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

John Dechert[1, 2]

Male 1853 - 1922  (68 years)


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  • Name John Dechert 
    Born 12 Jan 1853  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1877  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmert 
    Occupation 1881  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1901  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1921  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Farmer, own farm 
    Residence 1921  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-50938 
    Died 1922  [9
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I50938  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Heinrich "Henry" Dechert,   b. CALC 8 Apr 1819, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1882, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Mother Catherina C. "Catherine" Hammer,   b. 30 Apr 1813, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1889, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 1843  [6
    Family ID F28114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Henry Dechert,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Catharina,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F285278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fredericka Stricker,   b. 13 Aug 1860, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 18 Nov 1877  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Mary A. Dechert,   b. 2 Jan 1879, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1959, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Fredrick Dechert,   b. May 1880, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1962  (Age ~ 81 years)
     3. John "Jack" Dechert,   b. 29 Dec 1881, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 84 years)
     4. Rebecca Dechert,   b. 28 May 1883, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1955, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     5. William Dechert,   b. 20 Sep 1884, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Louis F. Dechert,   b. 24 Mar 1886, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Lavina Elizabeth Dechert,   b. 10 Apr 1888, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Menno Conrad Dechert,   b. 17 Mar 1890, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1931, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     9. Jacob Milton Dechert,   b. 9 Jun 1892, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Simon Dechert,   b. 6 May 1894, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Michael Clayton Dechert,   b. 21 Feb 1896, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     12. Robert Dechert,   b. 9 Mar 1898, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Irena Dechert,   b. 30 Mar 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     14. Hilda Deckert,   b. 29 Mar 1903, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F5653  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 15544-99.
      Adam HAHN, 25, farmer, Woolwich, of Woolwich, s/o John HAHN & Elizabeth SIPPEL, married Mary DECHERT, 20, ?, of Woolwich, d/o John DECHERT & Fredericka STRICKER, witn: Wallace R MCLARIN, Toronto & Adie? [illegible] , on 20 Oct 1899, at Elmira

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010830-77.
      John Dechert, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley Twp, S/O Henry & Catharina Married Fredericka Stricker, 17, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley Twp, D/O Frederick & Fredericka, Witn Daniel & Paulina Stricker Of Wellesley Twp, 18 November 1877 In Wellesley Twp.

    3. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-5 Page 10.

    4. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 5 Page 39.

    5. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 12 Page 9.

    6. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 3 Page 9.

    7. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub Dist. 10 Page 1.

    8. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 21.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1853). John Deckert (1853-1922) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 27 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56811381/john-deckert.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jan 1853 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmert - 1877 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Nov 1877 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer, own farm - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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