Christian Bettschen^[1]

1810 - 1862  (51 years)

• Name	Christian Bettschen
  Born	17 May 1810	, Switzerland
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169208127
  Name	Christian Bettschen
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-69776
  Died	8 May 1862	, Lake Co. Illinois
  Buried	Volo Cemetery, Volo, Lake, Illinois, United States
  Person ID	I69776	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	David Bettschen,   b. Sep 1782, Avers, Reichenbach, Frutingen, Canon Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 13 Sep 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bruegger,   b. 7 Apr 1771, , Switzerland ,   d. 24 Apr 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F23653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Krüger,   b. 5 Dec 1808, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 28 Sep 1889, Berlin Township, Steele County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Susanna Bettschen,   b. CALC 22 Mar 1832, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Aug 1833, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 1 years)   2. David Bettschen,   b. 7 Sep 1833, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Peter Bettschen,   b. 28 Dec 1834, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jan 1899, New Richland, Waseca, Minnesota, United States  (Age 64 years)   4. Maria Bettschen,   b. 17 Apr 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Apr 1866, Henry, Marshall, Illinois, United States  (Age 28 years)   5. Bettschen,   b. 1 Apr 1839, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Christian "Christ" Bettschen,   b. 2 Apr 1839, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Mar 1909, Ellendale, Steele, Minnesota, United States  (Age 69 years)   7. Katharina "Catherine" "Katie" Bettschen,   b. 23 Apr 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jul 1902, Berlin Township, Steele County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 61 years)   8. David Friday Bettschen,   b. 18 Nov 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Feb 1924, Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, United States  (Age 81 years)   9. Sophia Bettschen,   b. 8 Dec 1845, Washington, Door, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 20 Oct 1846, , Lake Co. Illinois  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F10558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library, pg 6. Maria Bettschen daughter of Christ. and Maria, born 17 Apr 1837, bapt. 29 Oct 1837 Berlin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 May 1810 - , Switzerland  = Link to Google Earth