@book{1153, keywords = {Mennonites, Biographies, Indigenous peoples, War 1812, Military conscription, Pennsylvania Germans, Waterloo Township, Eby Ezra E., Sherk Joseph, Betzner Samuel, Beasley Richard, Gingerich David, Gingerich Abraham, Eby family, Eby Benjamin}, author = {Ezra Eby}, title = {A biographical history of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county: early settlers and their descendants}, abstract = {A reprint of the first chapter in Eby's book which is indexed in detail in the WRP database. There is a biographical sketch of Eby as one of the earliest local historians. The Pennsylvania Mennonite settlement in Waterloo Township is related from 1799 to 1835, with many details of individuals, families and farmsteads. The difficulties of pioneering and the formation of the German Company are described, with an account of the part the Waterloo Mennonites played in the War of 1812.}, year = {1970}, number = {Book, Whole}, pages = {42 p. ill.+}, publisher = {Doon Pioneer Village Board of Directors}, address = {Kitchener}, language = {English}, }