Peter Knechtel^{[1, 2]}

Cal 1808 - 1875  (~ 67 years)

• Name	Peter Knechtel
  Born	CALC 20 Mar 1808	, Bavaria, Germany   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Residence	1836	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Historic Building	1838	14 Church St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Built by Peter Knechtel in 1838 it is of brick construction and in 1978 was in very good condition. Existed in 2003 gone by 2006.
  Christened	1847	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1847	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Occupation	1852	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Weaver
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Turner
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	[Member of New Jersulem Religion]
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	[Member of New Jersulem Religion] Church
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-35215
  Died	5 Oct 1875	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7]
  Person ID	I35215	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Johann Valentine Knechtel,   b. 22 Jan 1776, Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Maria Eva Klick,   b. 1783,   d. 1873, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1799	Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  		Marriage of Johann Knechtel and Maria Eva Klick from Ancestry.com 2010
  Family ID	F41935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Drum,   b. 1810, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Dorothea Knechtel,   b. 18 Jul 1836, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1895  (Age 58 years)   2. Catharine Knechtel,   b. CALC 20 Dec 1837, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1918, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 81 years)   3. Elizabeth Knechtel,   b. Jun 1839, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 May 1840, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)   4. Daniel D. Knechtel,   b. CALC 11 Jul 1841, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1900  (Age ~ 58 years)   5. Jacob D. Knechtel,   b. 1 Jun 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Barbara Knechtel,   b. 1845, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. John Drum Knechtel,   b. 25 Feb 1850, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1897, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)   8. Albert Knechtel,   b. 1851, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Alfred Knechtel,   b. 4 Jan 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Sep 1923  (Age 71 years)   10. Edward Knechtel,   b. 23 Nov 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Carolina Knechtel,   b. 1855, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  By Mannheim, Peter Knechtel died at almost 70 years of age. He had been struck by a tree 17 years before which had crippled him so badly that he was left completely bedridden. Berliner Journal 07 Oct 1875 ____________________ QUEEN STREET SOUTH, EAST SIDE. On the corner of King Street Rehscher's vaulted cellar already spoken of. An open space. A two-story rough-cast building with two-story veranda along the Queen Street front built by Martin Anthes (father of John S. Anthes) in 1835 when it was considered one of the best houses in the village. Henry Stroh purchased this house from Mr. Anthes about 1837. Jacob Stroh was born in this house. Behind it there was a garden of about an acre of land. There were 31 pine stumps on the property when Mr. Stroh took possession and these stumps had to be laboriously removed as stump- pulling machines, which came later, were not then available. The well on the lot was only nine feet deep. Henry Stroh carried on a shoe shop in his house until he entered into partnership with Carl Kranz, on King Street. In 1857, after he had dissolved partnership with Kranz, Henry Stroh built a one and one-half story frame building next to his house and used it as a shoe store. Mr. Stroh continued in this shoe business until 1863 when he went into partnership with Mr. Reinhold Lang, the tanner. The Queen Street shoe shop was changed to a dwelling. Later Mr. Vanderhart, a tailor, had his shop in this building and after him Carl Englehart had it as photographer. Henry Stroh sold his house to George King. Later Charles Ahrens owned it and had it moved to the corner of Shanley and Braun Streets about 1880. A one and one-half story frame building erected about 1837 by Jacob Kraemer, later on Frederick Street, as spoken of. Later an addition was added to the front and the building used as the local post office, with William Davidson in charge. Later George Seip purchased the building and used it as a saloon, with a bowling alley in the rear, the first bowling alley in Berlin. William Jaffray lived in the house for a time and later William Knell, son-in-law of Mr. Seip. A one and one-half story frame building, originally a cooper shop, later the dwelling of Mr. Seip, after he sold the other building. In 1860 he built a brewery, known as Seip's brewery. Under the whole building he had a vaulted cellar built of field stone. Power for the brewery was supplied by a horse-power contained in an attached shed, shelter for the horses. Seip had a high reputation for good beer. He at first made his own malt, but later purchased it. After George Seip's death his son Louis continued the business until about 1880. The building was finally torn down to make room for the present auditorium. The cooper shop, a small one story building, with brick chimney such as coopers used to heat staves for their barrel making, operated by Henry Brickner who later had his shop at the corner of Young and King Streets. Later Adam Stein had the Queen Street cooper shop. The Berlin coopers were experts in the making of what was called tight-wear,that is water-tight barrels, in large tuns which they made for the brewers. A very early building, occupied by John Peters, a cabinet maker in Hoffman's factory, about 1860. The building had an outside stairway at the back. Peters was a bird lover and expert in trapping native song birds, mocking birds, cat birds, finches, etc., which he hung under his veranda roof in public display. On the corner of Church Street a frame house occupied by Mr. Knechtel, a weaver, about 1842-1850. Knechtel moved to a farm in Mannheim where later he was injured in the spine by a falling tree to such an extent that he was bedfast for fourteen or fifteen years. He lived to about 1871. Conrad Doering occupied the Queen Street house for a time. He also was a weaver and made coverlets, etc. The house was torn down to make room for the present one of brick built by Dr. Clemens and later occupied by the late Dr. Walters. Church Street. On the south side St. Paul's Lutheran Church. A one and one-half story unpainted frame building with gable towards the street, the dwelling, about 1860, of John Fleischauer, a laborer, a native of Hessen, Germany. A one and one-half story house occupied by E. Kern, cabinet maker, about 1860 and later by John Ansted. A vacant lot. George Street. Joseph Schneider originally owned all the land between George Street and Mill Street, mostly woods at that time, and extending to Benton and Eby Streets. REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder. Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9371-75. Alfred KNECHTEL, 23, farmer, Canada, Mannheim, s/o Peter & Barbara, married Elizabeth HALLMAN, 23, Wilmot, Mannheim, d/o John & Sarah, witn: David HALLMAN of Mannheim & Helena SCHMIDT of Wilmot, 19 Jan 1875 at Berlin [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010875-78. John Williams, 25, occ. Farmer, b. Wales England, res. Waterloo Twp, son of William Williams and Christina Cartwright Married Caroline Knechtel, 22, b. Canada, res. Mannheim, daughter of Peter Knechtel and Barbara Drumm, Witn Ida Turk and Catharine Amstadt both of Berlin, 24 April 1878 in Berlin. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 5. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Peter Knechel d. 5 Oct 1875, aged 64y, 6m, 15t, Ps. 126. 1. 2 [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 57. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 5 Page 35. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 7 Oct 1875. Died 5 Oct 1875 By Mannheim, Peter Knechtel died at almost 70 years of age. He had been struck by a tree 17 years before which had crippled him so badly that he was left completely bedridden. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 4 Aug 1836:42. some weeks ago The family of Mr. Peter Knechtel of Berlin was blessed with a daughter. [S872] Book - Historic Building Inventory - Kitchener. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian), pg 3. by Pastor John Harbin

  
  

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  Born - CALC 20 Mar 1808 - , Bavaria, Germany Residence - 1836 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Historic Building - 1838 - 14 Church St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 1847 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Weaver - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Turner - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] Church - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth