George B. Bechtel

1777 -

• Name	George B. Bechtel
  Birth	24 May 1777	Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Near Pottstown
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I04583	All
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2006

  
  

  Family	Maria Shoemaker,   b. 1 Jan 1793, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania
  Children	+ 1. Noah S. Bechtel,   b. 22 Sep 1818   2. Rudolph Bechtel,   b. 29 Oct 1819   3. Abigail Bechtel,   b. 8 Oct 1821   4. Leah S. Bechtel,   b. 23 Jun 1823   d. 01 Apr 1896 (Age 72 years)   5. Esther Bechtel,   b. 4 Mar 1826   6. Isabella Bechtel,   b. 18 Feb 1829
  Family ID	F1039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Source Ezra E. Eby George B. Bechtel "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, near Pottstown, May 24th, 1777. On November 16th, he was married to Esther Livergood. They resided on his father's old place near Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where she died March 2nd, 1814, leaving a family of four children, namely: V Catharine, V Levi, V George L., and V Isaiah L.. After the decease of his first wife he was married to Maria, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Tyson) Shoemaker, November 25th, 1817. She was born January 21st, 1793, and died in Waterloo County, Ontario, February 6th, 1840. They moved to Canada in 1829, and resided for two years on the farm now possessed by Joseph M. Brubacher, about two miles north of the town of Waterloo. From here they moved on the farm now possessed by Dilman S. Shantz. The second union was blessed with six children, namely: V Noah, V Rudolph, V Abigail, V Leah, V Esther, and V Isabella."