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

Maria "Polly" Hallman[1, 2]

Female 1806 - 1873  (66 years)


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  • Name Maria "Polly" Hallman 
    Born 10 Sep 1806  , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208626857 
    Name Maria "Polly" Bechtel 
    Name Polly Hallman 
    Eby ID Number 00048-3536 
    Died 8 Mar 1873  [3, 4
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6162  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father Benjamin Hallman,   b. 18 Sep 1783, Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1869, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Detweiler,   b. 8 Aug 1784, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1856, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F1881  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Deacon Jacob G. Bechtel,   b. 26 Dec 1803, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1875, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Children 
     1. Veronica Bechtel,   b. 1824, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1925, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years)
     2. Elizabeth Bechtel,   b. 1826, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. John H. Bechtel,   b. 25 Mar 1826, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Catharine Bechtel,   b. 2 Sep 1828, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1903  (Age 75 years)
     5. Sarah Bechtel,   b. 7 Apr 1830, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1887  (Age 57 years)
     6. Benjamin Hallman Bechtel,   b. 26 Jul 1834, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1897, Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     7. Ephraim Bechtel,   b. 24 Sep 1835, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1914, , Missaukee Co., Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     8. Elias Bechtel,   b. 9 Aug 1837, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1839  (Age 1 years)
     9. Jacob Bechtel,   b. 1839, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Christian Bechtel,   b. 5 Mar 1842, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1849, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)
     11. Hannah Bechtel,   b. 1 Dec 1844, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Rebecca Bechtel,   b. 15 Mar 1846, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Mary Bechtel,   b. 1847, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     14. Nancy Bechtel,   b. 1850, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F1893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Maria Hallman, "was born September 10th, 1806, and died March 8th, 1873. She was married to Jacob Bechtel."

      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.].

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 217.

    2. [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..., 660.

    3. [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..., 757.

    4. [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..., 216.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Sep 1806 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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