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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A biographical history of early settlers and their descendants in Waterloo Township by Ezra E. Eby 1895 & 1896; a supplement by Joseph P. Snyder 1931; plus an intensive index of all entries of all persons whose names are used throughout the volumes; an ordinal index of geography related to the numbered items; notes about some of the families and individuals; maps and other documents of interest
Type: BookAbstract:An introduction, notes, maps and set of indexes to accompany and update the reprinting of Ezra Eby's {Biographical history} of 1895-6 (qv) and Joseph B. Snyder's {Supplement} of 1931 (qv). Lists ...
Keywords: MennonitesSettlersPennsylvaniaGenealogyLand ownershipMaps18th century19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1798-1970Export options: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:Diaries of our Pennsylvania German ancestors 1846-1925
Type: BookYear of publication: 2002Export options:Pennsylvania-German dialect : a localized study within a part of former Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: A study of the dialect, in four sections: a pronunciation guide and explanation of the spelling system, lists of vocabulary and expressions, a description of the grammar, and an example of the ...Year of publication: 1989Export options:The Henry B. Steckle family
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy including information on many family members born in the county. Numerical references correspond to Ezra E. Eby's notations in {Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other ...Year of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1820-1967Export options:The history and genealogy of the Brubacher Brubaker families in Waterloo County and Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: A family history that begins with Hans Brubacher in mid-sixteenth-century Switzerland and traces his descendants to Pennsylvania and Waterloo County.Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesBrubacher familyBrubaker familySwissWaterloo CountyPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1807-1975Export options:Waterloo County births as recorded in 1872 and 1873
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of all births by townships and villages, with details of date, name of child, names of father and mother, father's occupation, place of residence and accoucheur (doctor or midwife). ...Keywords: BirthsChildrenOccupationsStatisticsYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1872-1873Export options:Waterloo County deaths as recorded in 1870, 1871 and 1872
Type: ReportAbstract: Lists of 304 deaths in 1870, 363 in 1871 and 426 in 1872, transcribed from records in the "Waterloo County Archives". In each case details are provided of name, date of birth, age at death, ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1870-1872Export options: