George Hechler

1769 - 1819  (50 years)

• Name	George Hechler
  Birth	1769	Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Sep 1819	Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Burial	Hechler-Esterly Family Cemetery, Jacksonwald, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I2340	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Hechler, Dickinson, Lamm, Klopp
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Johannes Hechler,   b. 25 Jul 1721, Germany d. 25 Aug 1782, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Hannah Young / Jung,   b. 5 Jul 1732   d. 5 Apr 1783, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Bettman
  Marriage	18 Oct 1807	Schwartzwald Reformed Church, Exeter Township, Berks county, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. Esther Hechler   2. Hannah Hechler   3. Joseph Hechler,   b. 7 Mar 1808, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1809, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 0 years)   4. Elizabeth Hechler,   b. 11 Sep 1809, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 22 Aug 1810, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 0 years) + 5. Jacob Heckler,   b. 21 Aug 1813, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Feb 1881, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 67 years)   6. William Hechler,   b. 18 May 1816, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Feb 1860, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F3110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2023

  
  

• Notes

  George was identified as a minor son of John & Hannah Heckler, in the estate file of John Heckler, whose will was proved in Sep 1782 & estate was settled in Feb 1785. John Greesemer was appointed guardian for George. Berks County Will Book B, pg 36. The marriage of George Heckler & Maria Bettmann on 18 Oct 1807 was recorded at Schwartzwald Reformed Church in Exeter; & at First Reformed Church in Reading. Their marriage was also announced in the "Reading Adler", 27 Oct 1807 ed. George & Maria were the parents of 6 children: Joseph, Elizabeth, Esther, Jacob, William & Hannah. "HECHLER. Died on the 20th instant, in Exeter Twp., this county, George Hechler, in his 51st year." "Reading Adler", 28 Sep 1819 ed. George is most likely buried in the Hechler-Esterly Family Cemetery. Inscription There is no inscribed stone with George's name on it but there are several fieldstones marking graves

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 0). [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131352875/george-hechler.