Bechtoldt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Bechtoldt family

The surname Bechtoldt 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.

Early History of the Bechtoldt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bechtoldt research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1795, 1810, 1829, 1840 and 1856 are included under the topic Early Bechtoldt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bechtoldt 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.

Early Notables of the Bechtoldt family

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Bechtoldt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bechtoldt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Veit Bechtoldt, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1738
August Bechtoldt, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741
Johan Georg Bechtoldt, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)