Dorothea Höfer^[1]

1830 - 1901  (71 years)

• Name	Dorothea Höfer
  Born	1830	, Germany   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52860783
  Name	Dorothea Knechtel
  Name	Dorothea Passchl
  Name	Dorothy Hoefer
  Residence	1854	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1863	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-490182
  Died	4 Nov 1901	Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
  Buried	Belsyde Cemetery, Fergus, Wellington Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I490182	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 1	August Passchl,   b. CALC 14 Sep 1825, , Germany ,   d. 1 Mar 1862, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 36 years)
  Children	1. Louisa Passchl,   b. 1853, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mathilde Friederick Sophia "Matilda" Pahsehl,   b. 9 Nov 1854, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ida Sophia Caroline Passchl,   b. 16 Nov 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Carl Martin August "Charles" Passchl,   b. 29 Nov 1858, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Robert August Pahsehl,   b. 22 Jan 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F300628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Wilhelm "William" Knechtel,   b. 16 Aug 1828, , Germany ,   d. 7 Jul 1910, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario  (Age 81 years)
  Married	9 Feb 1863	, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F300630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  There died in Fergus on Monday, November 4th, Dorothy Heefer, be loved wife of William Knechtel, of Wingham, after a severe attack of pneumonia. The deceased had been living with her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Ross, for the past three years. She was a native of Germany. In company with her first husband, August Percal, she came to Canada fifty-two years ago. The latter departed this life at Preston, Ont., in 1859, and in 1862 she was marrried to William Knechtel, who survives her. They moved from Preston to Brussels, where they resided for nearly thirty years. Becoming old and feeble with no one at to take care of them, three years ago they broke up house keeping, Mr Knechtel going to reside with a son in Wingham, while the deceased went to Fergus, By her first marriage she had five children, two of whom are living, one son and one daughter, and to her second husband three daughters, all of whom survive her. The Clinton New Era, Clinton, Ontario, Canada Friday, November 22, 1901

  
  

• Sources

  [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameRobert August Paschl Baptism Age1 Record TypeBaptism Birth Date22 Jan 1861 Baptism Date15 Feb 1862 Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father August Paschl - Preston Mother Dorothea Höfer [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 1. [S55] Vit - ON, Wellington - Wellington County Marriage Register 1858-1869. Name: Wilhelm Knechtel Sex: Male Age: 36 years (36 years) Birth Year (Estimated): 1827 Birthplace: Germany Res; Hespeler Spouse's Name: Dorethea Bachelar Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 32 years (32 years) Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1831 Spouse's Birthplace: Germany Res: Preston Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 9 February 1863

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1830 - , Germany Residence - 1854 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1863 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Feb 1863 - , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Nov 1901 - Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Buried - - Belsyde Cemetery, Fergus, Wellington Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth