Rev. Abraham Bechtel

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47319240/abraham-bechtel

The parentage was incorrect on FAG. They have since removed the link to the parents. It was George Bechtel and Magdelena Bechtel. They did have a son named Abraham but his sole marriage was to Esther Friest. However, this Abraham was attached to the wrong George on Geni (married to Maria nee Unknown). There is no evidence that Abraham had a middle name of Kolb. This came from the surname of his incorrect mother on Find a Grave. The main Geni researcher, Kathleen whom wrote the following notes from her research speculates that Abraham is his father.

Further discussion on this family
page 12 shows the 3 Bechtels and what ship they arrived on then it breaks down the three listed and their families. I have attached all the source documents from Justice of the Peace Jacob Clymer's documents pertaining to each member under their source file.

The problem is both Hans George and Abraham moved to the Herford Berks County area. It does state (pg 23) that it is thought that Abraham and Hans George could have been brothers but JP Clymer did not have any documents to support that. I posted this page under all 3 listed on page 12 of Clymer's doc's

Hans George Also had a son Abraham pg 22 of Clymer's docs state he was born around 1740 but that's all the documentation listed in Clymer's doc's under Hans George's son Abraham. I also looked under the Lancaster Mennonite vital statistics for Hans George also attached them it lists Abraham but no dates listed there either.

So in this case I think it best to just let both sets of parents posted to Abraham and hope we come up with some other information to substantiate either way.

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 4 2017, 21:09:58 UTC

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Rev Abraham Bechtel Birth: Nov. 26, 1749 Pennsylvania, USA Death: Mar. 22, 1815 Pennsylvania, USA

Family links:

Children:

 Abraham Clemens Bechtel (1776 - 1861)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Bally Mennonite Cemetery Bally Berks County Pennsylvania, USA

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Created by: Wilton Golson Record added: Jun 25, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 54108593

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Pvt Abraham Bechtel

Birth: 1749

Death: 1815

Bally

Berks County

Pennsylvania, USA

Burial:

Hereford Mennonite Cemetery

Bally

Berks County

Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Neil Scheidt

Record added: Jan 30, 2010

Find A Grave Memorial# 47319240