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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Daniel Schrag genealogy, 1813-1964
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of a German farmer who became the minister of the East Zorra Mennonite Church in 1849. Many of his descendants settled in Wilmot and Wellesley Townships. Introductions to ...Keywords: MennonitesClergyCheese industryAmishSchrag familySchrag DanielSchrag Elizabeth Gingerich (m. Daniel)Schrag Magdalena Steinman (m. Daniel)Lichti familySchrag ChristianYear of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1813-1964Export options:Deutsch als Muttersprache in Kanada: Berichte zur Gegenwartslage
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of essays about German- language enclaves in Canada. Werner Bausenhart, Kurt Nabert, Klaus H. Bongart and others discuss the dialects of Ontario German-speaking communities, especially ...Keywords: AmishGerman languageGermansEthnic groupsEthnic identityMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)Customs and traditionsWaterloo CountyOntarioYear of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1945-c1975Export options:Family history and genealogy of Jacob (Wagner) Gingerich and Veronica Litwiller, 1825-1975
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of over 2,000 descendants, introduced by a section on the German background, the early Amish Mennonite settlement of Wilmot Township, and the development of the Gingerich family farm in ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanMennonitesAmishFarmersLiquorReligious dissensionGingerich familyGingerich JacobGingerich Veronica Litwiller (m. Jacob)Year of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1825-1975Export 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:The Daniel Schrag family history and genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: An expanded revision of an earlier 1964 edition by Keith Schrag. More biographical information on family members is contained in this illustrated version than in the previous book. Daniel was a ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesAmishBiographiesFarmersSettlers GermanSchrag familyKennel familyZehr familySchrag JacobYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1813-1981Export 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:The Waterloo Pennsylvania German dialect community
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Report on a project to compile a linguistic atlas of the dialect in Waterloo County. The information was based on a survey of 164 farm families. The author comments on the importance of church, ...Keywords: AmishGerman languageDialectsMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)SchoolsAgriculturePennsylvania GermanOntarioYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1970Export options: