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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A history of the Diebel family, tracing the descendants of Johann Heinrich Diebel, born March 18, 1736, died October 18, 1813, and his wife, Anna Katherine Glebe, born May
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with biographical information on family members, many of whom moved to Michigan, Wellington and Bruce Counties. Some descendants reside in Waterloo County.Year of publication: 1936Historical Period: 1855-1936Export options:Brubacher family history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed account of four generations of Brubachers in North America from about 1710, including a family tree, locations of family members in Pennsylvania and Waterloo County, many given names and ...Keywords: FamiliesGenealogyBiographiesMennonitesPennsylvania GermansSwissBrubacher JohnEby BenjaminErnst AnnaBuckwalter AbrahamYear of publication: 1923Historical Period: 1800-1923Export options:Hannah's albums
Type: ReportAbstract: Copies of 95 photographs from two albums of Hannah Erb Howse, with an index of people portrayed, Hannah's captions, and the name of the photographer if known. Among Waterloo County people are Thomas ...Keywords: PhotographsHawkesvilleBadenFloradaleErbsvilleWaterlooElmiraGaltBerlin (Ontario)New HamburgYear of publication: 1923Historical Period: 1857-1923Export options:Historical notes, 1936
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A note of the removal of graves in the second Preston Roman Catholic cemetery to an area near the Speedsville Road, because of the widening of the highway between Galt and Preston.Keywords: RailwaysCemeteriesRoadsChurches CatholicYear of publication: 1936Historical Period: 1857-1936Export options:History of the Boehm (Beam) family
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the migration of ancestors of Charles Adam Boehm to Pennsylvania and later to Canada.Keywords: ImmigrationGenealogyMennonitesBoehm C.A.Boehm M.S.Boehm JacobBeam AbrahamBeam AdamBoehm MartinWaterlooYear of publication: 1936Historical Period: 1700-1929Export options:Joseph Stauffer
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of Stauffer (1852-1936), the salesman who worked his way up to be president of Newlands and Company and, with Andrew Newlands, founded the Galt Robe Company. Family information about the ...Keywords: BiographiesGenealogyBusinessesTextile IndustryAssociations and clubsPennsylvania GermansDoonBlairGaltBowman NancyYear of publication: 1936Historical Period: 1852-1936Export options:Pennsylvania German folk medicine in Waterloo county
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 1936Export options:President's address: Early settlement in Upper Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A survey of pioneer settlement in Waterloo in the context of early Upper Canada.Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansMennonitesWar 1775-1783 American RevolutionaryUnited Empire LoyalistsIndigenous peoplesYear of publication: 1923Historical Period: 1800-1923Export options:The Eby family as related to the Brubachers
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief history of the Eby family's migrations from Switzerland to Pennsylvania and then to Waterloo County. The author explains the Ebys' original connection with the Brubachers through the ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesPennsylvania GermansSwissMennonitesEby Ezra E.Eby TheodorusEby ChristianMayer ElizabethBricker CatherineYear of publication: 1923Historical Period: 1800-1923Export options: