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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A history of the ancestors and relations
Type: BookAbstract: A sequel to the author's 1973 book which followed the Woolwich couple's descendants. This book examines the German and French antecedents and the U.S. family connections.Keywords: GenealogySettlersGermansReunionsRitter familyRitter PhilipRitter Elizabeth Knechtel (m. Philip)Schweitzer Elizabeth Ritter (m. Jacob)Schweitzer JacobRitter ValentineYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1819-1994Export options:A history of the Shantz family
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of Isaac and Barbara Reiff, particularly of Peter Erb Shantz, the author's grandfather. There are charts, biographies, reunion notes, information on the P.E. Shantz Foundry ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesBiographiesShantz familyBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1850-1994Export options:Archaeological investigations of the Ministry of Natural Resources, District Field Office, Cambridge, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Report of a study involving test excavations, surface surveys and discussions with an aged descendant of John Groh, the original pioneer settler of Concession 1, Lot 7, Waterloo Township. Included ...Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1804-1955Export options:Breslau (Cressman) Mennonite Church: some obituary extracts relating to interments in the Breslau (Cressman) Cemetery, Breslau, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Information taken from obituaries to 1978, for which a name index has been prepared by Paul Pepper. Transcriptions of two land deeds of 1837 and 1858 in which Christian C. Snyder gave land to the ...Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1834-1978Export options:Breslau Mennonite (Cressman) Cemetery Breslau (CC#4579): GCT East of Grand, Lot 115, Woolwich Township (formerly Waterloo Township)
Type: ReportAbstract: A transcript of the inscriptions with an index to all personal names, done with reference to the version done in 1984 by the Genealogical Committee of the Mennonite Historical Society.Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1834-1994Export options:Burkholders with roots in Ontario: the first three generations
Type: BookAbstract: The Burkholders of Waterloo Township discussed in this book are the fourth line of that name, a line that is also referred to as the "widow's branch" since the widow of Christian Burkholder brought ...Keywords: GenealogyWaterloo TownshipBurkholder familyBurkholder ChristianBurkholder Elizabeth Baumann (m. Christian)Livergood PeterBurkholder DanielBurkholder BenjaminBurkholder SamuelBurkholder SalomeYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1818-1883Export options:Christian (1669-1759) and Elizabeth; David (1771-1854) and Maria Martin and their descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Martin family spanning 300 years, giving special attention to the Waterloo County descendants of David and Peter.Keywords: GenealogyMartin familyMartin PeterMartin DavidMartin Maria Guth (m. David)Martin CatherineMartin J.B. Rev.Martin Jacob G.Martin Esther Bowman (m. Jacob G.)Martin Anna Musselman (m. Jacob B.)Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1669-1984Export options:Christian Wagler family
Type: BookAbstract: A manuscript genealogy of the family of Christian and his wife, Anne Marie Wagler, who came from France in 1848 and settled on what later became the Livingston farm in Baden.Keywords: MennonitesAmishGenealogyWagler familyWagler ChristianWagler Anne Marie Wagler (m. Christian)Oesch ChristianLivingston John P.BadenWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1848-1975Export options:Family history of Mervin Bechtel and Adelia Brighton, compiled by their daughter, Ruby Bechtel Poth, copied from the original in her collection, 1983
Type: ReportAbstract: A collection of copied documents relating to the Bechtel family, including copies of marriage certificates, obituaries, photographs, genealogical charts and newspaper clippings. It also contains ...Keywords: GenealogyPhotographsFarmersBrighton AaronBrighton Catherine Hymmen (m. Aaron)Snider FamilyWalker GottliebWalker Catherine Hymmen Brighton (m. Gottlieb)Bechtel MervinBechtel Adelia Brighton (m. Mervin)Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1803-1983Export options:Hillside (CC#4530) and Conservative Mennonite (CC#4545) Cemeteries: East Concession, IX, lot 1, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions, with an index, of over 100 stones. A short history of the cemeteries explains that the property was first used by an Evangelical church and later by a Mennonite congregation.Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1833-1987Export options: