William Nelson Knechtel

1876 - 1967  (90 years)

• Name	William Nelson Knechtel
  Born	28 Jul 1876	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Christened	5 Oct 1879	Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian Canada
  Residence	1911	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-423335
  Died	17 Jul 1967	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	19 Jul 1967	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I423335	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Drum Knechtel,   b. 25 Feb 1850, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1897, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Jane Potter,   b. 9 Oct 1842, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Nov 1926, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	29 Apr 1873	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F22623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Maude "Maye" Willard,   b. 6 Apr 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jun 1966, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1908	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Children	1. Willard Hambly "Bill" Knechtel,   b. 20 Jul 1909, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 15 Sep 2008, Ancaster, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 99 years)   2. John Ross Knechtel,   b. 25 Apr 1911, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 2000, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F272454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KNECHTEL, Wiliam Nelson On Monday , July 17, 1967, at Toronto Western Hospital, WiIliam Nelson Knechtel, of 168 Humbercrest Blvd., beloved husband of the late Mary Maude (Maye) Willard, loved father of W. H. (Bill of Waterloo and J. Ross Knechtel, grandfather of Bob, John, Ross Jr., Paul and Tim, brother of Mrs. Kate Pipe of Ayr. Resting at the Turner and Porter Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor St., W., from 4 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral service 8 o'clock, Wednesday evening. Interment Mount View Cemetery, Galt 2 p m. Thursday. The Globe And Mail 18 Jul 1977 pg 40

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 63. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). William Nelson b. 28 Jul 1876, bapt. 5 Oct 1879 s/o John & Jane Knechtel [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Knechtel/ William N. Knechtel/ July 28, 1876-July 17, 1967/ his wife/ Mary M. Willard/ April 6, 1880-June 11, 1966 [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 031710 (1876). Name:William Nelson Knechtel Date of Birth:28 Jul 1876 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's Name:John D Knechtel Mother's Name:Jane Potter [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John D. Knechtel Born: Canada Age: 23 Father: Peter Knechtel Mother: Barbara Drum Born: abt 1850 Spouse: Jane Potter Age: 30 born: Canada Father: James Potter Mother: Mary Sherrington married 29 Apr 1873 married: Waterloo, Berlin [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 8 May 1873. 29 Apr 1873 By Rev. J.F. Dickie in Berlin, John D. Knechtel of Waterloo Township was married to Jane Potter of Berlin. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 80. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 012929 (1873). Name:John D Knechtel Age:23 Birth Year:abt 1850 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:29 Apr 1873 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Peter Knechtel Mother:Barbara Drum Knechtel Spouse:Jane Potter [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 019148 (1908). Name:Mary Maud Willard Age:27 Birth Year:abt 1881 Birth Place:Galt, Ontario Marriage Date:16 Apr 1908 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:William Willard Mother:Mary Hambley SpouseWilliam Nelson Knechtel

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Jul 1876 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 5 Oct 1879 - Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian Canada - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Apr 1908 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1911 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Jul 1967 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 19 Jul 1967 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth