@book{1728, keywords = {Genealogy, Biographies, Economic conditions, Clergy, Farmers, Churches Catholic, Settlers, New Germany, Maryhill, Bruce County, St Boniface Roman Catholic Church Maryhill, Holy Family Roman Catholic Church New Hamburg, Congregation of the Resurrection}, author = {Maurice Kelly}, title = {Descendants of Theobald Waechter}, abstract = {A history of a French Catholic family who settled near New Germany in 1829 and moved to Bruce County by 1866. A description of the early Catholic church in New Germany tells how Father Peter Schneider's move to St Agatha can be explained by a dispute over land ownership. Father Anton Waechter, son of Joseph and Mary Ann Schmidt, was a priest at Waterloo and New Hamburg. An index for this book was compiled in 1991 by Elizabeth Schmadl.}, year = {1989}, number = {Book, Whole}, pages = {1 v. ill.+}, language = {English}, }