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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Pioneer settlement of southwest Wilmot
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of early land clearing practices, crops and the first churches and meeting places. A few references are made to early inhabitants of Wilmot Township including Paddy Darrington, Amos Good ...Keywords: RoadsCommunity historiesCulture MaterialAssociations and clubsChurches MethodistChurches AnglicanCropsSettlers PioneerFarmersLodgesYear of publication: 1946Historical Period: 1820-1900Export options:The early Mennonite settlements in Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of the reasons for Mennonite immigration to Ontario following the American Revolutionary War, with details about the Waterloo settlement including family names of early settlers, the ...Keywords: MennonitesPennsylvania GermansGenealogyWar 1775-1783 American RevolutionaryUpper CanadaWaterloo CountyPioneers' Memorial Tower DoonBlairZurichMarkhamYear of publication: 1934Historical Period: 1795-1828Export options:The first settlement in central western Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the early land transactions of Waterloo Township, listing original stockholders of the German Company and their farm lots and all properties sold in Bean's Tract in 1800. The author ...Year of publication: 1934Historical Period: 1798-1810Export options:The history of Waterloo Township up to 1825
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account from the first purchase by Richard Beasley, James Wilson and John Baptiste Rousseau in 1798, to subsequent sales of properties within Blocks 1, 2 and 3. The author lists all properties ...Keywords: Settlement processSettlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesLand grantsLand patentsLand registrationLand surveysLand salesLand recordsLandownersYear of publication: 1934Historical Period: 1798-1825Export options: