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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Dr Augustus Stephen Vogt
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the former Dean of the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Principal of the Toronto Conservatory of Music, and founder of the Mendelssohn Choir. The article relates Vogt's early ...Year of publication: 1926Historical Period: 1861-1926Export options:Family tree of Daniel and Barbara Brenneman up to June 1979
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Mennonite family who farmed south of New Hamburg. Both parents died of tuberculosis, leaving their three children, Peter, Elizabeth and Daniel, orphans at an early age. Biographical ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesBiographiesNew HamburgBrenneman familySt AgathaWilmot Township19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1835-1979Export options:Hervey M. Bowman, Ph.D.
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of the learned Berliner, who, after receiving his university education in Leipzig, Germany, returned to Canada to live. He was employed at one time by the Canadian Archives in ...Year of publication: 1931Historical Period: 1873-1931Export options:Joseph Schneider: founder of the city
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of Schneider's establishment of a sawmill and homestead in what was to become Berlin. Various descendants are also listed.Keywords: BiographiesGenealogyPennsylvania GermansSchneider JosephBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerWaterloo Township19th century20th centuryBeasley's TractYear of publication: 1929Historical Period: 1800-1928Export options:Julian Beaty and Abraham Z. Buehler: a record of their descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with brief biographies of John Beaty and Mary Cress, parents of Julian, who settled in Waterloo Township. Descendants of the six surviving children of Julian and Abraham Z. Buehler ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesSettlers IrishSettlers PennsylvaniaWar 1812TeachersMennonitesCress familyBuehler AbrahamBeatty JohnYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1800-1988Export options:Simon Cress - the first Mennonite settler in the St Jacobs area
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief account of Cress who bought Lot 7 in Woolwich Township in 1819 from John Erb. The article provides information on the exact location of the homestead as well as biographical details of Simon' ...Keywords: Settlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesBiographiesSettlers PioneerCress SimonCress EphraimCress JacobCress CatharineBricker Elizabeth CressHewitt Rachel Cress (m. Elisha)Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1819-1852Export options:The ancestors and descendants of Menno Lichty and Catharine Martin
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Swiss Mennonite family, taken mainly from Ezra Eby's "A Biographical History of Waterloo township" (1895).Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesBiographiesLichty familyLichty JohnLichty Barbara Hoffman (m. John)Martin DavidMartin familyMartin MariaWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1822-1983Export options:The family history and genealogy of Nicolaus and Barbara (Roth) Schlegel
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of a French Mennonite family who emigrated to the East Zorra area in 1839, with the main focus on Perth and Oxford Counties. There are introductory biographies of each ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesBiographiesSchlegel familyRoth familyPerth CountyOxford CountyEast Zorra TownshipWilmot TownshipSt AgathaYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1853-1986Export options:The family history and genealogy of Michael B. Yantzi and Jacobena (Kennel) Yantzi
Type: BookAbstract: An account of Michael B. Yantzi (also spelled Jantzi and Yancey) and his wife, with individual genealogies for each of their children. Family lists and information about the Kennel and Ruby Families ...Keywords: MennonitesGenealogyBiographiesAmishYantzi familyYantzi Michael B.Yantzi Jacobena KennelBridgeportWilmot TownshipBadenYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1823-1991Export options:The Mayer-Moyer family tree (1818-1981): a record of the descendants of Adam Mayer (1818-1895)
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogical account of the family that came to Waterloo County in the 1850s from Niederstetten, Germany. The work is primarily a name index providing birth, marriage, and death dates of the ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanBiographiesMayer AdamMayer Regina Stumpf (m. Adam)Moyer JohnMoyer Rachel Cress (m. John)Moyer familyMayer familyBricker familyYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1855-1981Export options: