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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A brief history and genealogy of the Brubacher families in Waterloo County and Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy tracing the family back to John Weber Brubacher (1803-1886) who arrived in 1825 and settled two miles west of St Jacobs.Keywords: GenealogyBrubacher familyBrubacher John W.Brubacher Catherine MartinWoolwich TownshipMennonitesYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1825-1895Export options:A family history of David Rife, formerly Reiff, beginning about 1751: also a history of Michael Troyer, beginning about 1706
Type: BookAbstract: A combined genealogy of the Rife family, some of whom settled in Waterloo County, and the Troyer family in Vaughan County. Articles, obituaries, wills and photographs relating to the families are ...Keywords: GenealogyObituariesFarmersRife DavidRife Ophelia Lochead (m. David)Troyer familyRife familyPanabaker FamilyWaterloo CountyHespelerYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1800-1980Export options:A Review of Aaron Eby's 'Geschichte Der Mennoniten in Canada,' Published in 1872
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes Aaron Eby's 'Geschichte der Mennoniten in Canada' (1872). Born in Ontario, Canada, in 1838, he studied medicine at the University of Toronto and practiced in Sebringville. He was encouraged ...Keywords: OntarioSebringvilleMennonitesEby AaronYear of publication: 1990Export options:An archaeological resource assessment of proposed condominium development at Queen and Margaret Streets, City of Kitchener
Type: ReportAbstract: A report on the Breithaupt property, Sonneck House, including a brief outline of family and business history.Keywords: Berlin (Ontario)Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1870-1900Export options:An index to A partial record of the descendants of Valentine Knechtel and Eva Maria Glck
Type: ReportAbstract: A name index to Naomi M. Nechtel's family history of 1984 and its 1986 supplement.Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1831-1986Export options:As the tree grows so do the branches: Huestis/Mills genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: A family history that includes a section on the Hoffmans of Berlin. This refers to Adele Clara Hoffman, daughter of John S. Hoffman and Emma Medland, who married Jesse Stinson Mills.Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansGenealogyBiographiesMennonitesBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerHoffman family19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1836-1937Export options:Family history and genealogy of Joseph C. Zehr and Barbara Wutherick, Henry Oakley and Katherine Yoder, Joseph C. Zehr and Katherine Yoder
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a French Amish Mennonite family who settled in Oxford County about 1860 and later in Wilmot and Wellesley Townships. Biographical sketches have been included for the second generation.Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesClergyFrenchMennonitesAmishOxford CountyWellesley TownshipWilmot TownshipPunkeydoodle's CornerYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1896-1980Export options:Family history of Anthony Wilhelm II
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogical chart of seven generations of the Wilhelm family, German farmers who bought portions of Bechtel's Tract and Heistand's Tract in Waterloo County in the mid-19th century. A list of land ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanFarmersReinhart familyWilhelm AnthonyWilhelm familyWilhelm Anthony JrWilhelm MargaretWilhelm Margaret Wendling (m. Anthony Jr)Wilhelm Mary Tauss (m. Anthony Jr)Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1850-1980Export options:Family history of Jonas C. Shantz and Hannah Snyder Shantz, 1710-1980
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the progenitors and descendants of Jonas C. Shantz (1813-1898) and Hannah Snyder and their eight children. There is a biography of each of the children, apart from Magdalena who died in ...Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansGenealogyBiographiesShantz familyShantz MosesShantz LeviShantz Wendel S.Shantz Jonas C.Shantz ChristianShantz MagdalenaYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1813-1980Export options:Index to A partial history of the Cressman-Kressman-Cressman-Crissman-Crisman family, by the History Committee of Mechanicsburg PA
Type: ReportAbstract: An index to names mentioned in the Cressman family history.Year of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1800-1973Export options: