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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Freeport Pioneer Cemetery (CC#5432): Riverbank Drive, Broken Front Lot 14, Waterloo Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of about 100 markers in the half-acre burial ground which dates from 1818.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1818-1950Export options:Hawkesville Cemetery (CC#4529): Concession 12, Lot 1, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions, with index, of at least 500 stones. The 3-page introduction by Grace Ogram summarizes the founding and history of Hawkesville, noting that the cemetery dates from the 1840s and that ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyCommunity historiesYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1848-1985Export options:History of John and Barbara Nafziger Oesch and their descendants by a great- granddaughter
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of John and Barbara who migrated from France in 1857 and settled near Philipsburg. They had three children, John N., Barbara and Anna. This second edition contains ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesAmishSettlers FrenchOesch familyOesch JohnOesch Barbara Nafziger (m. John)Oesch John N.Oesch Magdalena Boshart (m. John N.)Erb Christian G.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1857-1986Export options:Linwood Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4544), West Concession 10, Lot 12, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of 21 markers in a recently opened cemetery beside the yellow brick Mennonite meeting house just east of Linwood. In almost all cases, the family name is Martin.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1965-1985Export options:Marriages of Galt and area inhabitants with some strays
Type: ReportAbstract: A computer-generated index with names of both spouses, places of residence, dates of marriage, forenames of father and mother (in a few cases), and the denominations of the churches where the ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1841-1869Export options:Martin's Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4533): East Concession 12, Lot 7, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of 29 stones in a small cemetery adjoining a traditional Mennonite meeting house on the Linwood road. More than half the stones have the family name Martin; other names ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyMennonitesYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1945-1985Export options:Methodist marriages: Preston Circuit, part 1: 1897-1912; 1923-1927; part 2: 1912-1923
Type: ReportAbstract: An index and chronological list of marriages performed at the church. Each part is prefaced by a brief historical outline of the church condensed from the booklet, {History of St Paul's United Church ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1897-1927Export options:Name/subject index to Waterloo County diary by Bill Moyer
Type: ReportAbstract: Index of nearly 500 entries, mainly persons, mentioned in Moyer's book.Keywords: IndexesWaterloo CountyGermansYear of publication: 1986Export options:Newborn Mennonite Cemetery (CC#6439): Woolwich Township, GCT Lot 38
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of eight markers in the small cemetery adjoining a large white frame meeting house on the south side of the first road north of County Road 17, about two miles northwest of St Jacobs. ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1956-1986Export options:Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, formerly Biehn Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4554): Canada Company Block A, Concession 3, Lot 24, Wilmot Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions, with index and plan, of about 50 markers. The introduction notes that the Nith Valley Mennonite Church, formerly Biehn Mennonite Church, was originally built in 1870 on land given by ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyMennonitesYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1870-1986Export options: