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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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:St Teresa Roman Catholic Cemetery, Elmira (CC#4594): German Company Tract, Lot 92, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of about 160 markers in the cemetery that was the original churchyard of St Theresa's parish before the church moved into Elmira. The land was originally deeded by Joseph ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyIndexesYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1853-1990Export options:Strang Cemetery and miscellaneous misplaced stones (CC#4): Cambridge (Galt), N. Dumfries Township, Waterloo County
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of seven markers, representing a few that have been traced of those that were left at the Old Strang burying ground after most stones were removed to Mount View Cemetery in the early ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyIndexesYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1840-1863Export options:Taking root : the origins of the Canadian Jewish community
Type: BookKeywords: JewsEthnic identityYear of publication: 1992Export options:The ancestors and descendants of Conrad Doerrbecker (1797-1882)
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German family that emigrated to Canada after 1837 and whose descendants married into the Geib, Becker, Keller, Gerhardt and Geil families.Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanDoerrbecker familyDoerbecker familyDoerbecker ConradDoerbecker Barbara E. George (m. Conrad)Geib PhilippGeib Anna Marie Doerbecker (m. Philipp)Becker Johann ConradBecker Anna Martha Doerbecker (m. Johann Conrad)Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1841-1991Export options:The anglicizing of German surnames - a frustrating genealogical experience
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the topics, followed by a discussion of the name Empey, for which the author finds over 65 spellings.Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1709-1983Export options:The Breithaupts and Breithaupt Leather: Building a family business in Berlin, Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: When the Breithaupt family formed a joint stock company in 1890, it marked the final stage in the development of their leather business in Berlin Ontario. The family had been tanners for eight ...Year of publication: 1992Export options:The Conrad Grebel Review
Type: Electronic journalKeywords: MennonitesAnabaptistsPeriodicalsYear of publication: 1983Export options:The descendants of Christian Frederick John Brandt and Caroline Bensal (Bencal)
Type: BookAbstract: An illustrated genealogy of a German couple from Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, who came to Waterloo County about 1852 and had five children. A section is devoted to the descendants of each child. The ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanFrankfurt-an-der-Oder GermanyBrandt familyBrandt Christian Frederick JohnBrandt Caroline Bensal (m. Christian Frederick John)Brandt WilliamBrandt Phillipine Grube (m. William)Brandt Christian B.Brandt Augusta David (m. Christian B.)Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1852-1992Export options:The early settlement of Waterloo Township
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An annotated reprint of a series of articles which appeared in "The Galt Reformer" and "Waterloo Advertiser" on 20 October 1869. Lorna Bergey, who provides detailed annotations and appropriate ...Year of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1800-1812Export options: