David Friday Bettschen

1842 - 1924  (81 years)

• Name	David Friday Bettschen
  Born	18 Nov 1842	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87510446
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-192259
  Died	28 Feb 1924	Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  Buried	Maple Law Cemetery, Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I192259	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian Bettschen,   b. 17 May 1810, , Switzerland ,   d. 8 May 1862, , Lake Co. Illinois  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Maria Krüger,   b. 5 Dec 1808, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 28 Sep 1889, Berlin Township, Steele County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F10558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Bettschen-DavidFriday-001-FindAGrave.jpg David Friday Bettschen - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87510446

  
  

• Notes

  DAVID F. BETTSCHEN He served in the Union Army, in the Chicago Board of Trade Battery during the Civil War. Was in the Hord and Wilson raids, fought in the battles of Nashville, Tennessee, Salma and Montgomery, in Alabama, Columbus, Macon in Georgia. He was discharged at Chicago on July Ist, 1865. He then went to Berlin, Minnesota in August and in the same month was married to Miss Mary Ellen Farensworth, a school teacher from Wawkigan, III. They settled on a farm in Berlin, Minnesota, where they remained until April 1902 when they moved to Ellendale, Minn. In Oct. 1909 they sold their property in Ellendale and moved to New Richland. Four children were born to them. Frederick, died in infancy, Olive E., born at Berlin, Minnesota, July 22nd, 1867, Bell L., born at Berlin, Minnesota, Nov. 3rd, 1870, William F., born at Berlin, Minn., https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87510446 ____________ FORMER NEW RICHLAND CITIZEN DIES AT FARIBO DAVID F. BETTSCHEN WAS AMONG EARLY SETTLERS OF BERLIN TOWNSHIP Funeral services were conducted at Faribault last Saturday over the remains of David F. Bettschen who passed away at the home of his son, Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Bettschen on Thursday afternoon, February 28, at the age of 81 years, 3 months and 17 days, "Uncle Dave" as he was known by his many friends, was, a disciple of the great-out-doors was an enthusiastic sportsman and a large part of the four years he spent in New Richland was taken up with hunting and fishing. It was his love for these sports that prompted both he and Mrs. Bettschen to take up their cottage at one of the Faribault lakes teach summer. The following obituary of his life appeared in the Faribault Journal: Mr. Bettschen was born November 11, 1842, of Swiss parentage, at Wilmot, Ont., Dominion of Canada. When only a few months of age he accompanied his parents to McHenry county, Illinois, where he grew to young manhood. During the Civil War Mr. Bettschen enlisted from this place with the Chicago Board of Trade Battery, with which he served until the end of the war. In 1865 he received his discharge from the army, being demobilized at Chicago. About a year previous to this time his fiancee, Mary Ellen Farnsworth had gone to Steele county,Minnesota, where she had negotiated the purchase of a quarter section of land in Berlin township, in anticipation of his release from the army and the fruition of their plans to establish a home. To this place Mr. Bettschen repaired immediately after his discharge and the union took place in August of the same year. Here the three children were born, of whom the only survivor is Dr. W. F. Bettschen of this city. (Mrs. W. B. Steele, one of the sisters, died in 1906, and her sister, Mrs. G. L. Gordon, followed, in 1918. Mr. and Mrs. Bettschen moved from the farm to Ellendale, then a newly established village, in 1902. At the same place their son had set up an office for the practice of dentistry and when he later removed to New Richland in the adjoining county of Waseca, they followed and were residents of that place from 1907 to 1911. From here they moved to Waterville, and after a year's residence at that place came to Faribault, which has been their home since, the winters being spent in the city and the summers at their cottage at Cannon Lake. Besides his wife and son residing in Faribault, he is survived by fifteen grandchildren. New Richland Star, New Richland, Minnesota Fri, Mar 7, 1924 Page 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., County, R., & Cemetery, M. (2017). David F Bettschen (1842-1924) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 8 November 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87510446/BET.

  
  

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  Born - 18 Nov 1842 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Feb 1924 - Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, United States Buried - - Maple Law Cemetery, Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth