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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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 Conrad Doerrbecker (1797-1882)
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German family that emigrated to Canada after 1837 and whose descendants married into the Geib, Becker, Keller, Gerhardt and Geil families.Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanDoerrbecker familyDoerbecker familyDoerbecker ConradDoerbecker Barbara E. George (m. Conrad)Geib PhilippGeib Anna Marie Doerbecker (m. Philipp)Becker Johann ConradBecker Anna Martha Doerbecker (m. Johann Conrad)Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1841-1991Export options: