Jonas Knechtel^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1842 - 1894  (52 years)

• Name	Jonas Knechtel
  Born	14 Jan 1842	Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51932469
  Immigration	28 Nov 1846	New York City, New York, USA.   [14]
  Occupation	architect
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Cabinet Maker
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1868	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Occupation	1870	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [15]
  	cabinet maker
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Cabinet Maker
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1887	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	architect
  		Kitchener-JonasKnechtel-0001-1887Directory.JPG The Union Publishing Co.'s Farmers' and Business Directory for the Counties of Waterloo and Wellington 1887, Vol. 3
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Illegible
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-29260
  Died	14 Dec 1894	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6, 9, 13, 16]
  	Cause: typhoid pnemonia (10 weeks)
  Buried	19 Dec 1894	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 13]
  Person ID	I29260	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Johann Philipp Jacob "Jacob" Knechtel,   b. 12 Aug 1816, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 29 Apr 1866, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Philipine Sauer,   b. 16 Nov 1816, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 9 Mar 1889, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	6 Apr 1841	Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany   [17]
  Family ID	F7460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Otto,   b. 29 Jan 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 11]
  Children	1. Knechtel,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Carl "Charles" Knechtel,   b. 22 Nov 1869, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Oct 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   3. Daniel Knechtel,   b. 19 Dec 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Knechtel,   b. 24 Sep 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. William Otto Knechtel,   b. 5 Nov 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1950, Rosemere, Quebec, Canada  (Age 76 years)   6. Catherine Knechtel,   b. 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Edward Knechtel,   b. 13 May 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Nov 1959, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   8. Caroline Knechtel,   b. 9 Apr 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Apr 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   9. Florence Knechtel,   b. 15 Jul 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Apr 1925  (Age 47 years)   10. Amelia Knechtel,   b. 29 Mar 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Mary Knechtel,   b. 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Henry Otto "Harry" Knechtel,   b. 3 Jul 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jul 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   13. Jonas O. Knechtel,   b. 6 Aug 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1954, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   14. Ida Maude Knechtel,   b. 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   15. Frederick Otto Knechtel,   b. 25 Sep 1887, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   16. Maude Knechtel,   b. 25 Sep 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   17. Susannah May Knechtel,   b. 25 Jan 1894, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jan 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F7678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jonas Knechtel died on December 14, 1894 in Berlin, at the age of 52 years. Jonas Knechtel, the well-known architect, died on Friday morning after weeks of suffering from nervous fever and other sicknesses. He was born in Bavaria, and came with his parents to New York in 1847. Nine years later, the family moved to Mannheim, Ontario, and soon after, Mr. Knechtel came to Berlin where he was active as a cabinet-maker. Gradually, he developed into a competent and style-conscious architect, and gained general recognition with the passage of time. He is survived by a family of 12 children. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon. BERLINER JOURNAL - December 20,1894. translated by Patricia Kauk for the Kitchener Public Library _________________ JONAS KNECHTEL DEAD The Well-known Berlin Architect Passes Away this Morning. Mr.Jonas Knechtel, a well known, and leading architect of Berlin, died at his residence in the North Ward this morning between four and five o'clock after an illness of many weeks from typhoid fever. The intelligence of his death caused regret among a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Deceased was born in Bavaria, Germany in 1842. With his parents he came to New York in 1847. They lived there nine years when the family moved to Mannheim, Ont. Some years afterwards Mr. Knechtel moved to Berlin where he has lived for sixteen. years. He studied architecture and became. an architect of much ability as he possessed good natural talents. Among the buildings he designed and supervised while under construction were. Walper house, Courtland Ave., Agnes Street and the North Ward schools, Judge's Chambers, Economical block, Hibner & Co's factory, the Piano and Krug's factory, etc. In 1856 Mr. Knechtel married Miss Susannah Otto. Twelve children, six boys and six girls, blessed the union and all are living, the eldest son, also a draughtsman, being twenty-four years of age and the youngest child nearly two. The funeral will be held on Sunday at one p. m. to Mt Hope Cemetery. The family have the sympathy of the community in their bereavement. ___________ Mr. Jonas Knechtel, architect, who has been very sick of typhoid fever, is recovering. Waterloo County Chronicle 1 Nov 1894, p. 5 _____________ DEATH OF MR. KNECHTEL.-Mr. Jonas Knechtel, the well known architect of Berlin, died last Friday after a lingering illness. He was formerly a builder and from that got into architecture, in which he became highly proficient. He furnished plans for the Walper House, the Elmira school house and many other private and public buildings in this County. He was married to Miss Susannah Otto, and the union was blessed with a large family, six boys and six girls, all of whom are living. The eldest son is also a draughtsman, The family have the sympathy of the community in their bereavement. Waterloo County Chronicle 20 Dec 1894, p. 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Harry O. Knechtel. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edward Knechtel. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Ida Maude Knechtel - Snyder. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jonas Knechtel. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Susannah Otto - Knechtel. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 17881-1894 Jonas Knechtel. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 51. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Jonas Knechtel Born: Spessbach Bairen Wilmot Township Age: 26 Father: Jacob Knechtel Mother: Philippina Sauer Spouse: Susanne Otto Age: 16 born: Wilmot Township Res: Wilmot Township Father: John Otto Mother: Leah Thoman married 29 Dec 1868 married: Preston [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Obituary of Jonas Knechtel - December 20,1894. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Wilmot Twp. 1871 Div. 2 Page 36. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 48. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 49. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51932469. [S3004] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, Departure Port: Le Havre, France Arrival Date: 28 Nov 1846 Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA Ship Name: Albany. Knechtel, Jacob 30 Philippine 29 Jona 5 Michel 2 Daniel 1/2 [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 5363-1870 Daniel Knechtel. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 27 Page 7. [S2304] Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929. NameJohann Philipp Jacob Knechtel GenderMale Age24 Birth Date12. Aug 1816 (12 Aug 1816) Birth PlaceSpesbach Marriage Date6. Apr 1841 (6 Apr 1841) Marriage PlaceEvangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Spesbach, Bayern, Germany FatherTheobald Knechtel MotherKatharina Stahl SpousePhilippina Lauer Age24 Birth Date16. Nov 1816 (16 Nov 1816) FatherJacob Lauer MotherAnna Maria Kleber

  
  

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  Born - 14 Jan 1842 - Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Immigration - 28 Nov 1846 - New York City, New York, USA. Occupation - Cabinet Maker - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1868 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Dec 1868 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - cabinet maker - 1870 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cabinet Maker - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - architect - 1887 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Illegible - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: typhoid pnemonia (10 weeks) - 14 Dec 1894 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 19 Dec 1894 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth