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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A Review of Aaron Eby's 'Geschichte Der Mennoniten in Canada,' Published in 1872
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes Aaron Eby's 'Geschichte der Mennoniten in Canada' (1872). Born in Ontario, Canada, in 1838, he studied medicine at the University of Toronto and practiced in Sebringville. He was encouraged ...Keywords: OntarioSebringvilleMennonitesEby AaronYear of publication: 1990Export options:Amish and Tunkers critiqued ca. 1830
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Contemporary descriptions of Waterloo County Amish and Tunkers in the 1830s, taken from a journal of Rev. William Proudfoot and a letter by Christian G. Klinckhardt. Brief introductions by E. ...Keywords: TunkersAmishMennonitesPennsylvania GermansEducationGerman languageCustoms and traditionsAgricultureWaterloo TownshipWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1829-1834Export options:Family of Joseph Lichti and Veronica Bosiger
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of letters dated from 1877 to 1914 from family members in Ontario to relatives in Nebraska and Michigan. John B. and Daniel B. Lichty wrote letters from Wellesley, though Daniel later ...Year of publication:Historical Period: 1877-1914Export options:John Goessman
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the surveyor of the German Block in Wilmot Township for Christian Nafziger's Amish and Mennonite settlers. Goessman (1776-1841) also surveyed other townships and acted as an agent for ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1820-1840Export options:John Schwartzentruber, wifw's name unknown, 1727-1957, progenitorial forefather
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the ancestors and descendants of John S. Schwartzentruber and his wife Catherine Blank/Katherine Plank, Amish settlers in Wellesley Township. The introduction describes the immigration ...Keywords: GenealogyAmishImmigrantsSettlersSchwartzentruber JohnSchwartzentruber familyBlank CatherinePlank familyWellesley Township19th centuryYear of publication: 1957Historical Period: 1833-1957Export options:John Schwartzentruber, wifw's name unknown, 1727-1957, progenitorial forefather of the descendents of this book [copied verbatim]
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the ancestors and descendants of John S. Schwartzentruber and his wife Catherine Blank/Katherine Plank, Amish settlers in Wellesley Township. The introduction describes the immigration ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers AmishIndexesImmigrationSchwartzentruber familySchwartzentruber John S.Schwartzentruber Catherine Blank (m. John S.)WellesleyWellesley TownshipYear of publication: 1957Historical Period: 1833-1957Export options:Leichty/Lichti/Lichty: Fritz, Johannes, Joseph, Christian Boesiger, Aaron Ernest, Fredora
Type: BookAbstract: The genealogy of a Swiss Amish family who came to Waterloo County about 1825, some of whose descendants migrated to Michigan. There are descriptive notes on various family members as well as ...Keywords: AmishSwissGenealogyWilmot TownshipWellesley TownshipSt AgathaLeichty familyLichti familyLichty familyYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1827-1993Export options:The Emile and Susanna (Ebersol) Arthaud family, 1765-1987: with allied families of Blank/Plank, Lebold, Neuhauser, Schwartzentruber and Zwalter
Type: BookAbstract: History of the descendants of Emil Arthaud, a French Mennonite who migrated to Canada in 1833 and married Susanna Ebersol of Wilmot Township. The couple bought one hundred acres of land in Zorra ...Keywords: GenealogyAmishMennonitesWilmot TownshipFrenchZorra TownshipOxford CountyArthaud familyEbersole familyZwalder familyYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1833-1987Export options:The Jacob Lebold and Magdalena Blank family, 1800-1983, with allied families of Ebersol, Gascho, Neuhauser, Schwartzentruber and Zwalter
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of Jacob and Magdalena Blank Lebold.Keywords: GenealogyFarmersAmishLebold JacobLebold Magdalena Blank (m. Jacob)Lebold familyEbersole familyGascho familyNeuhauser familySchwartzentruber familyYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1800-1983Export options: