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Facts and Events
| Name |
Elizabeth Bechtel |
| Gender |
Female |
| Birth[1] |
8 Aug 1792 |
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Marriage |
10 Mar 1818 |
Waterloo County, Ontario, Canadato David Histand |
| Marriage |
27 Oct 1840 |
Kitchener, Waterloo County, Ontario, CanadaSt. Peters Lutheran Church
to George Clemens |
| Death[1][2][3] |
21 Jul 1885 |
Kossuth, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada |
| Burial[2] |
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Cambridge, Ontario, CanadaHagey Cemetery |
| Religion[4] |
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Mennonite |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eby, Ezra E. A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county ... (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971)
1:225.
'BECHTEL, ELIZABETH, the sixth daughter of the [George and Elizabeth (Morris) Bechtel] family, was born August 8th, 1792. She was nine years of age when she came to Canada with her parents. On March 10th, 1818, she was married to David, son of David Histand. He was born November 5th, 1789, and died January 6th, 1833. They resided on a farm near Speedsville [where he died]. ... After the decease of Mr. Histand the widow was married (October 27th, 1844) to George Clemens who was born July 16th, 1777, and died August 10th, 1863. She died July 21st, 1885.'
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Herald of Truth - Volume XXII, Number 15 - August 1, 1885, in MennObits: Mennonite Obituaries
page 237.
'CLEMENS.-- On the 21st of July, in Waterloo Co., Ont., of old age and palsy, Elizabeth, widow of George Clemens, aged 92 years, 11 months and 13 days. She was buried at Hagy's grave-yard. Services by Jacob Woolner at the house, and Moses Erb and Noah Stauffer at the meeting-house. Sister Clemens was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1792 and emigrated with her parents and a number of others to Canada in the year 1800. On the 10th of March, 1818, she was united in matrimony with David Hiestand. Three children were born to them, two of which are still living. Hiestand died January 6th, 1833. In 1840 she united in matrimony with George Clemens who died in 1863. She outlived all who came with her from Pennsylvania to Canada. J. W.'
- ↑ 1885 Deaths translated from German by the staff of the Kitchener Public Library (unproofed draft); 30 July 1885, in Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Berliner Journal. (Berlin, Ontario).
21 July 1885: 'Elisabeth Clemens, nee Bechtel, widow of George Clemens and mother of George Histand, died in Kossuth, Waterloo Township, at age of 92 years, 11 months and 13 days. She came with her parents to Waterloo County in the year 1800 from Pennsylvania, where she has lived ever since.'
- ↑ Canada West (Ontario): Waterloo County: Waterloo Township, in United Province of Canada. 1851 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
page 9.
George Clemens, age 75, born in Pennsylvania, no religion, farmer
Elizabeth Clemens, age 60, born in Pennsylvania, Menonist
- Ontario: Waterloo North, in Canada. 1871 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).
Elizabeth Clemons, age 78, born in U S, widow
Henry Strickler, age 46, born in Ont, agent
Eliza Strickler, age 48, born in Ont
Francy Strickler, age 21, born in Ont
Magdelina Strickler, age 13, born in Ont
Elizabeth Strickler, age 17, born in Ont
Angeline Strickler, age 11, born in Ont
all "Menonist"
- Ontario: Waterloo North, in Canada. 1881 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).
Henry Strickler, age 56, born in U. S., mason
Eliza Strickler, age 58, born in Ont
Elizabeth Strickler, age 26, born in Ont
Angeline Strickler, age 21, born in Ont
Elizabeth Clemens, age 88, born in U. S., widow
all Mennonite
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