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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Ancestors and descendants of Moses Hostetler
Type: ReportAbstract: An updated version of the 1912 Hostetler family history by Harvey Hostetler, including brief biographical information on the descendants of Moses Hostetler, a Mennonite who settled in Wilmot Township ...Keywords: GenealogyHostetler familyHostetler MosesHostetler Margaret Latshaw (m. Moses)AmishTunkersMennonitesSettlersReunionsIndigenous peoplesYear of publication: 1955Historical Period: 1820-1955Export options:D.B. Detweiler
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Brief biography of Daniel Bechtel Detweiler (1860-1919), Berlin businessman and promoter of the distribution of hydro- electric power from Niagara Falls.Keywords: BiographiesObituariesPennsylvania GermansSt JacobsBerlin (Ontario)RosevilleKitchenerDumfries North TownshipWoolwich TownshipDetweiler D.B.Year of publication: 1919Historical Period: 1860-1919Export options:Deaths, 1955: prominent people die in 1955
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of Waterloo County people who died in 1955: Albert Breithaupt, Milton H. Good, George W. Gordon, Sr, E.G. Heise, James W. Henderson, John Charles Iredale, David Knipfel, Frederick E. Macklin, ...Year of publication: 1955Historical Period: 1858-1955Export options:Nachbar an de Schtroas
Type: BookYear of publication: 1955Export options:The Amishman
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief history of the origins of the Amish religion with reference to the settlement of Wilmot Township by Christian Nafziger and his followers in 1822.Year of publication: 1919Historical Period: 1799-1913Export options:The Wideman family in Canada and the United States: a genealogical record, 1803-1955
Type: BookAbstract: The second chapter lists descendants of Jacob Wideman and Barbara Lichty who settled in Woolwich Township in 1822. Others of the family settled in Markham Township.Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansBiographiesWoolwich TownshipElmiraWideman familyWideman JacobWideman Barbara Lichty19th centuryYear of publication: 1955Historical Period: 1822-1955Export options:Transcript of original deed for the German Company Tract, Waterloo Township
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Text of the 1805 deed of sale by Richard and Henrietta Beasley of 60,000 acres of Block Number Two to Daniel and Jacob Erb for 10,000 pounds.Year of publication: 1919Historical Period: 1804-1805Export options:Waterloo County history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary history of Waterloo County and its five townships. Topics include local historians, the Attiwandaronk Indians, various groups of settlers, education, newspapers, railways, and Waterloo ...Keywords: Indigenous peoplesMennonitesAmishMillsFlour mill industryEthnic groupsImmigrationSettlementSettlement processFurniture industryYear of publication: 1919Historical Period: 1800-1918Export options: