George
Klingman
Bechtel
Born in Douglass Township, Berks, Pennsylvania
Son of John Georg Bechtel
and Anna Maria (Klingman) Bechtel
Brother of
Catherine (Bechtel) Sands
Husband of
Hannah (Yocum) Bechtel
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Anna Maria (Bechtel) Garber, Samuel Bechtel, George Bechtel, Catherine (Bechtel) Yocum, John Bechtel, Peter Bechtel, David Bechtel, Jacob Bechtel, William Bechtel, Hanna (Bechtel) Gilbert and Elizabeth (Bechtel) Harner
Died
at age 73
in Pottsgrove, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Aug 2011
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Biography
In 1786 a George Bechtel is listed in Douglass, Montgomery in the Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration 1768-1801.[1]
- 130 Acres and Swelling (?) 430
- 2 Horses (?) --------------------18
- 5 Cows ---------------------------20
Occupation 60|528
1790 United States Federal Census - A George Bechtle is listed as head of household in Montgomery, Pennsylvania. [2]
- Free White Persons - Male - Under 16: 4
- Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 4
- Free White Persons - Females: 3
- Number of Household Members: 11
1800 United States Federal Census - A George Beathel (how transcribed, handwriting is difficult to parse) is listed as head of household in Douglass, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. [3]
- Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2
- Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1
- Number of Household Members Under 16: 2
- Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
- Number of Household Members: 6
1810 United States Federal Census - A George Bechtle is listed as a head of household in Pottsgrove, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.[4]
- Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 2
- Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
- Number of Household Members Over 25: 3
- Number of Household Members: 5
George Bechtel performed Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania in the American Revolution.
George Bechtel is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A018250.
George Bechtel, born November 12 1744, died April 29 1818 at 73. Military Branch Army, veteran for Revolutionary War, registered in Montgomery County and buried in St Mark's Union Cemetery.[5]
Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 for George Bechtel. Several George Bechtels are listed but the following appears to have been the closest to this George's death date.[6]
- Bechtel, George | Res. Pottsgrove | Date of Death | RW No. 357 | OC No. 1204
- John & Jacob & Geo Bechtel Exrs
- Will & Letters Test | Dkt. WB | Vol. 5 | Page 61 | May 18 1818
- Inventory | May 18 1818
- Acct & Aud Appt | Dkt. OC | Vol. 4 | Page 155| May 16 1821
- Aud Report | Dkt. OC | Vol. 4 | Page 155| Nov 14 1821
- Add Acct | Dkt. OC | Vol. 4 | Page 155| Nov 18 1824
Sources
- ↑ Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 330
- ↑ Year: 1790; Census Place: Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 14; Image: 19; Family History Library Film: 0568149
- ↑ 1800 U.S. census, Ancestry.com - 1800 United States Federal Census, Digital images (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M32, roll 41, Douglass, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, p. 98, George Beahtel - head of household, accessed 15 Jan 2011.
- ↑ 1810 U.S. census, Ancestry.com - 1810 United States Federal Census, Digital images (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M252, roll 52, Pottsgrove, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, p. 1190, George Bechtle - head of household, accessed 15 Jan 2011.
- ↑ Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1950-2010; Series Number: Series 4
- ↑ Probate Records, 1784-1973; Author: Montgomery County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Montgomery, Pennsylvania
- USGenWeb Archives - PA, Montgomery County, "Old Burial Ground, Zion Reformed (now UCC), Pottstown," database contributed by betty burdan, 13 Jan 2011, entry for George Bechtel.
- Daughters of the American Revolution, "Ancestor Search," online database, DAR, DAR Genealogical Research System , accessed 15 Jan 2011), entry for George Bechtel; Ancestor #: A018250.
- "Montgomery County, PA, 1748-1854, Falkner Swamp Reformed Congregation Records," database online, ancestry.com, accessed 6 Jul 2010), death of George Bechtel.
- Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with an introductory historical sketch (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Biographical Pub. Co., 1895.), pg. 441 - Bio of Dr. Joseph Y. Bechtel.
- Pennsylvania. Reading., Reading Times/Eagle, "Sketch of Descendants of An Early Settler of Berks," October 1, 1916, p. 9.
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