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

Edward Koch Bechtel[1]

Male 1888 - 1971  (82 years)


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  • Name Edward Koch Bechtel 
    Born 13 Sep 1888  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1901  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    School 
    Occupation 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Machinist, Foundry 
    Residence 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Baptist 
    Eby ID Number 00007-0715.4 
    Died 14 Jul 1971  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried 16 Jul 1971  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I13660  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father Isaac C. Bechtel,   b. 11 Jul 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1918, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Julian "Julia" Koch,   b. 7 Mar 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1936  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 27 Dec 1882  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F3735  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Blanche Teressa Simon,   b. 7 Feb 1894, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1942  (Age 48 years) 
    Married 17 Sep 1913  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Mildred Bechtel
     2. Hazel Bechtel
     3. Herbert Edward Bechtel
     4. Laurine Louise Bechtel,   b. 30 Dec 1914, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 2015  (Age 100 years)
     5. Louise Bechtel,   b. 1921,   d. 6 Dec 2003  (Age 82 years)
     6. Stella Eileen "Eileen" Bechtel,   b. 1926
     7. Jessie Lenore Bechtel,   b. 1934,   d. 22 Dec 2013, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F51686  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Edward Bechtel

      GALT, Edward Bechtel, 15 Albert St., died today at his residence. He was 82. Born in New Hamburg, he had resided 50 years in Galt. He was a machinist with Joy Manufacturing Co. until retiring 12 years ago. He was a member of First United Church and of Waterloo Lodge 107, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Blanche Simon, in 1942. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Stephen (Laurine ) Hubbard, Mrs. R. R. (Mildred) Patterson, Mrs. Hazel Thomson, Louise Bechtel, Mrs. D. J. (Eileen) Johnson and Mrs. Charles (Jessie) Wagner, all of Galt; one son, Herbert of Prince George, B.C.., one sister, Mrs. Norman Dedels, Breslau; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The body is at Little's Funeral Home, where funeral and committal services will be conducted Friday, at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Mount View cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 14 Jul 1971 pg 26

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 208.

    2. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 14.

    3. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 14.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Edward Bechtel Born: 13 Sep 1888 County: Waterloo Father: Isaac C Bechtel Mother: Julia Koch

    5. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 21 Pg. 1.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21520417/edward-bechtel.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Julie Koch Born: Wilmot Tp Age: 22 Father: George Koch Mother: Katharine Koch Born: abt 1860 Spouse: Isaac Bechtel Age: 27 born: Wilmot Tp Father: Noah Bechtel Mother: Fanny Bechtel married 27 Dec 1882 married: Waterloo, Wilmot

    8. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 015998 (1913).
      Name:Blanche Teressa Simon Age:19 Birth Year:abt 1894 Birth Place:Galt Marriage Date:17 Sep 1913 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Walter Simon Mother:Louisa Leutwein Spouse:Edward Bechtel

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Sep 1888 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - School - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Machinist, Foundry - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Sep 1913 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Jul 1971 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 16 Jul 1971 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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