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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:And now we are many: a history and genealogy of the Brohman family
Type: BookAbstract: A detailed work, tracing the family from the migration of Gottlieb Brohman to New Germany (Maryhill) from Alsace in the late 1820s. He married Catherine Lauber and the succeeding generations to 1970 ...Keywords: GenealogyFolk medicineDiseasesFood customsAlsace-LorraineGermansBrohman familyBrohman JosephBrohman GottliebLauber CatherineYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1833-1968Export options:Bean family cairn
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short history of the family of John and Anna Bean, early Mennonite settlers of Wilmot Township, with a transcription of the cairn erected by family members in 1995 at the Stauffer Cemetery.Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1833-1995Export options:Families and communities of Waterloo Township in 1861
Type: ReportAbstract: A reconstitution of Waterloo Township society by unique linkage of three sources -- the 1861 census manuscripts, the township assessment rolls for 1861, and Tremaine's map. An introductory essay ...Keywords: Census recordsEthnic identityGermansLand ownershipMennonitesOccupationsSchoolsWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1860-1861Export options:Family history of Joseph Y. Shantz and Elizabeth (Stauffer) Shantz
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy introduced by reminiscences of Joseph and Elizabeth's twelve children. Joseph owned a sawmill on Plum Creek and founded the Haysville Cheese Factory, the first in Waterloo County. The ...Keywords: GenealogyIndustriesSchoolsMennonitesNew HamburgHaysvilleWilmot TownshipShantz Joseph Y.Shantz Elizabeth Stauffer (m. Joseph Y.)Year of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1971Export options:Founding families of Waterloo Township, 1800-1830
Type: ReportAbstract: Profiles and tables of nearly 170 families who came to Waterloo Township -- mainly Mennonites from southeastern Pennsylvania. An introductory essay surveys the main phases in migration and early ...Keywords: Ethnic identityAgricultureGenealogyGermansImmigrationLand ownershipMarriageMennonitesOccupationsSettlersYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1798-1840Export options:Grace Schmidt honoured
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the local history achievements that won Grace Schmidt a provincial Outstanding Achievement Award at a Volunteer Service Award ceremony.Keywords: WomenOccupationsAssociations and clubsHistoric sitesSchmidt GraceLibrariansJoseph Schneider Haus Gallery and Museum KitchenerWaterloo County Hall of FameYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1972-1995Export options:Grassroots government: biographies of Waterloo Township councillors
Type: ReportAbstract: Biographies and summary tables of 135 men elected to the township council or employed as clerk or treasurer from 1850 to 1972, as well as some of the officials before the township's incorporation in ...Year of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1820-1972Export options:Heimbecker family history
Type: ReportAbstract: A brief history, with genealogical charts, of the descendants of George and Margaret Hoffman, who emigrated from the Alsfeld region of Hessen-Darmstadt of Germany in 1841. There are notes on the ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesGermansHeimbecker familyHeimbecker JohnHeimbecker GeorgeHeimbecker Anna Juliana Demmer (m. Johannes)Heimbecker Margaret Hoffman (m. George)Heimbecker FrederickWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1995Historical Period: 1841Export 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: