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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Family record of the descendants of Jacob Eby (1815-1896) and Mary "Polly" Bingeman (1820-1915)
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a Waterloo Township Mennonite couple who moved to Indiana in the 1850s. The first chapter contains information on their ancestors, who included members of the Bechtel, Bingeman, Bergey ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesEby JacobEby Mary Bingeman Polly (m. Jacob)Eby DavidBechtel familyBingeman JohnBergey familyEby familyWaterlooYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1815-1992Export options:Family tree of Urias Buehler, Leah Brubacher, Mary (Kilmer) Brubacher and a sketch of Abraham Buehler and Julian Beaty;
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy that should be used in conjunction with William A. Schmidt's 1988 report.Keywords: GenealogyBuehler UriasBuehler Leah Brubacher (m. Urias)Buehler Mary KilmerBuehler Abraham Z.Buehler Julian Beatty (m. Abraham Z.)Waterloo TownshipMennonitesYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1850-1900Export options:Family tree of Urias Buehler, Leah Brubacher, Mary (Kilmer) Brubacher and a sketch of Abraham Buehler and Julian Beaty
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy that should be used in conjunction with William A. Schmidt's 1988 report.Keywords: GenealogyBuehler UriasBuehler Leah Brubacher (m. Urias)Buehler Mary KilmerBuehler Abraham Z.Buehler Julian Beatty (m. Abraham Z.)Waterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1850-1900Export options:Finding refuge among Mennonites in Waterloo
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Positive recollections of how the author and her family, who emigrated from Russia in 1924, lived for six months with a progressive Old Mennonite family.Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1924-1925Export options:First Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley (CC#4540): East Concession I, Lot 13, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of nearly 300 markers in the cemetery associated with the church originally established in 1854. An introduction provides additional historical information about Lutheran ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyIndexesYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1854-1990Export 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:Franz Friedrich Walz and Fredericha Weidenhammer
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of four generations of a Waterloo German family, with an anecdotal history giving details of social life and customs. Franz Walz Jr worked at the Waterloo Manufacturing Company and was a ...Keywords: WomenGermansOccupationsSettlersCustoms and traditionsFestivalsGenealogyWalz familyWeidenhammer familyRoschmann familyYear of publication: 1992Export options:Freeborn Private Cemetery (CC#4527): Wellesley Township, West Concession 3, Lot 7, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of the two stones in the private cemetery at the northeast corner of the junction of Township Roads 3 and 16.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyIndexesYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1853-1858Export options:Genealogical chart of the Devitt family and related branches
Type: ReportAbstract: A detailed genealogical chart of descendants of Dennis Devitt who came to Waterloo County about 1815. Other family branches included are those of John W. Hinchcliffe, Louis J. Breithaupt, Harvey ...Keywords: Breithaupt Louis Jacob (1855-1939)Year of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1815-1977Export options:Genealogy of Johann Janzen family, 1752- 1977
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Russian Mennonite family, many of whom settled in Manitoba and Alberta. Among those who settled in Waterloo County were Rev. Jacob H. Janzen, Heinrich Janzen, George Braun and Jacob ...Keywords: GenealogyRussian MennonitesJanzen familyJanzen Jacob H. Rev.Janzen Eliese Neufeld (m. Jacob H.)Janzen HenryBraun GeorgeBraun Kathrine Bergen (m. George)Braun Jacob H.Braun Lily Froese (m. Jacob H.)Year of publication: 1977Historical Period: 1923-1977Export options: