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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A record of the ancestors and descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A history and genealogy of a Swiss Mennonite family who settled in Waterloo County. Isaac's grandfather, Samuel Moyer, came to the Vineland district of Ontario from Pennsylvania in 1800. The ...Keywords: GenealogySwissMennonitesPennsylvania GermansMoyer familyMoyer IsaacMoyer Esther Weber (m. Isaac)Moyer SamuelMoyer Magdalena Houser (m. Samuel)Moyer Sarah Snider (m. Isaac)Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1860-1970Export options:Bill Moyer's Waterloo County diary
Type: BookAbstract: Brief historical sketches about places, industries, prominent people and families. Interesting facts are also described about aspects of daily life from hex signs to weather predictions.Keywords: GermansMennonitesMilitary conscriptionWar 1812FestivalsCustoms and traditionsBiographiesIndustriesFood customsBusinessesYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1800-1930Export options:History of the Jacob B. Schmitt family
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of Jacob (1845-1925), his first wife, Magdalena Snyder, and his second wife, Catherine Shantz. An introduction gives background information on the Schmitts who came ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesGermansWilmot TownshipSchmitt George R.Schmitt familySchmitt Salome Becker (m. George R.)Schmitt Jacob B.Schmitt Magdalena Snyder (m. Jacob B.)Schmitt Catherine Shantz (m. Jacob B.)Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1832-1970Export options:Narrative of a journey to Manitoba: together with an abstract of the Dominion Lands Act and an extract from the Government pamphlet on Manitoba
Type: BookAbstract: A government publication describing the journey made by Waterloo County native Jacob Y. Shantz to Manitoba, in order to help new Mennonite immigrants from Russia (Ukraine) settle in that province. ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesSettlementYear of publication: 1873Historical Period: 1870-1873Export options:Relation d'un voyage a Manitoba: accompagn‚e d'une analyse de l'Acte concernant les Terres de la Puissance et d'un extrait du pamphlet publi‚ par le gouvernement at [sic] sujet de Manitoba
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the journey made by Waterloo County native Jacob Y. Shantz to Manitoba, to help new Mennonite immigrants from Russia settle in that province. There are no references to Waterloo County.Keywords: Russian MennonitesSettlementYear of publication: 1873Historical Period: c1870-1873Export options: