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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A Benjamin Eby letter
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Transcript of an letter to Jacob Groff from Benjamin Eby written in 1851. Eby writes that Abraham C. Weber was ordained as preacher and that Joseph E. Schneider, Jacob J. Schneider, and Johannes C. ...Year of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1850-1851Export options:Clarence "Bud" Clair: Clair Creek conservationist
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The life story of a Waterloo mason who bought the Amos Weber farm and helped to conserve part of the Laurel Creek Watershed known now as Clair Creek. Members of the Clair family still live in the old ...Keywords: ConservationBiographiesLand developmentClair Clarence BudClair Betty Thaler (m. Clarence)Weber Amos SrWeber EmanuelClair George A.Clair Barbara (m. George A.)Clair familyYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1916-1992Export options:E.W.B. Snider
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of Snider (1842-1921), mill owner, promoter of the Waterloo Junction Railway and "father of hydro power" in Ontario. Special mention is made of a German roller machine, the "Walzenstuhle ...Keywords: BiographiesRailwaysFamiliesGenealogyMillsChurches EvangelicalRussian MennonitesPolitical partiesFlour mill industryFoundriesYear of publication: 1921Historical Period: 1842-1921Export options:Pioneers of Waterloo (1799 to 1889)
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Fictionalized biographies of Jacob Engle, John Winger, Martin Baer, David Gingrich, Jacob Bechtel, Samuel Bricker, Benjamin Eby, Ephraim Weber and other pioneers. Some of the material on the earliest ...Year of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1942Export options:Reminiscences of Grandmother Snider
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed account of a Mennonite family in Waterloo County over a period of nearly 150 years, based on the recollections of the author's mother-in-law. Births, deaths, marriages, illnesses, ...Keywords: BiographiesFood customsElectricityFarmersFuneralsGenealogyGerman languageMennonites (Old Order)Settlers PennsylvaniaTransportationYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1830-1967Export options:The Eby family as related to the Brubachers
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief history of the Eby family's migrations from Switzerland to Pennsylvania and then to Waterloo County. The author explains the Ebys' original connection with the Brubachers through the ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesPennsylvania GermansSwissMennonitesEby Ezra E.Eby TheodorusEby ChristianMayer ElizabethBricker CatherineYear of publication: 1923Historical Period: 1800-1923Export options:The old Amos Weber Farm
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the owners of German Company lot 24, from Peter Holl in 1805 to Michael and Joan Wolf in 1992. Particular attention is given to the family of Amos Weber.Keywords: FarmersIce harvestingFarmers' marketsWeber familyHoll PeterWeber AmosWeber EmanuelBricker JohnBricker JacobBricker Judith Baumann (m. Jacob)Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1805-1992Export options:The part played by immigrants from Waterloo County to the Didsbury, Alberta, settlement in 1894
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short account of the migration which was arranged by Jacob Y. Shantz and included the families of Mr Hunsberger, J.B. Shantz, Ephraim Shantz, M. Weber, Elias Shantz and Rev. J.B. Detwiler.Year of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1893-1950Export options:The settlement of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A survey of pioneer settlement by Mennonites from Pennsylvania in the early nineteenth century, including the families of Schoerg, Eby, Erb, Betzner, Brubacher, Baumann, Bechtel, Biehn, Bergey, ...Keywords: SettlersWaterloo CountyPennsylvania GermansMennonitesScotsAmishEby Ezra E.Young JamesSherk A.B. Rev.Beasley RichardYear of publication: 1948Historical Period: 1800-1856Export options:The years of Benjamin Eby, pioneer Mennonite leader in Ontario, Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the life and times of Benjamin Eby (1785-1853), early community and church leader. A chronological account of Eby's accomplishments as a writer, educator, bishop and patron of new ...Keywords: BiographiesMennonites (Old Order)CorrespondenceEconomic conditionsPublishersWritersReligious dissensionTemperance movementTeachersFurniture industryYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1785-1909Export options: