The surname Bechtolff was first found in Hessen, where the family contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation. The earliest bearers of this name to be mentioned in ancient chronicles were Bechtold of Fulda in 1387, Bechtold Suleffel of Frankfurt in 1442, and Tibertius Bechtolf of Frankfurt in 1568. Bachtel is a mountain of the Zurich Upperland, Swiss Prealps in the canton of Zurich. Atop of the mountain is Bachtel Tower, a 60 m (200 ft) tall radio tower.
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Early History of the Bechtolff family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bechtolff research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1795, 1810, 1829, 1840 and 1856 are included under the topic Early Bechtolff History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Bechtolff Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Bechtold, Bechtolt, Bechtoldt, Becktolt, Beckholt, Beckholdt, Becktold, Becktoldt, Bechthold, Beckthold, Bechtholdt, Becktholdt, Bechtolf, Bechtolff, Bechetold, Becketold, Becketoldt, Bechtle, Bechtel and many more.
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Early Notables of the Bechtolff family
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Migration of the Bechtolff family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Veit Bechtoldt, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1738 along with Johannes Bechtolt. August Bechtoldt arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741; J. George Bechtold arrived in Philadelphia in 1753.
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