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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Family history of Anthony Wilhelm II
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogical chart of seven generations of the Wilhelm family, German farmers who bought portions of Bechtel's Tract and Heistand's Tract in Waterloo County in the mid-19th century. A list of land ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanFarmersReinhart familyWilhelm AnthonyWilhelm familyWilhelm Anthony JrWilhelm MargaretWilhelm Margaret Wendling (m. Anthony Jr)Wilhelm Mary Tauss (m. Anthony Jr)Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1850-1980Export options:Genealogy of the Bergey family: a record of the descendants of John Ulrich Bergey and his wife, Mary
Type: BookAbstract: An encyclopedic history of the Bergey family in North America from 1719 to 1925. The book is divided by generations, with many details of individuals and places of residence and a comprehensive index ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaBergey John UlrichBergey Mary (m. John Ulrich)Bergey familyWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1925Historical Period: 1815-1925Export options:Jacob and Barbara (Boshart) Schmidt genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: A list of the descendants of Jacob and Barbara of Mornington Township, with an introduction giving background information on the family. Jacob's parents, John and Barbara Schwartzentruber, arrived in ...Keywords: GenealogySquattersSaw mill industryFarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesSchmidt familySchmidt JamesSchmidt JohnSchmidt John B.O.Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1835-1980Export options:Miriam Snyder Sokvitne
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief biographical sketch of the descendant of Joseph Schneider, one of the county's first settlers. The author describes Sokvitne's interests in heritage preservation including her service as ...Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1913-1980Export options:Settlers of the Marsh
Type: BookKeywords: FictionYear of publication: 1925Export options:Swiss Mennonite ancestors and their relationship from 1775
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy referring mainly to the South Dakota Swiss Mennonites. Waterloo County names occurring in this genealogy are indexed in the WRP database. These are the Albrecht, Gerin, Graber, Kaufman, ...Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1800-1980Export options:The differential growth rates of urban centres in Waterloo County, 1800-1910
Type: ThesisAbstract: An assessment of ethnicity, railway systems, technological change and industrialization as factors in the growth of Berlin, Galt, Hespeler, Preston, Ayr, Elmira and New Hamburg.Keywords: SettlersEthnic identityWaterloo TownshipWellesley TownshipWoolwich TownshipWilmot TownshipDumfries North TownshipBerlin (Ontario)HespelerPrestonYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1800-1910Export options:The family history of Enoch Clemens Erb and Catharine Stauffer Good: their descendants and his ancestors
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the seven children and a niece who were raised by Enoch Clemens Erb (1842-1917) and his wife Catherine. Background biographical information is included about the Erb family.Keywords: MennonitesGenealogyFamiliesSettlers PennsylvaniaBiographiesBerne SwitzerlandGermany PfalzWilmot TownshipErb FamilyErb EnochYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1800-1980Export options:The Hunsbergers
Type: BookAbstract: The original version of a comprehensive family history that includes descendants of Abraham and his son Abram who came to the Waterloo area from Pennsylvania in 1801.Keywords: GenealogyFamiliesMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaHunsberger AbrahamHunsberger AbramHunsberger Mollie Janzen (m. Abram)Wilmot TownshipNew HamburgBadenYear of publication: 1925Historical Period: 1801-1920Export options:The settlement of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the early settlement of Block Number 2, Waterloo Township by Pennsylvania Mennonites, with brief mentions of the first pioneers in the other townships.Year of publication: 1925Historical Period: 1800-1850Export options: