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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A biographical history of early settlers and their descendants in Waterloo Township by Ezra E. Eby 1895 & 1896; a supplement by Joseph P. Snyder 1931; plus an intensive index of all entries of all persons whose names are used throughout the volumes; an ordinal index of geography related to the numbered items; notes about some of the families and individuals; maps and other documents of interest
Type: BookAbstract:An introduction, notes, maps and set of indexes to accompany and update the reprinting of Ezra Eby's {Biographical history} of 1895-6 (qv) and Joseph B. Snyder's {Supplement} of 1931 (qv). Lists ...
Keywords: MennonitesSettlersPennsylvaniaGenealogyLand ownershipMaps18th century19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1798-1970Export options:Descendants of Manassah Martin
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the ancestors and descendants of Manassah, son of David and Rebecca Shantz. Manassah and his wife, Magdalena Shantz, had nine children. A name index for this work was added in 1991 by ...Year of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1800-1974Export options:History of the ancestors and descendants of Daniel H. Weber (1797-1864)
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Pennsylvania Mennonite who emigrated to Waterloo County with his brothers Abraham, Benjamin and Henry. An introduction briefly explains the reasons for the emigration from Lancaster ...Keywords: GenealogyFarmersMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaWeber familyWeber Daniel H.Weber Anna Martin (m. Daniel H.)Weber BenjaminWeber AbrahamWeber HenryYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1797-1971Export options:History of the John C. Shantz descendants
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy with some biographical notes on a Pennsylvania Mennonite family who migrated to Waterloo County in 1806. The family farmstead was located where Kitchener's Sunnyside Home now stands.Keywords: GenealogyShantz familyShantz John C.BiographiesSettlersPennsylvaniaFarmersMennonitesBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1806-1970Export 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:Record of the ancestors and descendants of Jacob Sherk Brubacher (D-67) and his brother Daniel Sherk Brubacher (D-71)
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy including the Waterloo families of John Brubacher and Elizabeth Burkhart, John Shelley Brubacher and Anna Edy, Jacob Shelley Brubacher and Anna Martin, and Samuel Kurtz Brubacher and ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaBrubacher familyBrubacher Elizabeth Burkhart (m. John)Brubacher AnnaBrubaker familyBrubacher HansBrubaker Jacob S.Brubaker Daniel S.Year of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1807-1974Export options:The trail of the black walnut
Type: BookYear of publication: 1974Export options:This unique heritage: the story of Waterloo County
Type: BookAbstract: A popular history from the Indian period to about 1930, with chapters on the Indians, Richard Beasley, the pioneers, John Galt, the Mennonites, the Scots, the Germans, the County, City of Galt, City ...Keywords: Indigenous peoplesSettlersMennonitesGermansPennsylvania GermansMusicArt and artistsWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1750-1930Export options: