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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Index to births, deaths and marriages announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West
Type: BookAbstract: An index to surviving copies of the newspaper for the years 1841 to 1862, held at the Kitchener Public Library. The index includes names, dates of the events, dates recorded in the journal, and brief ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1841-1862Export options:Jacob H. Janzen: a minister of rare magnitude
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the life, ideas and accomplishments of Jacob Heinrich Janzen (1878-1950). He was a Russian Mennonite preacher, teacher and writer who became bishop of the Waterloo-Kitchener United ...Keywords: ClergyMennonitesWorld War IRussian MennonitesCultural adaptationReligious dissensionGerman languageBiographiesJanzen Jacob H. Rev.Janzen Eliese Neufeld (m. Jacob H.)Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1924-1950Export options:John Goessman
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the surveyor of the German Block in Wilmot Township for Christian Nafziger's Amish and Mennonite settlers. Goessman (1776-1841) also surveyed other townships and acted as an agent for ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1820-1840Export options:Koch: some ancestors and descendants of David Ludwig Koch, 1801-1889, and Barbara Reist, 1801-1890
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the family of an early settler of Woolwich Township who was ordained a minister for the Conestogo Mennonite Meeting House in 1845. There is information on Ludwig's ancestors and the ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers GermanFarmersChurches MennoniteBiographiesClergyConestogo Mennonite ChurchGerman CompanyWoolwich TownshipYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1823-1988Export options:Michael Wilhelm and Margaret Wettlaufer family history
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German family with seven children who settled in Wilmot Township in 1837. It includes newspaper clippings, mostly announcements of births, deaths and marriages. One daughter, ...Keywords: GenealogyFarmersBiographiesSettlers GermanWilmot TownshipPrestonWilhelm familyWilhelm MichaelWilhelm Margaret Wettlaufer (m. Michael)Wilhelm PeterYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1837-1988Export options:Nafziger, Christian
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the leader of the Amish settlement in the German Block of Wilmot Township. The author explains the role of Nafziger (1776-1836) in negotiating land grants for Amish families and the ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1820-1836Export options:Oppertshauser family tree, 1837-1988
Type: BookAbstract: A chronicle of the descendants of Conrad Oppertshauser, a German emigrant to Waterloo County who became a wagonmaker. He and his wife, Katharine Lippert, were married in Waterloo County, but later ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanCarriages and wagons industryOppertshauser ConradOppertshauser familyOppertshauser Katharine Lippert (m. Conrad)Waterloo CountyYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1838-1988Export options:Our family history: book one, supplements, and newsletters [WRP]
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Waterloo County German Catholic family, written in 1976 with a 1977 supplement. Newsletters from 1979 and 1981 contain additional photographs and information. A reference to ...Keywords: GenealogyGermansBiographiesCatholicismDoll familyDoll BernhardDoll Mary Ann Wilhelm (m. Frederick)Doll FrederickWendling familyWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1799-1981Export options:Our family history: book two, supplements and newsletters
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Waterloo German Catholic family who later settled in Illinois. It contains the original 1976 edition, a 1977 supplement, and newsletters from 1979 and 1981.Keywords: GenealogyGermansBiographiesCatholicismDoll familyDoll BernhardDoll Mary Ann Wilhelm (m. Frederick)Doll FrederickWendling familyWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1799-1981Export options:Our family history: book two, supplements and newsletters [WRP]
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Waterloo German Catholic family who later settled in Illinois. It contains the original 1976 edition, a 1977 supplement, and newsletters from 1979 and 1981.Year of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1799-1981Export options: