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

Gottlieb Bettschen[1, 2, 3]

Male 1841 - 1914  (73 years)

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  • Name Gottlieb Bettschen 
    Born 3 Sep 1841  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Gender Male 
    Family Photograph Gottlieb Bettschen and Mary Copley 
    Gottlieb and Mary Bettschen
    Gottlieb and Mary Bettschen
    image from newspaper
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169212273 
    Occupation 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Laborer 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Protestant (CE) 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    United Brethren 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Income 
    Residence 1911  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    United Brethren 
    Retired 1911  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-75892P 
    Died 11 Oct 1914  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I75892  Generations
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024 

    Father Mayor Jacob Bettschen,   b. 8 May 1808, , Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1869, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Klopfenstein,   b. 1810, , , Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1888  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F6454  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Copley,   b. 15 Jun 1836, , Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1908, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Children 
     1. Ellen M. Bettschen,   b. 10 Jul 1859, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Lucinda Alice Cynthiana "Alice" Bettschen,   b. 26 Jul 1873, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1944, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F19874  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Flash from the Past: New Dundee's story lives on in Kavelman's photos
      Herman Kavelman was a shopkeeper, fire chief, librarian, clock repairman ... and photographer

      ....

      Every community should have had a Herman Kavelman.

      Luckily for New Dundee, Herman spent most of his life in that Wilmot Township village. He was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, in July 1882 on the eve of the family's departure for Canada. A few years later, Gottlieb Bettschen was erecting the Jubilee Block in New Dundee, named to honour Queen Victoria's 50th year on the throne. Over the first 20 years, several merchants sold dry goods and groceries from Bettschen's building - including Joseph U. Clemens, Jacob Kriesel and Alvan C. Clemens. In 1899, Kriesel hired a 16-year-old apprentice who, 11 years later, had not only married Jacob's sister, Millie May, but purchased the business....

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      Mills, R. (2018) Flash from the Past: New Dundee's story lives on in Kavelman's photos, The Record. Available at: https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/flash-from-the-past-new-dundees-story-lives-on-in-kavelmans-photos/article_4e29b166-277f-5912-a5bf-58d7e39110b9.html (Accessed: 18 October 2024).

  • Sources 
    1. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death registration of Annie Coply Clemens 1911.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Alice Bettschen - Hallman.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018757-04.
      Edwin B. Hallman, 27, Occ. Farmer, b. Washington, Res. Washington, son of Elias and Polly married Alice Bettschen, 24, b. New Dundee, Res. New Dundee, daughter of Gottlieb and Mary, Witn: Lauretta Hallman of Washington and A. L. Clemens of Neustadt, 28 September 1904 in New Dundee

    4. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 9.

    5. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 6.

    6. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 19.

    7. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 12 Page 6.

    8. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 1 Page 23.

    9. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 29.

    10. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 7 Page 42.

    11. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameGottlieb Bettscher
      Baptism Age1
      Record TypeBaptism
      Birth Date3 Sept 1841
      Baptism Date6 Aug 1843
      Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Jakob Bettscher
      Mother Elisabeth Bettscher

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Sep 1841 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Protestant (CE) - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Brethren - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Income - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Brethren - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRetired - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Oct 1914 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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