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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Daniel Schrag genealogy, 1813-1964
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of a German farmer who became the minister of the East Zorra Mennonite Church in 1849. Many of his descendants settled in Wilmot and Wellesley Townships. Introductions to ...Keywords: MennonitesClergyCheese industryAmishSchrag familySchrag DanielSchrag Elizabeth Gingerich (m. Daniel)Schrag Magdalena Steinman (m. Daniel)Lichti familySchrag ChristianYear of publication: 1964Historical Period: 1813-1964Export options:Family history and genealogy of Jacob (Wagner) Gingerich and Veronica Litwiller, 1825-1975
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of over 2,000 descendants, introduced by a section on the German background, the early Amish Mennonite settlement of Wilmot Township, and the development of the Gingerich family farm in ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanMennonitesAmishFarmersLiquorReligious dissensionGingerich familyGingerich JacobGingerich Veronica Litwiller (m. Jacob)Year of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1825-1975Export options:Swiss in the Province of Ontario, Canada, District 131, According to the Muskoka Census of 1881
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Lists 171 Swiss Canadians in the 1881 Muskoka, Ontario, census, giving each entrant's name, sex, age, birthplace, religion, country of origin, occupation, and marital status.Keywords: SwissMuskokaCensus recordsYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1881Export options:The Daniel Schrag family history and genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: An expanded revision of an earlier 1964 edition by Keith Schrag. More biographical information on family members is contained in this illustrated version than in the previous book. Daniel was a ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesAmishBiographiesFarmersSettlers GermanSchrag familyKennel familyZehr familySchrag JacobYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1813-1981Export options:The Swiss Move to Almaguin [Ontario, Canada]
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes the Canadian government's promotional efforts to lure Swiss farmers to immigrate in the 1870's, notes one group of immigrants who arrived in Ontario in 1875, and briefly sketches the lives ...Keywords: AlmaguinSwissBrand GottliebYear of publication: 1991Export options: