joiner 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    piano maker 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-401473 
    Died 14 May 1936  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Buried 17 May 1936  Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I401473  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Johann Philipp Jacob "Jacob" Knechtel,   b. 12 Aug 1816, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1866, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Philipine Sauer,   b. 16 Nov 1816, , Bavaria, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1889, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 6 Apr 1841  Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family ID F7460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes E. "Aggie" Blanchard,   b. 8 Feb 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 23 Jan 1869  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Kenneth Knechtel,   b. 10 Apr 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ferdinand Knechtel,   b. 11 Jan 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. George Knechtel,   b. CALC 15 Oct 1873,   d. 30 Aug 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     4. Oscar Knechtel,   b. 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Emma Flora Knechtel,   b. 1875, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Maurice "Morris" Knechtel,   b. 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Clara Knechtel,   b. 28 Jan 1880, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Ernest Knechtel,   b. 1881, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Frederick B. Knechtel,   b. 28 Feb 1883, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1960, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     10. Walter Knechtel,   b. 1884, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Cora Knechtel,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F28881  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MICHAEL KNECHTEL - Michael Knechtel, 92, died at the Old People's Home yesterday following failing health of about a year. Deceased was born in Germany. He resided in this city for over 10 years prior to which he lived in Elmira. He was a cabinet maker by trade. He is survived by four sons and two daughters, Fernando, Fred and Walter Knechtel, all of Toronto; M?, Spokane Wash., Mrs. E. ? Tovell, Toronto, and Mrs. Clara Raymond, Kitchener. There are 21 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The funeral will be held from the Lippert and Hunter Funeral Home at 3: 30 p.m. Sunday with interment in Mr. Hope Cemetery.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Sep 1874.
      Died 30 Aug 1874 In Berlin, George, baby son of Michael Knechtel, died at the age of 10 months, 5 days.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Frederick B. Knechtel.

    3. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-2 pg 2.

    4. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 14.

    5. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 48.

    6. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Knechtel Michael, 25, res. Berlin, b. Germany, s/o Jacob & Philippine (Lower), married 23 Jan 1869 Agnes Blanchard, 17?, res. Berlin,.b. Berlin, d/o Jno & Elizabeth (Townsend)

    7. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 49.

    8. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Michael Knechtel.

    9. [S3004] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, Departure Port: Le Havre, France Arrival Date: 28 Nov 1846 Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA Ship Name: Albany.
      Knechtel, Jacob 30
      Philippine 29
      Jona 5
      Michel 2
      Daniel 1/2

    10. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Kenneth Knechtel Date of Birth: 10 Apr 1870 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Michael Knechtel (chairmaker of Kitchener) Mother's Name: Agnes Blanchard

    11. [S2304] Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929.
      NameJohann Philipp Jacob Knechtel
      GenderMale
      Age24
      Birth Date12. Aug 1816 (12 Aug 1816)
      Birth PlaceSpesbach
      Marriage Date6. Apr 1841 (6 Apr 1841)
      Marriage PlaceEvangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Spesbach, Bayern, Germany
      FatherTheobald Knechtel
      MotherKatharina Stahl
      SpousePhilippina Lauer
      Age24
      Birth Date16. Nov 1816 (16 Nov 1816)
      FatherJacob Lauer
      MotherAnna Maria Kleber

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Apr 1844 - , Bavaria, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 28 Nov 1846 - New York City, New York, USA. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1854 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cabinet Maker - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1869 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Jan 1869 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - chairmaker - 1870 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Turner - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cabinet Maker - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Joiner - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - piano maker - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 May 1936 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 17 May 1936 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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