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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Canadian Amish Mennonite Roots in Pennsylvania
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Traces the migration from Pennsylvania and settlement in what are now York and Waterloo counties, Ontario, of the Troyer, Stoltzfus, Schwartzentruber, and other Amish families.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1785-1835Export options:Early Mennonite migrations from Pennsylvania and subsequent settlements in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A useful summary of settlement in what became Waterloo, Woolwich and Wilmot Townships, in the context of Upper Canada generally. The author recounts the dealings with Richard Beasley and other ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Ethnicity and well-being in central Canada : the case of Ontario and Toronto (Kanada-Projekt II)
Type: BookKeywords: GermansTorontoSettlersEthnic groupsYear of publication: 1983Export options:German Canadians 1750-1937: immigration, settlement and culture
Type: BookYear of publication: 1986Export options:History of John and Barbara Nafziger Oesch and their descendants by a great- granddaughter
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of John and Barbara who migrated from France in 1857 and settled near Philipsburg. They had three children, John N., Barbara and Anna. This second edition contains ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesAmishSettlers FrenchOesch familyOesch JohnOesch Barbara Nafziger (m. John)Oesch John N.Oesch Magdalena Boshart (m. John N.)Erb Christian G.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1857-1986Export options:Martins of Waterloo County: the descendants of David and Peter the pioneers
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the migration of the Martins' ancestors to Pennsylvania and of David and Peter Martin to the Waterloo area in the early nineteenth century, with a comprehensive list of all their ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesMartin familyMartin DavidMartin PeterWaterloo CountyLancaster County PennsylvaniaYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1800-1983Export options:Reist family reunion
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A report on the reunion at St Jacobs, with genealogical notes on this Pennsylvania Mennonite family. Although Abraham Reist owned land in Woolwich Township he never came to Canada, but his son John ...Keywords: Settlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesGenealogyReist familyReist JohnReist SamuelKoch Barbara Reist (m. Ludwig)Reist Susannah Huber (m. John)Reist John JrReist IsaacYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1821-1986Export options:Schrch von Sumiswald
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Schrch (Schuerch, Shirk, Sherk, Sherrick) family from its 16th- century origins in Switzerland. The research contains information on the origin of the family name, heraldry, the ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1986Export options:'See the Vernal Landscape Glowing': the Symbolic Landscape of the Swiss-German Mennonite Settlers in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The Swiss-German Mennonites of Waterloo County, in western Ontario, have a long tradition of seeing the landscape as a spiritual metaphor. Early settlement is often seen as the creation of a small, ...Year of publication: 1983Export options:Simon Cress - the first Mennonite settler in the St Jacobs area
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief account of Cress who bought Lot 7 in Woolwich Township in 1819 from John Erb. The article provides information on the exact location of the homestead as well as biographical details of Simon' ...Keywords: Settlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesBiographiesSettlers PioneerCress SimonCress EphraimCress JacobCress CatharineBricker Elizabeth CressHewitt Rachel Cress (m. Elisha)Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1819-1852Export options: