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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The family of Johann Georg Hahn and Elizabeth Herber
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of George Hahn, a German farmer who settled near Bamberg in 1860. Among his descendants was Lewis Hahn, an entrepreneurial carpenter who founded the Hahn Furniture Company ...Keywords: GenealogyFamiliesBiographiesChurches LutheranSettlers GermanFarmersHahn FamilyHahn George SrHahn Elisabeth Herber (m. George Sr)Voll Henry A.Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1860-1985Export options:The genealogy of the Detweiler, Detweiler family
Type: BookAbstract: A history of the descendants of Hans and Susanna Detweiler.Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesDetweiler familyDetweiler HansDetweiler Susanna19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1810-1990Export options:The Gerber family history
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with an introductory biographical sketch of Michael and Veronica Jantzi, Mennonite farmers near Shingletown. John Gerber, Michael's father, settled in Wilmot Township in 1838. A list of ...Keywords: GenealogyGerman languageBiographiesMennonitesWilmot TownshipShingletownBadenSt AgathaGerber familyGerber JohnYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1838-1985Export options:The Jacob N. Sauder genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German Mennonite family who settled in Wellesley Township about 1846. Brief biographies introduce each of the genealogies of their twelve children, many of whom lived near St Jacobs.Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanMennonitesBiographiesSauder familySauder Jacob N.Sauder Barbara Funk (m. Jacob N.)Koch JosephKoch Elizabeth Sauder (m. Joseph)Gies HenryYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1846-1985Export options:The John Philip Moser family
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the descendants of one of the pioneer farmers of Bamberg, who came to Waterloo Township from Baden, Germany in 1836 and who moved to Wellesley Township in 1855. John's nephew, John ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanFarmersLand BiographiesSchools PublicMoser familyMoser PaulMoser JohnMoser John PhilipMoser MichaelYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1836-1993Export options:The John W. Wagler family history and genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: With the same family background as the Jacob Wagler genealogy (1989), this book traces relationships of all the Canadian Waglers and descendants of the John Wagler branch and also includes ...Keywords: AmishWagler familyWagler John W.MennonitesGenealogyBiographiesWellesley TownshipWilmot TownshipAlsace-Lorraine19th centuryYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1839-1989Export options:The Lyle S. Hallman story
Type: BookAbstract: The biography of a developer who began his company, Hallman Construction, in 1945, and who built many homes and apartment towers in the Kitchener/Waterloo area. The appendices list the companies ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesPrestonKitchenerWaterlooHallman familyHallman Lyle S.Hallman AnsonHallman Anson MrsHallman GeorgeYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1887-1993Export options:The Mullers of Dittweiler and related Knorr and Geuder families
Type: BookAbstract: A profile of a German family that is related to the Knorr and Zoller or Zeller families. It includes a section on Theobald Knorr and his wife Elisabeth Zoller, who came from Germany in 1838 and ...Keywords: FamiliesGenealogySettlers GermanFarmersSocial conditionsZeller familyZoller FamilyKnorr familyZeller PhilipZeller Jacob S.Year of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1838-1993Export options:The Old-Order Mennonite wedding and highlights of their social life
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An account of Old Order Mennonite weddings in Waterloo County, with particular reference to the author's marriage in 1922. Customs include the wedding feast, the hiding of the bride's shoes by ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1922-1977Export options:The Otterbein family history, August 1985 update: the descendants of Valentine and Elisabetha Herrman Otterbein
Type: ReportAbstract: A sequel to the author's 1981 genealogy in 1981, with data on family ancestors in Germany, material received from the Joanna Shelly Cram family, and events since the previous printing date.Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesReunionsSettlers GermanFamiliesOtterbein familyOtterbein ValentineOtterbein Elisabetha Herrmann (m. Valentine)Breslau (Ontario)Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1840-1985Export options: