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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
An example of an Amish Mennonite family history
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the author's families, the Gaschos who settled east of Baden and in Wellesley and the Nafzigers who farmed in Perth County. Both families were members and clergy of Amish Mennonite ...Keywords: GenealogyReligious dissensionClergyMennonitesAmishSettlers FrenchNafziger familyGascho familyGascho ChristianGascho Christina Petersheim (m. Christian)Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1854-1981Export options:Bechtel family, originator: Hans Jacob Bechtel, 1720
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Pennsylvania Mennonite family, some members of which came to Canada in 1817 and settled in Wilmot Township and Roseville. There are transcripts of 18th century wills and a household ...Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1817-1981Export options:Died in 1962
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of some notable people of Waterloo County who died in 1961-2, including Winfield Brewster, Albert E. Broome, Robert A. Dietrich, Mrs Elizabeth Feick, Mrs Mathilda Hahn, Irvin C. Hallman, Mrs ...Keywords: BiographiesObituariesMennonitesLutheransPoliticiansAssociations and clubsSchoolsGermansPrestonCrosshillYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1861-1962Export options:Ephraim Weber
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the family of Ephraim Weber, a writer from Waterloo County who later moved to Alberta.Keywords: GenealogyAuthorsMennonitesTeachersBiographiesKitchenerBerlin (Ontario)BadenFreeportPrestonYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1895-1962Export options:Genealogical resources: census records
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A guide to Ontario census records with particular reference to Mennonite families. Information available from the records is discussed, using Waterloo County examples. It mentions an index, compiled ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1838-1985Export options:Jacob and Johannes Roos
Type: ReportAbstract: Text of a speech to the Waterloo- Wellington Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society about descendants of two German families who settled in Preston and Wilmot Township. A photocopy of a letter ...Keywords: GenealogyRoos familyRoos JacobRoos MargaretRoos JohnRoos Maria Bronner (m. John)Roos CharlesRoos Elizabeth Zing (m. Charles)Roos GeorgeRoos Katherine Schmidt (m. George)Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1813-1985Export options:John and Elizabeth Shupe and descendants: a family history of certain Shupes in North America from the early 18th century to the present; including notes on families of Dieffenbach, Munson, Overhold, Warner, Fulsom, Ahrens, Hirschy, Shantz & Bock
Type: BookAbstract: The life and times of the Shupe family who bought land near Freeport in 1810. Background information about the early settlement, the Tunkers and the War of 1812 is interwoven with biographical and ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesMennonitesImmigrantsSettlersTunkersPennsylvaniaLand ownershipShupe familyWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1810-1984Export options:Letters from Wilmot: 1840, 1842, 1844
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Excerpts from Jacob Bock's letters to his brothers in Pennsylvania, describing the difficulties of life in Wilmot Township in the 1840s.Year of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1840-1844Export options:Nicholas and Barbara (Schmidt) Lichti: ancestors and descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogical account beginning with Johannes Lichti, born in Upper Alsace in 1756, and ending with the ninth generation. An index of personal names of the direct descendants is provided on pages ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesLichti familyAlsace-LorraineWilmot TownshipGerman BlockSt AgathaWellesley TownshipYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1820-1985Export options:Peter Litwiller and Elizabeth Lichti family history and genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: Biographical sketches and genealogies of the parents and their twelve children. Peter came in 1829 from Alsace to Wilmot Township, where he later became a bishop serving the Wilmot Amish Mennonite ...Keywords: AmishClergyBiographiesGenealogySchool boardsFarmersSocial life and customsWomenChurches CongregationalMennonitesYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1829-1981Export options: